CareerPlan

AVP, Risk and Analytics - Specialty Finance

Ohio - Columbus, One Nationwide Plaza, USFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead risk, analytics, and reinsurance frameworks for the Specialty Finance business to drive disciplined risk-adjusted performance and capital management.

Role type

Senior IC risk and analytics leader (specialty finance)

Builds

Risk frameworks, capital models, reinsurance strategies, and management reporting for specialty finance products

Domain

Insurance / Specialty Finance / Risk Management

Required skills

Risk analytics, capital modeling, reinsurance strategy, product structuring, regulatory compliance, team leadership, quantitative analysis, financial metrics, model governance

Preferred skills

FSA, FCAS, CFA, FRM, PRM, or CPA credentials, MBA or MS in Finance/Financial Engineering, 10+ years in insurance/banking/specialty finance, 5+ years people leadership

Technologies

Data modeling tools, quantitative reasoning frameworks

Responsibilities

Own risk and analytics framework for pricing, capital, limits, stress testing, and performance measurement; Partner with Investment Risk and Underwriting to develop credit assumptions and portfolio-level models; Establish analytical and model-risk standards for assumptions, documentation, and back-testing; Define risk appetite and limits and lead oversight through the Deal Committee; Integrate exposure measurement with enterprise risk reporting; Sponsor audit, compliance, and regulatory reviews; Partner with reinsurance leaders to develop risk-transfer strategies; Partner with Finance and Actuarial on accounting treatment and reserving methodologies; Lead and develop the risk, analytics, and reinsurance team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership