AVP, P&C Climate Risk and Exposure Analytics

The AVP, P&C Climate Risk and Exposure Analytics at USAA in Tampa, FL, leads efforts to manage climate-related catastrophe exposures. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, developing risk management tools, influencing strategic initiatives, and overseeing a team. The role requires expertise in climate change impacts on financial markets and significant experience in data analytics and catastrophe risk management. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
About the position

The AVP, P&C Climate Risk and Exposure Analytics at USAA is responsible for leading the organization's efforts in managing catastrophe exposures related to climate change. This role involves providing insights and analysis to proactively address climate risks, collaborating with various stakeholders to develop exposure management solutions, and overseeing a team dedicated to enhancing data and analytics tools for catastrophe risk management. The position requires a deep understanding of climate change impacts on financial markets and the ability to influence strategic initiatives within the organization.

Responsibilities
• Accountable for the P&C Climate Risk and Exposure program in partnership with P&C Actuary - Reinsurance and Catastrophe Modeling executive leadership.
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• Collaborates with Product Line, Underwriting and Pricing leadership to ensure the use and impact of catastrophe models result in pricing, product development, and exposure management solutions.
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• Responsible for the development and implementation of tools, processes, and metrics, to manage catastrophe risk through underwriting.
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• Influences and drives the research agenda in exposure management and data through AI tools and cat models with a forward-looking multi-year view.
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• Recommends multi-year catastrophe loss plans to Product Leaders, reflecting up-to-date projections of catastrophe exposures.
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• Supports the Chief Underwriter in representing USAA in discussions with regulatory and legislative initiatives, including catastrophe funds.
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• Serves as the senior P&C subject matter expert on Climate Change and its impacts to USAA members and the Association and represents P&C in enterprise forums.
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• Remains up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of climate change risk and impacts on financial markets and regulations.
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• Builds and oversees a team of professionals through ongoing execution of recruiting, development, retention, coaching and support, performance management, and managerial activities.
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• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures and relevant regulations.

Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, statistics, or other quantitative field OR 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
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• 10 years of experience working in data and analytics, including pricing, loss reserving, reinsurance, catastrophe risk management or a related field developing strategies, managing major initiatives, and delivering results of wide-scale enterprise impact within a financial services organization.
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• 6 years of people leadership experience in building, managing and/or developing high-performing teams.
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• Deep understanding of climate change risk analysis and modeling. Strong understanding and familiarity with climate science, global and local climate models, and trends in natural weather perils.
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• Significant experience using quantitative approaches and models to measure insurance catastrophe risk.
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• Extensive experience in catastrophe risk underwriting, capital management, and pricing.
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• Experience leading through influence, being comfortable operating in ambiguity, and collaborating with key resources and stakeholders across functions to achieve strategic goals.
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• Executive-level business acumen in the areas of business operations, financial markets, and emerging climate change trends.

Nice-to-haves
• FCAS or ACAS accreditation
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• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.

Benefits
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
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• 401(k)
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• Pension
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• Life insurance
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• Parental benefits
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• Adoption assistance
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• Paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours
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• Various wellness programs
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• Career path planning and continuing education assistance.