[Hiring] Manager, Risk Analytics @Extend

Role Description

You'll join our centralized Risk, Analytics & Data Science team as a Manager, to serve as the most senior technical voice in the Risk Analytics function as well as the leading member to help build the entire function / team. You'll have full ownership of the Risk Function of Extend: the pricing methodology we standardize on, the risk framework leadership uses to make portfolio decisions, and the technical bar for the function as a whole.

This is a Manager-track role. You will be responsible for growing and building the team — setting standards, mentoring Lead and senior data scientists, and representing Risk Analytics in rooms where the biggest merchant deals and program decisions get made. You'll be accountable not just for your own analyses being right, but for the function's methodology being sound.

We've invested heavily in modern data infrastructure and AI tooling, and we want someone who's excited to actually use them. If you want the scope and influence of a manager with the hands-on depth of an IC, this role is for you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Set the pricing methodology, not just the price.
• Own the risk strategy conversation with senior leadership.
• Turn a monitoring function into a decision engine.
• Architect the data foundation for Risk Analytics.
• Raise the floor for the whole team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in actuarial pricing, predictive modeling, or other Risk Analytics related areas, with a track record of owning methodology or strategy.
• Strong analytical and data skills spanning SQL, Python or R, pipeline development and data modeling (dbt, Snowflake), and visualization tools such as Tableau or Streamlit.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring senior analysts or data scientists and raising a team's technical bar without formal authority.
• Ability to dive deep into data and communicate insights to audiences of all backgrounds, including the C-suite and teams with less data & analytics experience.
• Relevant Actuarial experience (such as Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) or equivalent exam experience) preferred but not required.
• Excited and passionate about the new AI tools (Claude, Gemini, etc.) and eager to learn how they can help improve our day-to-day efficiency.
• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Ability and interest in thinking beyond the insurance organization, considering the challenges of other teams, and prioritizing what is best for the business holistically, is essential.
• Empathy, humility, and curiosity.

Expected Pay Range

• $160,000 - $180,000 per year salaried*
• * The target base salary range for this position is listed above. Individual salaries are determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skills and experience.
• Extend does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role.

Benefits

• Working with a great team from diverse backgrounds in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Competitive salary based on experience, with full medical and dental & vision benefits.
• Stock in an early-stage startup growing quickly.
• Generous, flexible paid time off policy.
• 401(k) with Financial Guidance from Morgan Stanley.