Project Leader - Product, Economics, and Modelling - Jobs in Toronto

Job Description

About riskthinking.AIriskthinking.AI Inc. (“RTAI”) is a visionary risk management company. We deliver the data, algorithms, and analytics needed to measure and manage financial risk resulting from climate change.Our firm is led by Dr. Ron Dembo, who previously founded and served as CEO of Algorithmics Inc. Prior to its sale to Fitch Ratings Inc. and later IBM Corp., Algorithmics was the largest enterprise risk management company in the world. Dr. Dembo has taken his patented multi-factor scenario modeling expertise and combined it with a team of cutting-edge climate scientists, data scientists, and computer science experts to create a method for measuring climate risk that is rooted in first principles of financial risk management.Position OverviewRTAI is seeking to hire a talented individual as a Project Leader on our Product Team. This individual will play a critical role in bridging complex client needs with RTAI capabilities and executing large scale product development and implementation projects.The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in management consulting with deep expertise in modelling/academic research and experience working in the financial services industry. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to take on a highly impactful role in helping to build a start-up as it embarks upon innovating cutting edge products to serve the world’s largest financial institutions.Position Responsibilities

• Drive growth by supporting large and complex financial services institutions with strategy, technical innovation, product development, and implementation related to RTAI products
• Lead research and development projects, with the support of RTAI climate scientists, data scientists, and financial engineers, to push the boundaries of climate financial risk measurement
• Execute project management of large-scale engagements; establish well-defined scopes of work and timelines, facilitate client communications, and lead RTAI in delivering top quality product within project timelines
• Help to grow RTAI product by progressing the methodology and identifying opportunities to enhance our data through client partnerships
• Deeply understand global financial services institutions, including their products, services, workflow, regulatory environment, and operations
• Develop expertise in climate science, financial engineering, and risk management
• Mentor RTAI product managers, data scientists, and engineers and help to create a very positive work environment

RequirementsTechnical Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in increasingly senior roles at a global management consulting firm
• Deep expertise in modelling and/or academic research and, at a minimum, general knowledge of finance and economics
• Experience working in the financial services industry
• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree from an academically rigorous program

Additional Requirements

• Intellectually curious and always seeking to learn
• Team oriented; enthusiastic about receiving help and helping others
• Creative thinker that is also very analytical and detail oriented; capable of driving a concept from ideation to development and implementation
• Strong sense of ethics, inside and outside the workplace
• Passionate about solving global issues

Benefits

• Work From Home - Flexible hours
• Paid Time Off Benefits (4 weeks per year)
• Trainingamp; Development