Liberty Mutual

Head of Alternative Capital & Enterprise Strategy

Liberty Mutual$175K — $210K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in alternative capital, investment banking, reinsurance, or risk financing.
  • Proven ability to lead complex enterprise initiatives from strategy to execution.
  • Deep understanding of reinsurance structures and capital optimization.
  • Strong analytical skills to evaluate cost of capital and earnings volatility.
  • Ability to synthesize complex analysis into concise executive-level recommendations.
  • Exceptional communication skills to influence senior stakeholders.
  • Established relationships within the capital markets and alternative capital sectors.

Responsibilities

  • Own and align the enterprise alternative capital strategy with corporate objectives.
  • Define a strategic framework for assessing alternative capital opportunities.
  • Develop a prioritization framework based on economic attractiveness and execution feasibility.
  • Identify and pursue strategic alternative capital opportunities across various markets.
  • Segment opportunities based on use cases such as risk protection and balance sheet optimization.
  • Translate analysis into tangible insights for executive decision-making.
  • Set strategies for external engagement to enhance market positioning.
  • Drive risk financing strategies that support targeted business growth.
  • Establish governance for alternative capital initiatives and measure their performance.
  • Act as the thought leader on capital market trends and regulations.

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
  • Professional development opportunities for career growth.
  • Access to a network of industry leaders and capital markets participants.
  • Supportive team culture focused on high performance and innovation.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
Full Job Description
Description

The Alternative Capital & Enterprise Strategy leader is accountable for defining, advancing, and executing the enterprise alternative capital strategy in support of Liberty Mutual’s broader capital management, risk financing, Global Risk Solutions, and enterprise financial objectives.

This role owns the strategic framework for evaluating alternative capital opportunities within the broader risk financing framework. The individual will define how third-party capital, structured reinsurance, insurance-linked securities, collateralized solutions, sidecars, legacy solutions, reserve solutions, and other capital markets structures can improve capital efficiency, reduce earnings volatility, diversify sources of capacity, optimize TBV growth within income volatility guardrails, and support targeted growth in priority portfolios.

The role requires a proactive, enterprise-minded leader who can translate market developments into actionable risk financing strategies. The individual will be expected to act decisively where market conditions are favorable, build flexibility where uncertainty persists, and identify opportunities to use alternative capital to improve downside protection, manage the cycle, enhance capital efficiency, and support enterprise growth.

This is both an external market-facing and internal enterprise leadership role. The leader will represent Liberty Mutual with investors, capital markets partners, brokers, reinsurers, banks, and other counterparties, while also driving alignment across Finance, Reinsurance, Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, Investments, Legal, Tax, Accounting, Treasury, and business unit leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the enterprise alternative capital strategy, ensuring alignment with the broader risk financing framework, capital management priorities, income volatility guardrails, risk appetite, rating agency considerations, and long-term enterprise growth objectives.
  • Define the strategic framework for evaluating alternative capital opportunities, including cost of capital, capital efficiency, TBV impact, volatility reduction, downside protection, counterparty diversification, execution feasibility, accounting, tax, regulatory, rating agency, and enterprise risk implications.
  • Develop and maintain an enterprise prioritization framework for alternative capital opportunities based on economic attractiveness, strategic impact, ability to execute, investor appetite, alignment with enterprise priorities, and contribution to profitable growth.
  • Identify and originate strategic opportunities across alternative capital markets, including insurance-linked securities, collateralized reinsurance, sidecars, structured quota shares, adverse development covers, loss portfolio transfers, reserve sidecars, capital relief solutions, portfolio facilities, and other third-party capital structures.
  • Segment alternative capital opportunities across key use cases, including mandatory tail risk protection, critical income volatility management, opportunistic cycle management, capital efficiency, balance sheet optimization, growth enablement, and portfolio expansion.
  • Own the enterprise point of view on alternative capital opportunities by translating analysis into cost of capital implications, rating agency impact, TBV impact, volatility outcomes, strategic trade-offs, recommendations, and decision points for executive leadership.
  • Set the external market engagement strategy with brokers, reinsurers, investors, banks, capital markets participants, and other counterparties to expand access to capital, create competitive tension, improve pricing and terms, and strengthen Liberty Mutual’s market position.
  • Drive risk financing strategies that support targeted growth, including structures that enable larger line sizes, support priority portfolios, recycle capital, monetize underwriting expertise, generate fee income, and manage earnings volatility.
  • Lead executive-level decision processes by framing options, clarifying trade-offs, escalating risks, driving timely decisions, and ensuring accountability for outcomes.
  • Establish governance and performance measurement for alternative capital initiatives, including transaction economics, capital impact, TBV impact, earnings volatility impact, risk transfer effectiveness, execution risk, counterparty exposure, and post-placement performance.
  • Serve as the enterprise thought leader on alternative capital market trends, investor appetite, pricing dynamics, capacity, emerging structures, competitor activity, regulatory developments, and implications for Liberty Mutual’s risk financing strategy.
  • Build and lead a high-performing team, setting expectations for strategic thinking, analytical quality, proactive communication, responsiveness, ownership, market connectivity, and enterprise orientation.
Qualifications

