Global Wildfire Peril Lead – Property Research Team

Introduction

Join us at Gallagher Re, the trailblazers of the reinsurance world, where every day brings new opportunities to shape the future. We empower our clients with cutting-edge analytics and insights, providing them the confidence to make strategic decisions that transform industries. As a team member, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, translating data into impactful solutions and taking the reins of your career like never before.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

We are looking for a Global Wildfire Peril Lead to join our Property Research team. The Gallagher Re Property Research team supports our global reinsurance operation by developing our in-house view of risk in the form of natural catastrophe peril advisory, catastrophe model evaluation and our network of academic research partnerships. Our team collaborates with brokers, clients, and industry partners to enhance property risk quantification, develop innovative risk management solutions and evaluate third party catastrophe models.

The individual we are seeking would drive our catastrophe modelling evaluation, development and risk assessment for wildfire worldwide. This role is being advertised in London, Paris, Munich, Zurich and North America.

How you'll make an impact

Core Responsibilities
• Act as the lead wildfire risk advisor to our clients, working closely with broking teams to interpret and present model results and explain wildfire risk nuances
• Serve as the company’s representative and thought leader on wildfire risk in the wider industry.
• Lead wildfire catastrophe model research and evaluation, working with the team to provide best-in-class vendor model validation reports supported by detailed evidence
• Lead on catastrophe model development projects for wildfire risk quantification
• Develop novel ideas to deliver bespoke risk solutions to clients
• Keep abreast of and contribute towards the latest research on wildfire specific topics from the scientific literature, including climate change
• Project manage multiple multi-week to multi-year research and model development projects, frequently to tight deadlines
• Lead a team of scientists to ensure their work is of the highest quality and answers the commercial questions asked by our clients and internal stakeholders
• Effectively communicate with team members, business-units, brokers and clients
• Collaborate with model vendor experts to understand their new models or updates, and compare / contrast choices made between model vendors
• Liaise with offices and teams world-wide and participate in business-travel as required
• Coordinate with academic partners to ensure academic partnerships meet both the technical and commercial requirements of Gallagher Re
• Present at industry and academic conferences

Mentor junior specialists in the team

About You

Required:
• PhD in Natural Hazards, Earth Sciences or equivalent experience
• Advanced knowledge of programming in R, Python, SQL or equivalent including experience in visualization and analysis of spatial datasets
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Great teammate with strong analytical skills and keen attention to detail
• A strong understanding of (re)insurance and catastrophe risk management
• Strong knowledge of (re)insurance and catastrophe risk management

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:
• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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