
Global Wildfire Peril Lead – Property Research Team
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- 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