MD, Actuarial Risk Oversight & Financial Risk Modeling

Actuarial Risk Oversight & Financial Risk Modeling
This job leads the second-line risk management function providing independent oversight of actuarial services and financial risk modeling. This role manages the team responsible for risk oversight of asset-liability management, interest rate risk, product financial risk, as well as specialized financial modeling capabilities. The position requires deep actuarial expertise to effectively partner with and challenge first-line actuarial teams while ensuring robust risk management practices across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides independent risk management oversight and governance for actuarial services teams, ensuring comprehensive risk assessment, challenge, and validation of actuarial methodologies, assumptions, and results
• Partners strategically with actuarial leadership (Product Actuarial, Asset-Liability Management, and Actuarial Management teams) to provide risk perspective on asset-liability management initiatives, including duration matching, economic capital modeling, cash flow projections, and balance sheet optimization strategies
• Provides risk partnership and oversight of interest rate risk management programs, including sensitivity analysis, scenario testing, hedging strategy evaluation, and regulatory capital adequacy assessments
• Leads independent review and challenge of product financial risk, including pricing adequacy validation, reserve adequacy testing, profitability analysis, and risk-return evaluation across annuity and insurance product portfolios
• Manages teams performing sophisticated in-house financial modeling activities, including dynamic asset allocation models, operational risk quantification, stress testing, and specialized financial analytics supporting enterprise risk management
• Provides risk perspective on regulatory submissions and requirements including risk-based capital, asset adequacy testing, and other actuarial and financial risk reporting standards
• Represents financial risk management on cross-functional project teams and strategic initiatives, providing risk expertise to support business decision-making and actuarial operations
• Monitors industry trends, regulatory developments, and emerging risks in insurance and financial services to proactively inform risk management strategy and actuarial practices
• Manages team performance through coaching, mentoring, and formal development processes to enable the team to deliver on strategic objectives and maintain technical excellence

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 10+ Years Required

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
11PL

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced degree in actuarial science, mathematics, finance, or related field
• Fellow of Society of Actuaries (FSA), Associate of Society of Actuaries (ASA), or Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst (CERA)
• 15+ years of progressive actuarial and/or financial risk management experience with demonstrated expertise in life insurance/annuity products, asset-liability management, and risk oversight functions

Related Skills

Analytical Skills, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Financial Risk Management, Relationship Management, Risk Analysis/Analytics, Risk Mitigation, Strategic Thinking, TIAA Products/Services Acumen

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2025-11-17

Base Pay Range: $230,000/yr - $315,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Every worker deserves a secure retirement. For more than 100 years, TIAA has delivered it for millions of people. Founded to help educators retire with dignity, today weʼre a market-leading retirement company fueled by world-class asset management. But weʼre not just another legacy financial services firm. Weʼre fighting harder than ever before for our clients and the many Americans who need us.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

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