Transamerica

Manager, Modeling

Transamerica
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesSeniorLead💰 $136,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in modeling insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets, and derivatives, utilizing advanced programming skills and statistical analysis to drive financial reporting and risk management. Proven leadership in managing projects and teams while applying quantitative methodologies to solve complex financial problems.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Modeling ExperienceExpert Knowledge in Insurance LiabilityAdvanced Programming SkillsLeadership SkillsStatistical Analysis

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PythonVBAC++

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead modeling activities for insurance liabilities, fixed-income assets, and derivatives in actuarial systems including AXIS, ALFA, and MoSes
  • Model and quantify equity, interest-rate, cash-flow, credit, alternative-investment, and liquidity risks
  • Collaborate with business-line valuation, ALM, risk-management, and financial/risk-reporting stakeholders
  • Adopt new technologies to improve workflows
  • Build controls to mitigate operating risks in workflows
  • Apply company risk-management methodologies and procedures
  • Gather and analyze market data
  • Calculate hedge-program or portfolio statistics
  • Develop or use models to simulate financial-reporting processes
  • Serve as a company-wide expert in multiple specialties
  • Provide subject-matter guidance to less-experienced colleagues
  • Apply statistical, mathematical, predictive-modeling, and business-analysis skills to complex, high-volume data
  • Lead multiple projects and remain accountable for ongoing activities and objectives
  • Review others’ work and provide direction and insight
  • Manage advanced research projects
  • Interpret issues and recommend solutions or best practices
  • Solve complex problems and identify solutions from a broad perspective
  • Build efficient models and processes
  • Apply defensible judgment to modeling choices
  • Assess the materiality of modeling and data choices

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 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 years with a Master's degree
  • 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
  • Leadership skills to manage teams and projects
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship
  • Preferred: Advanced degree
  • Preferred: Insurance or asset/derivatives modeling experience
  • Preferred: Actuarial Science background
  • Preferred: Experience with database design and usage
  • Preferred: Product knowledge on VA/FIA/RILA
  • Preferred: Programming skills with Python/C++/VBA

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Competitive Pay
  • Bonus for Eligible Employees
  • Pension Plan
  • 401k Match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employee Discounts
  • Career Training & Development Opportunities
  • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service
  • Ten (10) paid holidays per year
  • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, including Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
  • Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Back-Up Care Program
  • PTO for Volunteer Hours
  • Employee Matching Gifts Program
  • Employee Resource Groups
  • Inclusion and Diversity Programs
  • Employee Recognition Program
  • Referral Bonus Programs

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Hard Skills
ModelingStatistical AnalysisPredictive ModelingBusiness AnalysisProgramming with PythonProgramming with C++Programming with VBAData AnalysisFinancial ReportingRisk Management
Soft Skills
CollaborationProblem SolvingCommunicationMentoringDirection and Insight
Tools & Technologies
AXISALFAMoSesDatabase DesignActuarial Systems
Industry Keywords
Asset Liability ManagementInvestment ConceptsDerivatives ModelingLiquidity ManagementActuarial Science