Sr. Investment Risk Manager - Hybrid (Farmington, CT)

$175,000 - $200,000/Yr

Symetra Financial - Boston, MA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Boston, MA

1,001-5,000 employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As a Senior Investment Risk Manager at SIM, you will contribute to the effective oversight and management of risks. This role involves providing relevant risk information, advising senior management, and actively participating in new initiatives. With dynamic growth in Assets Under Management (AUM), this position presents a unique opportunity at a critical inflection point in our organizational trajectory.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and analyze portfolio and security level risks, with a strong focus on fixed income markets.
• Continuously validate multi-asset analytics to 'trade-level' quality.
• Present key risks, concerns, and risk initiatives to the Risk Committee.
• Produce regular and ad-hoc reports with precision and attention to detail.
• Evaluate current risk management processes and optimize them for gaining efficiencies, improving scalability and reducing scope for errors.
• Escalate and collaborate with various stakeholders, including line management, fund managers, IT, operations, or system support as needed.
• Collaborate with other business areas to achieve their goals and contribute to efficiency creation.
• Support marketing efforts to prospective clients.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• College degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 7+ years in fixed income markets, demonstrating a detailed understanding of fixed income securities.
• Proven experience in a market/investment risk role in an asset management company or insurance company.
• Strong problem-solving and analytic skills, with the ability to navigate major fixed income asset classes and follow various markets.
• A working knowledge of a risk analytics system such as Aladdin, BarraOne, Polypaths, etc., Microsoft Excel (including VBA), SQL, and any programming languages.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience in managing projects and stakeholder communications.
• Ability to explain complex concepts and data to multi-disciplinary audiences.
• Be confident, articulate, and effectively balance the dual roles of enforcing oversight while collaborating with the front office.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or related fields.
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in our Farmington, CT office.

Benefits

• Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements.
• 401(k) plan with immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%.
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays.
• Company matching for community giving.