VP, Investment Analytics

Location

New York, NY | United States

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions. 

We are looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us. 

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited is a financial services company focused on the annuity, life insurance and reinsurance markets. Through its family of brands — including Forethought, Accordia Life and Commonwealth Re — Global Atlantic offers a broad range of retirement and protection products, as well as reinsurance solutions.  Global Atlantic was founded at Goldman Sachs in 2004 and separated as an independent company in 2013. The company today has nine offices and over $40 billion in assets.

Global Atlantic offers employees the unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative and meritocratic working environment. The Company’s unique entrepreneurial culture encourages all employees to assume significant levels of responsibility. Global Atlantic invests in its people because it believes they are critical to the long term success of its business.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Company is seeking a candidate for the position of Vice President, Investment Analytics.  Responsibilities include:

• Develop tools and analytics to help manage the allocation of investment strategies to enable the company to meet its risk and financial objectives.
• Work closely with the Asset Allocation team in the construction of portfolios for reinsurance blocks.
• Deliver enhancements to the asset projection framework for new asset types and/or regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with the Sector analytics team to ensure that investments are properly modeled with the appropriate sensitivities under the regulatory scenarios.
• Run and deliver projections of asset performance under the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) regulatory scenarios as part of quarterly close process.
• Construct an attribution framework of changes in results due to portfolio and market changes.
• Keep up to date on the latest development to the regulatory regime and developing impact analysis on potential portfolio implications and opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Actuarial Science, Quantitative Finance, Financial Mathematics, or a related quantitative field plus five (5) years of experience in institutional insurance products.
• Prior experience must include five (5) years in each of the following:
  • Working with institutional insurance products, including reinsurance transactions, to provide capital and risk-management solutions to institutional clients.
  • Performing long-term projections of financial statements under U.S. for institutional investment products, including balance sheet and income statement.
  • Supporting capital requirement projection of insurance blocks by calculating the required level of capital to support the insurance blocks under both deterministic and stochastic scenarios.
  • Actuarial modeling of insurance liabilities involving projecting future liability cash flows and estimating net present value of future liabilities.
  • Explaining and communicating analysis to corporate partners by delivering presentations to Chief Actuary, Business, Risk, Treasurer. Collaborating with corporate partners, including Portfolio Managers, Business, and Risk.

• Prior experience must include three (3) years in each of the following:
  • Working in cash fixed income markets to test asset strategies to back insurance liabilities.
  • Applying knowledge of insurance financial concepts and applications under U.S. and Bermuda, including Statutory Standards, Risk Based Capital, Scenario Based Approach, Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement to generate financials under both U.S. and Bermuda frameworks.
  • Applying asset modeling for asset performance projection, including structured products.
  • Analyzing asset performance under both US and Bermuda regulatory framework.
  • Applying portfolio optimization to construct optimal asset mix for insurance block.
  • Utilizing Asset Liability Management techniques to address risk for insurance blocks.
  • Performing long-term projections of financial statements under Bermuda for institutional investment products, including best estimate liability and economic balance sheet.
  • Utilizing Python programming skills to extend existing analytical capabilities and streamline workflows.

The expected annual base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $147,375 to $280,714. Global Atlantic is an equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT  

Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.

We are active in our communities-

• New York:StreetWise Partners, Covenant House, Partnership for New York City, City Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, Billion Oyster Project
• Boston: Cradles to Crayons, Boston’s Healthcare for the Homeless, Thompson Island Outward Bound, Rosie’s Place, Catie’s Closet, Project Bread, Rise Against Hunger, Space to Thrive
• Hartford: Junior Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, Oliver’s Pajama, United Way
• Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Batesville: So Loved Ripley County Foster Closet, Safe Passage Family Shelter, YES Home Juvenile Rehabilitation, Ripley County Community Foundation
• Des Moines: United Way of Central Iowa, Meals from the Heartland, Junior Achievement, Math Motivators, Bidwell Riverside, Orchard Place, Knock and Drop
• Berwyn/Wayne: Habitat for Humanity, Chester County Food Bank, Surrey Services, For Pete’s Sake Respite
• Bermuda: Keep Bermuda Beautiful, Center Against Abuse, Truck Island Nature Reserve, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation

Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family.

Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.  More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email [email protected].

Please click on the links below to learn more about Global Atlantic. 

Our employees are in the office 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices. If you have questions on this policy or the application process, please contact [email protected].

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