Ryansg
Quantitative Risk Modeling Lead
Remote - United States · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$320k-$400kDetected 30 days ago
PythonSQLMachine LearningStatisticsExcelLoad TestingSASResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingActuarial ScienceUnderwritingRisk Modeling
About the role
- As a Quantitative Risk Modeling Led in the Ryan Credit Solutions department at Ryan Specialty, you will leverage your actuarial and quantitative expertise to shape the underwriting framework of complex credit insurance transactions.
- You will be responsible for translating traditional insurance methodologies into innovative approaches for the credit insurance market-helping to align actuarial rigor with transaction-level underwriting and portfolio risk management.
- The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with the ability to influence underwriting practices, contribute to methodology development, and provide leadership across cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the application of actuarial and quantitative methods to the underwriting of credit insurance transactions.
- Lead the development of models that use inputs from stochastic asset models and super impose asset and product structures such as the presence of subordinated tranches, LTV triggers etc to calculate insurance premiums and losses
- Lead overall analysis efforts to derive and set assumptions and model calibration targets for credit risks
- this will include identification of appropriate data, analysis of the data using AI/ML tools, building and refining models using regression analysis and ML tools, and oversee implementation and production.
- Develop and refine internal risk frameworks, actuarial methodologies, and reserving protocols for credit insurance.
- Research: Drive research initiatives to explore new modeling methodologies and techniques, staying abreast of industry advancements.
- Collaborate with underwriters, senior management, and insurance partners to ensure alignment of actuarial standards with credit risk methodologies.
- Ad-Hoc Analytics: Lead ad-hoc analytics projects to address specific business needs and challenges.
- Other Duties: Perform additional duties as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the risk modeling team.
- Lead overall analysis efforts to derive and set assumptions and model calibration targets for credit risks; this will include identification of appropriate data, analysis of the data using AI/ML tools, building and refining models using regression analysis and ML tools, and oversee implementation and production.
Requirements
- Knowledge, Ability,
- Knowledge, Ability, Skills:
- Education: Bachelor's degree required
- actuarial credentials (ASA, FSA) or advanced quantitative degree strongly preferred.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to create frameworks from the ground up.
- Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the organization. Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race, creed, color, religious beliefs, physical or mental capabilities, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients, trading partners, and communities. This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions, and benefits of employment.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required
- 10+ years of experience in quantitative underwriting roles, actuarial and insurance analytics a plus.
- Strong technical proficiency in Excel
- programming/statistical tools (SQL, R, Python, SAS, etc.) a plus.
Skills
- Deep familiarity with insurance company balance sheets, reserving protocols, and NAIC implications.
- Demonstrated expertise in actuarial/statistical techniques, and stochastic modeling and their application to financial or credit markets.
- Strong technical proficiency in Excel; programming/statistical tools (SQL, R, Python, SAS, etc.) a plus.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, capable of working across actuarial, underwriting, and credit teams.
- Driven self-starter and capable of working independently.
- Handles pressure well and capable of managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Our vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions.
- How We Support Our Teammates
Compensation
- This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, discipline, firing, promoting, transferring, compensation, benefits, training, leaves of absence, and other terms, conditions,
Benefits
- Lead the development and maintenance of stochastic risk models covering credit, real estate, and equity type assets that can be applied to individual transactions as well as overall portfolio.
Company info
- Ryan Specialty is a dynamic and fast-paced environment where innovation and collaboration drive our success. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving results and fostering teamwork, we want to hear from you!
- Ryan Alternative Risk, Credit Solutions, a division of Ryan Specialty, is a managing general underwriter focused on delivering innovative credit insurance solutions for institutional investors. We specialize in structuring and underwriting transactions across credit wraps, fund finance, NAV lending, structured credit enhancements, and other complex risk-transfer strategies.
- Our team combines deep expertise in credit markets with a research-driven, team-oriented approach to underwriting. We partner with banks, asset managers, and insurers to create bespoke solutions that address evolving market needs. As part of the Ryan Specialty platform, we operate at the intersection of institutional scale and entrepreneurial agility, guided by a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
- What will your job entail?
- Ryan Specialty is a dynamic and fast-paced environment where innovation and collaboration drive our success.
- If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving results and fostering teamwork, we want to hear from you!
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