Transamerica

Lead ALM Modeler

Transamerica$124K — $135K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical/quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, actuarial science, or a related business field.
  • Eight years of modeling experience (or six with a Master's degree), with expert knowledge of two or more financial products such as insurance liabilities and derivatives.
  • Familiarity with asset liability management practices.
  • Strong understanding of investment and finance concepts, with creative problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Support modeling activities for insurance liabilities and fixed-income assets using actuarial systems like AXIS/ALFA/MoSes.
  • Model and quantify various financial risks including equity sensitivity and liquidity risks.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across valuation, risk management, and financial reporting functions.
  • Incorporate new technologies to enhance workflows.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert within the company and provide guidance to junior staff.
  • Gather and analyze market data to inform financial reporting and portfolio management decisions.
  • Lead projects or manage components of larger projects with accountability for outcomes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Pension plan along with 401k matching contributions.
  • Tuition reimbursement and career development opportunities.
  • Paid time off starting at 160 hours annually and ten paid holidays a year.
  • Holistic wellness program including coaching and rewards for healthy living.
Full Job Description
Job Family
Treasury, Capital Management and Asset Liability Management

Job Description Summary
Build and analyze sophisticated models for insurance products, investments and/or portfolios to increase company risk adjusted returns. Leverage advanced knowledge of actuarial, financial, statistical, data science and/or balance sheet modeling analytics to develop, test and validate models for various functions within the company.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Support modeling activities on various insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets and derivatives in actuarial systems, including AXIS/ALFA/MoSes.
  • Model and quantify risks including equity and interest rate sensitivities, cash flow variability, credit, alternative investment, or liquidity risks.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders from business line valuation, ALM, risk management, and financial/risk reporting etc.
  • Embrace new technologies to improve workflows.
  • Build external or embedded controls to mitigate operating risks in workflows.
  • Apply risk management techniques and procedures, including the company's mandated risk methodologies.
  • Gather and analyze market data, calculate hedge program or portfolio statistics and develop/use models to simulate financial reporting processes.
  • Serve as a company-wide expert in at least one specialty.
  • Act as a subject matter resource for colleagues with less experience
  • Apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling and business analysis skills to manage and manipulate complex high volume data from a variety of sources
  • Lead projects or project steps within a broader project, or have accountability for ongoing activities or objectives.
  • May manage advanced research projects.
  • Interpret internal or external issues and recommend solutions/best practices.
  • Solve complex problems; take a broad perspective to identify solutions.
  • Build efficient models and processes with minimal guidance.
  • Apply judgment to modeling choices in a defensible manner.
  • Assess the materiality of various modeling and data choices.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical/quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, or a related business field such as finance.
  • Eight years of modeling experience (or six with Master's degree) with expert knowledge in two or more products such as insurance liability, asset valuation, derivatives modeling, liquidity management, machine learning, or artificial intelligence
  • Familiarity with asset liability management practices
  • Good understanding of investment and finance concepts, and the ability to creatively apply them in solving analytical problems


Preferred Qualifications
  • Advanced degree
  • Insurance or asset/derivatives modeling experience
  • Programming experience in C++/C#/Python or other advanced language
  • Actuarial Science background
  • Experience with database design and usage
  • MoSes/AXIS/ALFA or other actuarial software
  • QRM or similar asset liability software
  • SAS, R, SPSS or other statistical software


Working Conditions
  • Hybrid Office Environment


Compensation
  • The Salary for this position generally ranges between $124,000 - $135,000 annually. Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.
  • Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company's discretion.


Applicants must possess legal authorization to work for our company in the U.S. without the need for immigration, sponsorship or otherwise serving as an employer of record for immigration employment purposes. At this time, this role is not eligible for immigration-related employment authorization sponsorship.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days in office per week in one of our hub locations (Baltimore, Cedar Rapids). Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits
  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees


Benefits Package
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities


Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
  • Parental Leave - fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs

About Transamerica

The Transamerica Corporation is an American holding company for various life insurance companies and investment firms operating primarily in the United States, offering life and supplemental health insurance, investments, and retirement services. The company has major offices located in Baltimore, Maryland; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Norwood, Massachusetts; Exton, Pennsylvania; Harrison, New York; Johns Creek, Georgia; Plano, Texas; and St. Petersburg, Florida. Additional affiliated offices are located throughout the United States. In 1999, it became a subsidiary of Aegon, a European financial services company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Transamerica funds the Transamerica Institute, a nonprofit foundation which comprises the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies and the Transamerica Center for Health Studies.
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