Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world's leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world's leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $55 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re's roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re's leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry. Click here for more information about Fortitude Re.

The AVP, Model Risk role is part of the Model Risk Management team and supports the Fortitude Re Model Risk Officer with second line risk management by providing hands-on technical support and practice guidance on all model risk-related activities. This may include assisting various members of risk management including the L&A Risk Officer, Investment Risk Officer, and other risk leaders. The position reports to the Vice President, Model Risk and Governance.

Candidates for this role will have the opportunity to be involved in the Fortitude Re's growth and maturation of its model risk management framework, while also assisting in management of risks associated with implementation of models for large and diverse blocks of new business.

What You Will Do:

This position is key to supporting a robust risk management framework at Fortitude, in line with industry best practices and expectations of regulatory and other stakeholders. It provides the opportunity to play an impactful role in the design, continuous refinement, and implementation of the model risk management function at a new and growing company. The nature of the role provides diverse opportunities for learning, growth, and expansion of responsibilities.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Supporting the Fortitude Re ERM Model Risk Management function.
• Performing independent model reviews, testing and validation of models, including review of model documentation, evaluation of risks, and proposing review strategies and recommendations for enhancements to reduce the company's risk profile.
  
  • Developing formal testing and validation plans in collaboration with first line modeling and UAT teams.
  • Performing, or participating in, independent model validations.
  • Developing validation reports.
  • Monitoring model issue remediation and periodic review of model simplifications and approximations.
• Ensuring model risk policies, standards, and procedures are continually being met to ensure compliance with both internal governance and regulatory requirements.
• Advocating for Model Risk across the organization and promoting strong model risk management practices.
• Advising first line teams, ERM team members, and management on regulatory compliance requirements and best practices with respect to effective model risk management.
• Providing periodic updates to the Model Governance Committee regarding model risk related matters.
• Developing model risk reporting and documentation to support audit or other outside reviews of model risk management activities.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Actuarial Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Economics, or another analytical field of study is required.
• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), or Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) with a minimum of 5 years of experience post-ASA, is required.
• Significant recent experience in actuarial model design, product development, implementation, testing and/or validation is required.
• Broad knowledge of life insurance, annuities, non-life insurance, and retirement products is a plus.
• Experience with various software packages commonly used in actuarial practice such as:
  
  • Microsoft Office (e.g. Excel, Word, and PowerPoint),
  • Actuarial modeling software (e.g. AXIS, ALFA, or Prophet, etc.), and
  • Programming / database languages (e.g. Python, C++, VBA, SQL, R, or SAS)
• Effective Communication Skills. Ability to effectively communicate through diverse verbal and written means. The ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences, in a clear and easily concise way, is critical. Written communication will vary, including both analytical research memos and highly summarized reports or presentations for executive management.
• Strong Collaboration Skills. Collaborate effectively with others. Success requires a candidate that will independently seek out and engage others throughout the company to perform the duties of the role. It also requires one to seek to understand others' points of view in developing their own views on business problems or risks.
• Insurance & Actuarial Knowledge. Strong foundation of technical knowledge pertaining to life insurance and/or annuity products, their inherent risks, and how they are modeled in practice. Understanding valuation principles and methods is critical. Thus, experience with US Statutory, US GAAP, Bermuda, and/or Solvency II valuation frameworks is important. However, the company will consider candidates with varied backgrounds inside or outside of risk management.
• Analytical Skills. Candidates should be inquisitive and active learners that seek to grow their understanding in all they do. The nature of this role involves evaluation of diverse, often complex or incomplete, financial information. Having the ability to independently analyze and draw insightful conclusions from such situations is critical to the role. The nature of this role may also require analytical research of technical and sometimes theoretical matters, where information is lacking, and expert judgment is required.
• Technology Skills. Actuaries frequently develop models using software tools to calculate actuarial values and/or to measure and price risks. In doing so, they also have to manage large volumes of data in order to perform such calculations and related analysis. Candidates for this role should have well-developed modeling skills with the ability to use / review work in current actuarial software platforms such as AXIS, MG ALFA, or comparable. In addition, candidates should have the ability to develop model testing solutions as needed in programming and/or database languages to perform analyses. Proficiency in one or more of the following is required: Python, VBA, SQL, C, or similar.

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The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

Base Salary Range

$150,000-$185,000 USD

What We Offer:

We offer our employees competitive benefits in a fast-paced, dynamic and nimble culture including:

• Unlimited PTO policy
• Up to 12 paid company holidays
• Up to 16 hours per year of paid volunteer time
• Competitive 401(k) plan - US Employees Only
• Paid parental leave
• Learning and Development Stipend
• Mental Health and Wellbeing support
• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance with additional access to health and wellness programs
• Flexible working environment
• Actuarial Exam Support through our Actuarial Development Program (ADP) for Actuarial employees
• Actuarial Program Rotation for ADP employees
• For all Actuarial Life AVP and above roles not based out of our Nashville, TN office: 30% travel is required to our Nashville, TN office

At Fortitude Re, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission- creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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