Lead Modeler (Insurance and Asset Modeling)

Location: Hybrid office environment on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Baltimore, or Philadelphia, United States.

Salary: $125,000–$135,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global is an international financial services company providing insurance, retirement, investment, and employee benefit solutions.

What you will do

• Build, analyze, test, and validate models for insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets, derivatives, investments, and portfolios using actuarial systems such as AXIS, ALFA, and MoSes.
• Quantify equity, interest rate, credit, alternative investment, liquidity, and cash flow risks.
• Gather and analyze market data, calculate hedge program and portfolio statistics, and simulate financial reporting processes.
• Collaborate with valuation, asset-liability management, risk management, financial reporting, and other business stakeholders.
• Build workflow controls, improve modeling processes with new technologies, and apply risk management methodologies.
• Lead projects, provide subject-matter expertise, mentor less-experienced colleagues, and recommend solutions to complex modeling problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, finance, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Eight years of modeling experience, or six years with a master’s degree.
• Expert knowledge in at least two areas such as insurance liability, asset valuation, derivatives modeling, liquidity management, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.
• Familiarity with asset-liability management practices and strong investment and finance knowledge.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without immigration sponsorship or employer-of-record immigration support.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or actuarial science background.
• Programming experience in C++, C#, Python, or another advanced language.
• Experience with database design, actuarial software such as MoSes, AXIS, or ALFA, QRM, SAS, R, or SPSS.
• Insurance or asset and derivatives modeling experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative workplace focused on accountability, inclusion, and work-life balance.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, pension, and 401(k) matching benefits.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, parental leave, adoption assistance, and backup care.
• Tuition reimbursement, career training, wellness programs, employee discounts, and employee resource groups.
• Eligible employees may receive bonuses, stock purchase opportunities, and other financial benefits.