Required:

 

  • Significant experience in alternative capital, investment banking, reinsurance, insurance-linked securities, structured risk transfer, capital markets, corporate finance, risk financing, or insurance enterprise risk management.
  • Demonstrated ability to own and lead complex enterprise initiatives from strategy development through prioritization, recommendation, approval, execution, and performance measurement.
  • Deep understanding of reinsurance structures, third-party capital, insurance risk transfer, capital optimization, risk financing, and enterprise financial drivers.
  • Strong ability to evaluate opportunities through cost of capital, capital efficiency, TBV impact, earnings volatility, downside protection, rating agency, accounting, regulatory, tax, legal, and enterprise risk lenses.
  • Proven ability to synthesize complex analysis into executive-level recommendations, including clear implications, trade-offs, and decision points.
  • Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to frame decisions, articulate trade-offs, influence senior stakeholders, and drive alignment.
  • Established market relationships with brokers, reinsurers, investors, banks, capital markets participants, or other alternative capital counterparties.
  • Ability to operate with ambiguity, create structure, drive accountability, and deliver measurable outcomes.
  • Strong people leadership skills, including coaching, prioritization, talent development, and performance management.

Preferred:

  • Experience leading or materially shaping insurance-linked securities, collateralized reinsurance, sidecar, structured quota share, loss portfolio transfer, adverse development cover, reserve sidecar, portfolio facility, or other alternative capital transactions.
  • Experience advising or influencing senior leadership on capital management, risk financing, reinsurance, volatility, enterprise risk, or strategic financial decisions.
  • Experience evaluating opportunities based on economic attractiveness, strategic impact, investor appetite, execution feasibility, and alignment with enterprise growth priorities.
  • Advanced degree, CFA, CPA, actuarial credential, CPCU, ARM, or equivalent professional experience preferred.
  • Broad understanding of P&C insurance, underwriting portfolios, catastrophe risk, casualty risk, reserving, capital modeling, reinsurance economics, and rating agency capital frameworks.

About Liberty Mutual

Since 1912, Liberty Mutual Insurance have committed theirselves to providing broad, useful and competitively-priced insurance products and services to meet their customers' ever-changing needs. Their delivery on this commitment is the reason they're now the third largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2012 direct premium written according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Liberty Mutual Careers

Join the vibrant team at Liberty Mutual, a leading global insurance company, where your career is in your hands. At Liberty Mutual, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that values diversity and innovation. With a variety of job opportunities across multiple fields, this is where your professional journey can truly flourish.

Work You’ll Do

At Liberty Mutual, you’ll be part of a team that’s dedicated to empowering people to live safer, more secure lives. Whether you’re interested in a position in claims handling, underwriting, or customer service, you’ll find a platform here to enhance your skills and push the boundaries of what you can achieve.

Explore Our Job Opportunities

Liberty Mutual offers a range of career paths for both seasoned professionals and those just starting out. Our internship programs provide invaluable hands-on experience, helping to bridge the gap between education and full-time employment. For those seeking to grow their career, we offer positions that challenge and inspire, backed by benefits that support both professional and personal growth.

Innovate with Us

Innovation is at the heart of Liberty Mutual. We encourage our team to bring fresh ideas that drive industry leadership and improve customer experiences. By joining our team, you’ll collaborate with talented professionals who are keen on developing solutions that lead the market.

Develop Your Career

Liberty Mutual is deeply invested in the professional development of its employees. With comprehensive diversity training and leadership programs, we prepare you to take on leadership roles within the company. Networking opportunities within the company can lead to mentorship and further career advancement.

Benefits of Joining Liberty Mutual

Working at Liberty Mutual comes with numerous benefits. From competitive salaries to health and wellness programs, we ensure our team members are well taken care of. More than just a job, a position at Liberty Mutual is a stepping stone to a fulfilling career.

Join Our Team

Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore the job opportunities at Liberty Mutual. We are actively hiring and looking for individuals who are passionate, curious, and ready to drive change. Enhance your resume, prepare for your interview, and become part of a company that values your unique skills and vision.

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Liberty Mutual: A Place to Grow, Innovate, and Lead

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Founded
1912

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