Senior Physical Risk Model Analyst with geospatial experience Faro

Senior Physical Risk Model Analyst with geospatial experience
Faro
Faro, Faro District, Portugal

We are looking for a passionate Risk Analyst to help our product and modelling teams develop asset level and exposure data assets, as well as improve name matching abilities.

Project Overview:

Our modular climate risk offering is built to meet the complex needs of insurers, banks, corporates, and real estate investors. Through the Saa
S platform, Location Risk Intelligence, we deliver an advanced geospatial solution that empowers clients with
- specific climate risk data worldwide, enabling them to make informed decisions on climate risk reporting, underwriting, and investments.

Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of catastrophe modelling, climate risk analytics, or quantitative model validation
• Proven experience with statistical testing, performance metrics, and uncertainty analysis
• Proficiency in programming and data analysis (Python, R, MATLAB) and handling large datasets
• Experience with geospatial data handling (e. g. , GIS tools, net
  CDF, shapefiles)
• Experience benchmarking or validating risk models in insurance, reinsurance, or research settings
• Familiarity with construction typologies, and
  - event damage datasets desirable
• Strong
  - solving skills and ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
• Strong communication skills, clear documentation habits, and readiness to collaborate remotely with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute structured performance tests for physical climate risk models across multiple hazards
• Develop validation datasets with event data, loss data, and
  - model outputs
• Benchmark model results against historical events,
  - party models, and industry standards
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of current models and propose actionable enhancements
• Develop and refine vulnerability assumptions for multiple hazards, incorporating empirical loss data, engineering insights, and expert judgement
• Analyse the influence of building design, materials, and
  - space features on property damage potential
• Document methodologies, results, validation processes, and produce reproducible workflows