Senior Risk Analyst

Talcott Financial Group is an international life insurance group and the industry’s trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $120 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group’s two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.
Overview:
This position will report into the Head of Policy and Risk Reporting in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The ERM team is composed of Actuaries, CFA’s, and risk professionals and is tasked with, among other things:

• Identifying and Assessing Risks
• Developing and testing of the Company’s Risk Appetite
• Establishing Risk tolerances, and Limits
• Risk monitoring; and internal and external risk reporting

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of enterprise risk reports for Talcott Resolution’s Board of Directors, senior leadership team, risk committees, regulators, and rating agencies. Reporting can cover a variety of areas including but not limited to current and stressed exposures, limit exceptions, and derivatives and general account portfolio compliance report
• Drive effective communication to accurately represent Talcott Resolution’s risk profile to the first line and senior management
• Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of Talcott’s risk appetite and stress testing framework
• Develop and implement risk management policies and strategies in compliance with applicable regulations and strategic objectives
• Design and maintain risk reporting tools and metrics for the assessment and ongoing monitoring of risks
• Drive global efforts to automate and streamline Risk reporting processes working across ERM and IT organizations
• Liaise with Investment Management, Finance and Actuarial teams to assess impact of new strategies and potential deals on Talcott Resolution’s risk profile

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher; FSA or CFA designation preferred
• 5+ years’ experience in a risk, compliance, or credit related job discipline, including but not limited to financial risk, credit risk, enterprise risk, and/or compliance management
• Financial industry, banking, or insurance experience preferred
• Proven quantitative and analytical skills
• Strong technical skills and experience with spreadsheet and database applications, including the ability to automate tasks using Python, and VBA/SQL is highly desirable.
• Ability to perform ad hoc analysis under binding time constraints, the desire to take pride in and ownership of work products and presentation, intellectual curiosity, excellent communication skills, and the willingness to “do what it takes” to meet critical objectives
• Quick learner and able to drive continuous improvement beyond own scope of responsibility; able to constructively challenge status quo
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, work independently and work well under aggressive deadlines while delivering superior outcomes
• Project management skills; ability to drive tasks effectively to completion
• Ability to form and maintain strong working relationships with individuals of all levels from other departments

Compensation:
The annualized base pay range is mainly based on an evaluation of comparable positions in the external market. The actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range. The base pay is based on factors including but not limited to experience, competence and demonstration of proficiencies essential for the role. The base pay is just one component of Talcott’s total annual compensation for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:
$90,000 - $100,000

• Talcott is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html

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