AVP Model Development
About The Position
The AVP of Model Development leads the review, development, and implementation of changes to Athene’s corporate actuarial model. The model supports financial and strategic reporting needs, including ALM modeling, GAAP and Statutory reporting, forecasting, risk metrics, CFT/EBS, and capital modeling. Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Actuarial Modeling, this role is a technical leader within the actuarial organization and partners across valuation, finance, and risk to ensure the corporate model reflects business dynamics and evolving reporting requirements. The role calls for strong actuarial modeling expertise, analytical rigor, and the ability to prioritize and deliver in a complex, multi-workstream environment. The AVP develops, tests, and reviews actuarial modeling capabilities; translates business, regulatory, and reporting requirements into documented, tested, and controlled model enhancements; and conducts analyses to validate model behavior and explain results. The role collaborates with reporting, planning, risk, capital, investment, valuation, and assumption-setting teams. It may also involve managing analysts and actuarial staff, mentoring colleagues, and supporting knowledge transfer and modeling expertise across the team.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 7 years of actuarial experience, including direct involvement in actuarial model development, valuation, or financial reporting.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- ASA designation required.
- Strong technical proficiency in actuarial modeling.
- Deep familiarity with GAAP and Statutory valuation frameworks.
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate complex modeling findings into clear stakeholder insights.
- Effective communication skills and experience engaging cross-functional partners across actuarial, finance, and risk functions.
- Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills.
Nice To Haves
- FSA or equivalent designation (FCIA, FIA).
- Experience with MG-ALFA, Aon PathWise, and/or Python.
- Working knowledge of CFT, EBS, and capital modeling.
- Experience with ALM or liability modeling.
- Experience with asset modeling.
- People management experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and review ALM modeling supporting PBR reporting, Cashflow Testing, and EBS.
- Review, design, and implement changes to the corporate actuarial model supporting GAAP and Statutory reporting, forecasting, risk metrics, CFT/EBS, and capital modeling.
- Design and test ALM modeling capabilities across modeling applications; may support building an asset projection model.
- Translate business, regulatory, and reporting requirements into model enhancements that are documented, tested, and implemented with appropriate controls.
- Perform actuarial analysis to investigate model behavior, validate results, and support management decision-making.
- Develop and maintain analytical frameworks to assess model-change impacts on financial reporting, capital, and risk metrics.
- Investigate and explain material model-driven variances in financial results, providing actionable insight to stakeholders.
- Support sensitivity testing and scenario analysis across actuarial assumptions and market conditions.
- Collaborate with Financial Reporting, FP&A, Risk, Capital, and Investment teams to understand modeling needs and ensure the corporate model supports them.
- Engage with valuation and assumption-setting teams to ensure model changes reflect current methodology and assumptions.
- Communicate model development status, issues, and priorities to senior actuarial leadership.
- May manage analysts and actuarial staff, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development support.
- Serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the actuarial organization.
- Support knowledge transfer and documentation to strengthen team modeling expertise and organizational resilience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
