Associate Quantitative Analyst

Opportunity: Associate Quantitative Analyst

Salary Range: $110,000 to $150,000

Job Posting End Date: November 13, 2026

 

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

 

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

 

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

 

Worker Designation – This role is hybrid. This means you will be expected to report to one of our Aflac offices located in New York, NY for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 

 

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

 

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Strong practical understanding of quantitative finance models, including stochastic calculus and their application to real-world investment and risk management challenges.

• Deep orientation toward probabilistic thinking; Bayesian mindset. 

• Solid understanding of the economic rationale and financial implications underlying quantitative models and investment strategies.

• Familiarity with major fixed-income asset classes, fixed-income analytics, bond mathematics, and vanilla foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives.

• Proficiency in developing and implementing quantitative models using Python; experience with C++ and/or C# is an advantage.

• Knowledge of source control and collaborative development practices using Git/GitHub, as well as experience with data platforms and databases such as Snowflake.

• Takes ownership of problems and seeks to add value, not just complete assigned tasks.

• Systematic thinker who acts to increase, not decrease, the organization and clarity of information.

• Ability to seek conceptual understanding, not just technical precision.

• Comfortable with explaining quantitative ideas to non-quants, and strives to break-down technical ideas into intuitive, digestible bits.

• Intellectual curiosity, with the ability to generate and brainstorm ideas with colleagues.

• Team player.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline.
• A minimum of 2 years of related quantitative analysis, financial modeling, or similar experience with a Bachelor's degree, or a minimum of 0 to 1 year of related quantitative analysis, financial modeling, or similar experience with a Master's degree.

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

 

Education & Experience Preferred

• Master’s degree Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance, Mathematics, or similar quantitative discipline.
• Python, C++, SQL or similar experience is preferred.

 

Travel

10 percent or less

 

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains and enhances asset valuation and net investment income (NII) forecasting models that support FP&A's financial planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making processes.

• Partners with FP&A and other key stakeholders to contribute to long-term initiatives that expand model capabilities and align analytical solutions with evolving business requirements.

• Builds strong working relationships across investment, finance, and risk functions by translating complex quantitative concepts into actionable business insights for senior stakeholders.

• Delivers timely, actionable analyses using existing quantitative tools and models to inform business and investment decisions.

• Develops and calibrates models concerning hedging strategies and optimization in FX, IR, credit, and equities domains.

• Supports strategic and tactical asset allocation decisions through economic scenario generation, portfolio optimization, and analysis from both total return and income perspectives.

• Communicates complex modeling methodologies, assumptions, and results to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring transparency and business understanding.

• Documents model methodologies, key assumptions, calibration processes, and governance standards to support model integrity and regulatory compliance.

• Remains current with emerging quantitative and financial modeling techniques, while proactively identifying opportunities to improve data quality, analytical processes, and the production of financial, accounting, and investment reporting.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

 

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $110,000 to $150,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

 

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

 

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.