Senior Risk Analyst - ERM/Financial Risk Management

About the Opportunity

Our client is a highly sophisticated life insurance and reinsurance platform focused on risk management, capital optimization, and complex insurance liabilities. The organization operates at the intersection of insurance, investments, capital markets, and reinsurance, creating a unique environment for professionals seeking broad exposure to enterprise financial risk management and strategic initiatives.

This is an opportunity to join a growing Enterprise Risk Management team and work directly with senior leadership on financial risk, hedging, liquidity, and acquisition-related initiatives.

Position Overview

The Senior Risk Analyst will support the management of enterprise financial risks across insurance and reinsurance portfolios. The role offers significant exposure to investments, treasury, actuarial, ALM, hedge trading, and corporate development functions.

Key areas of focus include:

• Enterprise Financial Risk Management
• Fixed Indexed Annuity (FIA) and Variable Annuity risk
• Hedging and risk mitigation strategies
• Asset Liability Management (ALM)
• Market, credit, and liquidity risk
• Reinsurance and acquisition analysis
• Stress testing and scenario analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor hedge positions and open risk across insurance and reinsurance portfolios
• Evaluate risk mitigation strategies for potential acquisitions and reinsurance transactions
• Support liquidity risk analysis and enterprise stress testing initiatives
• Analyze risks embedded within annuity and insurance products
• Assist with development and enhancement of enterprise risk frameworks and governance processes
• Design and execute market, credit, and liquidity stress testing exercises
• Partner with investment, treasury, finance, actuarial, and hedge trading teams on risk management initiatives
• Support strategic transactions through risk assessment and documentation
• Contribute to enterprise-wide financial risk reporting and analytics

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Financial Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Actuarial, ALM, or related functions
• Life insurance industry experience
• Strong exposure to Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIA), Variable Annuities, or similar insurance products
• Hedging experience or strong understanding of hedging programs
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities
• Experience evaluating market, liquidity, and asset risks

Preferred Qualifications

• ASA designation completed; FSA or near-FSA strongly preferred
• Enterprise Risk Management or ALM experience
• Capital markets, derivatives, or investment risk exposure
• Liquidity stress testing experience
• Fixed income portfolio or asset risk management experience
• Reinsurance or Bermuda market exposure
• VBA, SQL, Python, or automation/reporting skills

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-visibility role supporting senior ERM leadership
• Significant exposure to strategic acquisitions and reinsurance transactions
• Strong interaction with investments, treasury, actuarial, and capital markets teams
• Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide financial risk strategy
• Dynamic environment that combines insurance, investments, and capital markets exposure
• Flexible work location with remote options available for strong candidates