Catastrophe Modeling Lead

Job description

Within the Group Climate Hub , we are looking for a proactive and experienced professional to join the Catastrophe Modeling team . The role will have direct responsibility for managing and coordinating catastrophe modeling activities for a defined portfolio perimeter, acting as a key reference point for internal and external stakeholders and contributing to strategic risk management and reinsurance decisions.

Key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Lead and directly manage the end-to-end catastrophe modeling process for the assigned perimeter, ensuring the timely production, validation and interpretation of modeling results and exposure analyses
• Drive the evaluation, testing, selection and implementation of catastrophe models, developing recommendations and presenting conclusions to support reinsurance, risk management and business decisions
• Perform and coordinate complex exposure management analyses, identifying key risk drivers, emerging trends and portfolio optimization opportunities
• Act as the primary point of contact for Group Business Units on catastrophe modeling topics, providing technical guidance and ensuring consistency of methodologies, assumptions and outputs across the Group
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including model vendors, brokers and reinsurers, overseeing model releases, calibration activities and technical discussions
• Take ownership of the delivery of catastrophe modeling outputs and related reporting, ensuring quality, robustness and adherence to internal governance requirements
• Contribute to the definition and evolution of catastrophe modeling methodologies, processes and best practices, promoting innovation and continuous improvement
• Support knowledge sharing and capability development across the Group, providing technical mentoring and acting as a reference expert within the catastrophe modeling community
• Collaborate with Reinsurance, Risk Management and other Climate Hub functions on activities including risk assessment, Nat Cat budgeting, pricing support and accumulation analyses.

Qualifications

• Minimum
• 7 years of hands-on experience in catastrophe modeling gained in an insurance company, broker, reinsurer or model vendor
• Master’s degree in quantitative subjects (Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Statistics or related fields) Programming skills (SQL, Python, R)
• Proficient in English and Italian.

Other European foreign language such as French, German, Spanish will be considered a plus.

Soft Skills

Strong leadership and organizational skills Proven ability in managing effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders Commitment to knowledge sharing and capability building within the team Experience in leading cross-functional projects and working with challenging deadlines Proactive, ownership-driven and result-oriented approach Combining good analytical and relational/communication skills Open to innovation and change.