Senior Analyst, Investment Solutions

at  RGA

Position Overview
RGA Investments is a global asset manager based in St. Louis with over $76 billion in fixed income and equity securities under management. Investment Solutions is a high impact team of portfolio managers and analysts in RGA Investments with associates located in St Louis, London, and Singapore. The team is a dedicated to new business activities within reinsurance and M&A context. Investment Solutions develops and executes liability driven investment strategies to optimize risk adjusted returns. We seek motivated individuals with strong quantitative skills to join our growing team and perform in a fast-paced environment while delivering high quality analysis.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with (senior) portfolio managers to support various quantitative and analytical functions for new block transactions:
• Design transaction specific asset strategies to optimize return on capital within regulatory, accounting, operating and risk management constraints.
• Maintain asset and credit related pricing assumptions for new business opportunities.
• Help negotiate investment guidelines and treaty terms with clients to deliver the flexibility necessary to manage asset risk and generate target return.
• Act as liaison with credit research, traders and operations teams to coordinate Investments’ efforts on new business opportunities.
• Develop/support innovation of models and tools utilized for portfolio construction and tracking.
• Explain and communicate complex analysis as well as preparing reports and presentations to demonstrate work performed.
• Assist with research projects and maintain current knowledge of investment practices, trends and applications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a field requiring strong analytical and quantitative skills such as Mathematics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Financial Engineering and other sciences, and 3+ years of relevant work experience OR
• PhD, Master of Finance, or MBA and 1-3 years of relevant work experience

Preferred:

• Experience in insurance asset management or liability driven asset management

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Required:

• Excellent team player
• Basic knowledge of fixed income portfolio management
• Advanced Excel skills
• Programming knowledge with Python, MATLAB, C++, SQL, VBA etc is strongly preferred.
• Advanced investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in an environment with multiple concurrent projects, managing project-based workflow within demanding time frames and adapt quickly to new methods.
• Solid oral and written communication skills.

Company Overview
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (NYSE: RGA), a Fortune 500 company, is a global industry leader specializing in life and health reinsurance and financial solutions that help clients effectively manage risk and optimize capital. With headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, and operations around the world, RGA delivers expert solutions in individual life reinsurance, individual living benefits reinsurance, group reinsurance, health reinsurance, facultative underwriting, product development, and financial solutions.
RGA has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2024 list of the World’s Most Admired Companies, an acknowledgement that reflects our legacy of innovation, dedicated client focus, community responsibility, commitment to diversity, and long-term value creation. RGA has approximately $3.7 trillion of life reinsurance in force as of December 31, 2023. To learn more about RGA and its businesses, visit www.rgare.com.

• Work closely with (senior) portfolio managers to support various quantitative and analytical functions for new block transactions:
• Design transaction specific asset strategies to optimize return on capital within regulatory, accounting, operating and risk management constraints.
• Maintain asset and credit related pricing assumptions for new business opportunities.
• Help negotiate investment guidelines and treaty terms with clients to deliver the flexibility necessary to manage asset risk and generate target return.
• Act as liaison with credit research, traders and operations teams to coordinate Investments’ efforts on new business opportunities.
• Develop/support innovation of models and tools utilized for portfolio construction and tracking.
• Explain and communicate complex analysis as well as preparing reports and presentations to demonstrate work performed.
• Assist with research projects and maintain current knowledge of investment practices, trends and applications.
• Perform other duties as assigned