Senior Risk Analyst - ERM/Financial Risk

Overview

A sophisticated life insurance and reinsurance platform is seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to join their growing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team. This role offers broad exposure to enterprise financial risk management and strategic initiatives, working closely with senior leadership on financial risk, hedging, liquidity, and acquisition-related projects. The organization operates at the intersection of insurance, investments, capital markets, and reinsurance.

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
• Collaborate 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

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• ASA designation completed; FSA or near-FSA strongly preferred
• Experience in Enterprise Risk Management or Asset Liability Management (ALM)
• Exposure to capital markets, derivatives, or investment risk
• Experience with liquidity stress testing
• Fixed income portfolio or asset risk management experience
• Exposure to reinsurance or Bermuda market
• Skills in VBA, SQL, Python, or automation/reporting

Compensation & Benefits

• 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 combining insurance, investments, and capital markets exposure
• Flexible work location with remote options available for strong candidates

Location

Flexible work location; remote options available for qualified candidates.