Model Risk & Validation Lead

Location: Hybrid role with 3 days in the Hudson Yards, New York City or Bethlehem, Pennsylvania office and 2 days working from home; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Salary: $103,450–$169,960 base pay, with potential eligibility for incentive compensation.

Company

hirify.global is an insurance and financial services company with an expanding Model Risk Management function.

What you will do

• Perform independent validation of models across life, annuity, disability, group business, and funding agreement products.
• Review model inputs, calculations, outputs, methodologies, assumptions, governance procedures, and controls.
• Collect model documentation, engage modeling teams and stakeholders, and document validation findings.
• Support model lifecycle activities, including validation during development and preventative and detective control design.
• Lead independent assessments of AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, and model-adjacent data risks.
• Present validation outcomes, emerging risks, thematic observations, issue severity, and remediation progress to internal audiences.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in insurance or financial services, preferably in actuarial science or risk management.
• Very strong technical skills with a variety of modeling platforms and model/process infrastructure.
• Proven leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and independent execution skills.
• Ability to set direction within a growing model validation function and lead change.
• FSA designation preferred but not required.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Support for professional and personal goals through skill-building and leadership development.
• Philanthropic opportunities and an inclusive environment with diverse colleagues.
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement for full-time employees.
• Contemporary benefits and well-being resources for eligible full-time employees.