Head of Financial Risk Management

About Us 

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential unleashed by leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.  

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. 

Transamerica is a part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group. The Aegon companies employ over 21,500 people and have approximately 31.7 million customers.* For more information,  visit www.transamerica.com. 

Who We Are 

Transamerica has been making financial services available to the many, not just the few, for more than 100 years. We’re a leading provider of life insurance, retirement, and investment solutions, serving millions of customers throughout the United States. Transamerica’s dedicated professionals focus on helping people live their best lives through saving, investing, and protecting their loved ones. Transamerica is dedicated to building America’s leading middle market life insurance and retirement company, providing a broad range of quality individual life insurance policies, workplace supplemental insurance benefits, workplace retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, and investment products, including mutual funds, annuities, stable value solutions, as well as investment management services. 

What We Do 

Transamerica is organized by lines of business (Life Insurance, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Retirement Plans, and Employee Benefits), which are supported by Transamerica Corporate (Corporate Development; Finance; Internal Audit; Legislative, Regulatory & Policy; Office of the CEO; People and Places; Brand; Corporate Affairs; Risk; and Technology). 

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial risks are managed through effective review, constructive challenge, and meaningful discussion with business leaders emphasizing transparent decision-making in alignment with the established risk management framework and governance.  Establish productive relationships with risk owners, ensure appropriate data-driven analysis supports decisions, and actively participate in risk governance forums.
• Operate in a leadership capacity in alignment with the CRO to communicate appropriate updates on financial risks to key internal and external stakeholders. Maintain a pulse on top financial risks to Transamerica and communicate messages targeted to specific audiences in a relatable, transparent way.
• Manage financial risk management staff in meeting department functional goals. Clarify priorities and expectations, empower and guide the team, identify and develop key talent.
• Enhance risk modeling capabilities to provider richer and quicker directional insights.
• Represent Financial Risk in committees and provide opinion on issues based on independent analysis and insight. Act as a subject matter expert within Risk and a respected partner for the business.
• Work closely with global Head of Financial Risk on maintenance of ERM framework, including risk methodology, financial risk policies, and risk strategy in defining risk preference and setting risk limits.
• Provide leadership and support to enhance ALM initiatives and help to embed the ALM standards of practice. 
• Provide oversight of existing ALM practices, including compliance monitoring and independent modelling.
• Produce financial risk reporting to governance committees, Boards, and internal/external stakeholders.
• Provide expertise and supports the business in analyzing financial risks in asset and product portfolios.
• Act as strategic business partner on financial risk topics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, actuarial, economics, mathematics or related field
• 12 of experience in financial risk management, financial management, or related area
• Eight years of experience in the insurance industry
• Knowledge and experience in investment and mismatch risk management, derivatives, insurance products, and insurance valuation principles
• Forward thinker able to place risks and decisions in context of strategic impacts and anticipate emerging risks
• Ability to understand the audience and craft communications that effectively tell the story
• Analytical skills to understand complex problems, frame appropriate questions, and determine when analysis is sufficient to support decisions
• Leadership skills to influence at the highest levels and manage relationships throughout the organization
• Decision making ability to integrate diverse perspectives to drive best outcome
• Integrity to uphold risk management principles and mandates
• Ability to challenge conventional practices and pursue continuous improvement
• Strong planning, prioritizing and goal setting skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in finance, actuarial, economics, mathematics or related field
• Professional certifications (e.g. FSA, CFA)
• Background in an international insurance corporate setting

• Competitive Pay 

• Bonus for Eligible Employees 

Benefits Package 

• Pension Plan 

• 401k Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Disability Insurance

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Employee Discounts

• Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits 

• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.

• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).

• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars 

• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program

• College Coach Program

• Back-Up Care Program

• PTO for Volunteer Hours

• Employee Matching Gifts Program

• Employee Resource Groups

• Inclusion and Diversity Programs

• Employee Recognition Program

• Referral Bonus Programs

• Peer Recognition Program (BRAVO)

* As of December 31, 2022 
 

Inclusion & Diversity  

We believe our commitment to diversity and inclusion creates a work environment filled with exceptional individuals. We’re thrilled to have been recognized for our efforts through the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, Dave Thomas Adoption Friendly Advocate, and several Seramount lists, including the Inclusion Index, 100 Best Companies for Working Parents, Best Companies for Dads, and Top 75 Companies for Executive Women. 

To foster a culture of inclusivity throughout our workforce, workplace, and marketplace, Transamerica offers a wide range of diversity and inclusion programs. This includes our company-sponsored, employee-driven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which are formed around a shared interest or a common characteristic of diversity. ERGs are open to all employees. They provide a supportive environment to help us better appreciate our similarities and differences and understand how they benefit us all. 

Giving Back  

We believe our responsibilities extend beyond our corporate walls. That's why we created the Aegon Transamerica Foundation in 1994. Through a mix of financial grants and the volunteer efforts of our employees, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations focused on the things that matter most to our people in the communities where we live and work. 

https://www.transamerica.com/why-transamerica/aegon-transamerica-foundation  

Transamerica’s Parent Company  

Aegon acquired the Transamerica business in 1999. Since its start in 1844, Aegon has  grown into an international company serving more than 29.5 million people across the globe. It offers investment, protection, and retirement solutions, always with a clear purpose: Helping people live their best lives. As a leading global investor and employer, the company seeks to have a positive impact by addressing critical environmental and societal issues, with a focus on climate change and inclusion and diversity.