AVP Quantitative Analysis (New Markets)

Location: Hybrid schedule with four days in the office and one day working from home in West Des Moines, Iowa; Austin, Texas; or Toronto, Ontario.

Company

hirify.global develops insurance and retirement products for customers and financial professionals.

What you will do

• Design and maintain stochastic models and Monte Carlo simulation engines for stable value wrap programs, insurance guarantees, and 401(k) target date fund and total portfolio strategies.
• Perform derivative modeling and pricing for guarantees and embedded hedge structures.
• Generate outcome and risk metrics, including projected wealth distributions, income-target probabilities, downside outcomes, drawdown risk, and sequencing risk.
• Develop historical back-testing and stress-scenario frameworks across market regimes.
• Analyze stable value mechanics, insurance guarantee costs, asset-liability risks, and portfolio risk and return characteristics.
• Build reproducible Python analytics and simulation pipelines supported by SQL, testing, version control, data lineage, and parameter traceability.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience in quantitative, risk, investment, retirement, derivatives, or related analytics, including stochastic modeling, pricing, back-testing, and recurring analytical deliverables.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using financial, statistical, and analytical tools such as Excel, Bloomberg, MATLAB, or VBA.
• Experience with reproducible research and modeling workflows, including version control, testing, code review, parameter traceability, and data quality controls.
• Ability to apply AI tools responsibly to research, analysis, model development, and process improvement with appropriate validation.
• Strong knowledge of capital markets, finance, economics, investments, and insurance, with experience in annuities, stable value, derivatives, or defined contribution solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in financial engineering, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, or a related quantitative field.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree.
• CFA, FRM, or actuarial credentials.
• Experience with annuities, stable value products, derivatives trading, or defined contribution solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and dynamic work environment.
• Hybrid work arrangement with one day working from home each week.
• Opportunity to grow into a people leadership role as the New Markets business expands.
• Military-friendly employer and equal opportunity workplace.