Collaborate with the business team and brokers to understand client needs and risk transfer challenges to successfully underwrite new business and renew accounts;

Conduct thorough analyses for product design and coverage structuring in order to meet the needs and expectations of the clients;

Improve and develop pricing models in order to model the risk, underwrite policies for corporates and public entities, and monitor the portfolio performance and accumulation;

Contribute to insurance proposal and underwriting documentation in order to finalise policies for corporate clients and public entities worldwide;

Contribute to & lead cross-organisational initiatives with various divisions of Descartes in order to support the growth and scalability efforts of the company (e.g. Software & Data Engineers, R&D teams, Strategy, Legal, Operations & Risk Management);

Technical & Business Leadership: help both the underwriting strategy and the review of the work conducted by Underwriting Data Scientists, providing guidance on technical modeling matters & business requirements.

Graduated from a leading academic institution with a degree in mathematics, statistics, data science, physics or related;

From 3 to 5 years of significant experience (post graduation) in data science or related;

Proven track record in leading cross-organisational projects involving a variety of stakeholders;

As a plus: track record of experience in managing a (small) team or supervising & checking the work of co-workers;

As a plus: prior experience in structuring, pricing & underwriting parametric insurance covers for climate risks.

Proficiency in Python (e.g. pandas, scikit-learn);

Strong background in statistics and mathematics, showing clear understanding of probabilities;

Eye for quality, autonomous and attention to detail;

Communication of complex technical topics to a business-oriented audience;

Fluency in English (written and verbal communication) is required;

Good level of one additional language (e.g. Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish…) is a plus.

Interested in insurance industry and climate risks modeling;

Strong team spirit;

Ability to work under pressure;

Eagerness to solve complex problems and technical challenges;

Rigorous, creative and meticulous mind;

Strong desire to learn and acquire responsibility;

Results oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-cultural environment.

Opportunity to work and learn with teams from the most prestigious schools and research labs in the world, allowing you to progress towards technical excellence; 

Commitment from Descartes to its staff of continued learning and development (think annual seminars, training etc.) ;

Work in a collaborative & professional environment ;

Be part of an international team, passionate about diversity ;

Join a company with a true purpose – help us help our clients be more resilient towards climate risks;

A competitive salary, bonus and benefits;

You can benefit from punctual home office days.

Step 1: HR Interview with our Talent Recruiter

Step 2: Manager interview

Step 3: Technical online test (via Github)

Step 4: Remote technical interview

Step 5: In person team interview to meet our team and discover our offices