Associate Quantitative Analyst

This newly added Quantitative Analyst role will have accountability for contributing to one or more functions in oversight of VA hedge programs, designing and developing tools and/or processes to report P&L and attribution, with a focus on managed volatility funds and VIX-correlated fee analysis.

Venerable is currently working in a Hybrid Work Model, in the office 3 days/week and remote 2 days/week. This role is based in our West Chester, PA office.

*Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies and communicates insights into P&L drivers through modelling of VIX fee, managed volatility funds activity, positions and interactions with trading team.

• Builds, maintains, and automates interactive dashboards and reporting tools that draw from centralized databases, enhancing data accessibility and accuracy.

• Build quantitative/analytical tools to support hedge strategy development and/or risk reporting by leveraging financial engineering, capital markets, and product knowledge.

• Design, develop, implement and maintain attribution reports and dashboards in Datalore/PowerBI and Python.

• Participate in various quantitative projects as needed to help support overall Hedging/Risk teams goals and objectives. 

• Maintains procedures and process-level documentation on various aspects of the hedge reporting functions.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of progressive, related professional experience in the insurance or broader financial services industry.

• Bachelor’s degree in Financial Mathematics (or related field); strong preference toward advanced degree (Master’s or PhD in a Quantitative field).  

• Superior quantitative/analytic reasoning and problem-solving abilities and strong computer programming and scripting experience in VBA, SQL, Python, Matlab, C++…etc...

• Advanced knowledge of Financial Mathematics with solid understanding of Derivative Pricing Theory, and their applications.

• Proven experience automating Excel tasks using macros.

• Strong knowledge of database design, data modeling, and integration techniques.

• Experience should be inclusive of exposure to equity and rate derivative instruments.

• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced work environment.

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Venerable Values: 

Every position at Venerable has responsibility for living out the company's values as described here:

We are Courageous - We think critically, ask "why?" and seek out creative solutions.

We are Curious  - We take calculated risks, learn from out failures, and challenge traditional ways of thinking.

We are Connected - We are connected to each other, our customers and our community.

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