Modeling Manager - ALM; Asset Liability Management

Position: Modeling Manager - ALM (Asset Liability Management )
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Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include
1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors,
2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and
3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.
* Serve as the technical lead for the Asset Transformation System (ATS), guiding the continuous developments and implementation of innovative solutions.
* Research methodology and refine algorithms for the Strategic Asset Allocation project, actively contributing to the formulation and execution of strategic investment plans.
* Support modeling activities on various insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets, and derivatives in actuarial systems, including AXIS/ALFA/MOSES/TRINITY.
* Model and quantify risks including equity and interest rate sensitivities, cash flow variability, credit, alternative investment, or liquidity risks.
* Collaborate with key stakeholders from business line valuation, ALM, risk management, and financial/risk reporting.
* Lead the team to build efficient models and processes to generate accurate results with minimal guidance.
* Build external or embedded controls to mitigate operating risks in workflows.
* Apply risk management techniques and procedures, including the company's mandated risk methodologies.
* Apply and integrate statistical, mathematical, predictive modeling, and business analysis skills to manage and manipulate complex high-volume data from a variety of sources.
* Interpret internal or external issues and recommend solutions/best practices.
* Solve complex problems by taking a broad perspective to identify solutions.
* Apply careful judgment to modeling choices, ensuring decisions are well-justified and defensible.
* Assess the materiality of various modeling and data choices.
* Serve as a company-wide expert in at least one specialty.
* Serve as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
* Work on advanced research projects.
* Bachelor’s degree in a technical/quantitative discipline such as statistics, math, actuarial science, computer science, economics, engineering, or a related business field such as finance.
* Eight years of modeling experience (or six with Master's degree) with expert knowledge in two or more products such as insurance liability, asset valuation, derivatives modeling, liquidity management, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.
* Five years of experience in advanced programming or actuarial systems customization.
* Familiarity with asset liability management practices.
* Good understanding of investment and finance concepts to creatively solve analytical problems.
* Leadership skills to manage teams and projects.
* Advanced degree.
* Programming experience in Python/C++/C# or other advanced languages.
* Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and Control-M.
* AXIS/ALFA/MOSES or other actuarial software.
* Experience with database design and usage.
* Insurance or asset/derivatives modeling experience.
* Actuarial science background.
* QRM or similar asset liability software experience.
* SAS, R, SPSS, or other statistical software experience.
* Effectively communicates, both verbally and in writing, advanced mathematical and analytical concepts to various audiences.
* Works well under pressure and within time constraints to effectively accomplish individual and team objectives.
* Pension Plan
* 401k Match
* Employee Stock Purchase Plan
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Disability Insurance
* Medical Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Vision Insurance
* Employee Discounts
* Career Training & Development Opportunities
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