Associate Director
Howden Re is the global reinsurance broker and risk, capital & strategic advisor focused on relentless innovation & superior analytics for top client service.
About Role
Howden Re is the global reinsurance broker and risk, capital & strategic advisor focused on relentless innovation & superior analytics for top client service.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden
As an Associate Director on the Catastrophe Analytics R&D team, you will collaborate with colleagues to advise Howden Re clients in managing catastrophe risk. Your focus will be split between servicing clients (25-50%) and R&D endeavors (50-75%) Experience using, interpreting, adjusting, and validating outputs and underlying assumptions of catastrophe models is required.
You will be joining a best-in class analytics team that produces innovative solutions in a collaborative and results-driven environment.
Primary Responsibilities :
- Execute upon all aspects of catastrophe modeling, including data preparation and validation, portfolio analysis and postprocessing, reporting of results, data visualization and mapping.
- Be responsive to a range of queries from internal and external stakeholders on topics including property exposure data, real-time cat events, cat model validation, view of risk, portfolio profitability and optimization.
- Strategic thinking, problem solving, and communication of technical concepts to range of stakeholders are core to success in this role.
- Use proprietary software to design and manage catastrophe reinsurance programs
- Utilize external data sources to validate and adjust catastrophe models
- Establish strong relationships with colleagues, clients and reinsurers
Qualifications:
- 4+ years experience in catastrophe modeling and risk management
- High level of proficiency in data analysis, manipulation, and visualization tools and program languages such as SQL, Excel, R, Python, Power BI, and ArcGIS.
- Experience with cat modeling software (i.e. Verisk Touchstone, RMS RiskLink) and an understanding of model methodology, practical uses, and limitations.
- Knowledge of property insurance and reinsurance; ARe designation is a plus
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously in a results-driven environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts succinctly and to manage client relationships.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Meteorology,
- Legally authorized to work in the US.
The expected compensation for this role is up to $175,000 in addition to a discretionary bonus.
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