Risk Analyst
New York, United States · Full-time
$95K–$150K
Series B · $45M · 48d ago Posted 5d ago
Have your AI draft the answers and brief you on Luzern Risk→About Luzern RiskLuzern Risk is a fast-growing insurance technology startup focused on transforming risk into a strategic asset. We are building a platform to revolutionize the captive management industry and our Risk Solutions group sits at the center of that effort.
This foundational role offers a unique opportunity to develop analytical skills while learning from experienced executives. As a Risk Analyst, you come to deeply understand global risk markets and play a vital role in servicing our clients.
This position suits intellectually curious and driven individuals who can learn quickly, solve complex problems, and thrive in a high-pressure environment. You will use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run analyses, and generate insights for our clients and broader business.
Key ResponsibilitiesQuantitative Analysis & Financial Modeling
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
Requirements:
This foundational role offers a unique opportunity to develop analytical skills while learning from experienced executives. As a Risk Analyst, you come to deeply understand global risk markets and play a vital role in servicing our clients.
This position suits intellectually curious and driven individuals who can learn quickly, solve complex problems, and thrive in a high-pressure environment. You will use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run analyses, and generate insights for our clients and broader business.
Key ResponsibilitiesQuantitative Analysis & Financial Modeling
- Apply your analytical skills and market knowledge to create insights that help shape clients' investment and risk management thinking.
- Use our proprietary platform to model client circumstances, run scenario analyses, and conduct stress tests.
- Develop and refine financial models to evaluate complex insurance transactions and captive structures.
- Support the design of tailored risk solutions by modeling financials, claims data, and investment scenarios.
- Enable our team of Risk Strategists by preparing materials for client meetings, conducting research, and providing the analytics needed to grow client relationships.
- Assist in structuring and arranging reinsurance and fronting arrangements.
- Develop a deep and holistic understanding of the overall insurance and reinsurance industry, capital markets, and the concepts and trends in global financial markets.
- Maintain a comprehensive view of the market to educate colleagues and help prepare for client presentations.
- Model client and market circumstances in our domain using Luzern Risk's proprietary analytics tools, keeping our domain up to date with the latest market intelligence.
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Intellectual Curiosity & Rapid Learning: A yearning to deeply understand our industry, clients, and business. You have a strong interest in and understanding of markets and investing and are driven to become an expert.
- Analytical Rigor: A strong understanding of financial concepts, analytics, math, and statistics. You have an aptitude for creative quantitative work involving financial data and the ability to solve complex problems through analysis.
- Excellence & Urgency: You strive to deliver best-in-class work products and expect the same from others. You have a sense of urgency to spot opportunities and problems and drive them to resolution.
- Agility & Open-Mindedness: The ability to quickly adapt to an ever-changing client, regulatory, and technical landscape. You are open to new ways of working and perspectives from a team with a range of backgrounds.
- Commitment to a High-Feedback Culture: A desire to learn and improve each day. You are eager to provide and receive objective feedback and are committed to operating in an environment of transparency and accountability.
Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree with a strong academic track record.
- 2+ years of professional experience, preferably at a bank, consultancy, asset manager, or technology firm.
- Proven ability to manipulate and represent complex data sets.
- Proficiency in using analytics tools.
- Excellent writing and communication skills, with the ability to help deliver clear, concise presentations.