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.