New York Life Insurance Co

Insurance Structuring and Solutions Lead

New York Life Insurance Co$200K — $275K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant experience in insurance investments or institutional asset management.
  • Deep understanding of insurance company portfolios and capital requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of insurance regulations in U.S. and global markets, particularly Europe and Asia.
  • Experience designing institutional investment structures and customized client solutions.
  • Familiarity with diverse investment vehicles including structured investment vehicles and insurance dedicated funds.
  • Strong understanding of private markets, fixed income, and multi-asset portfolios.
  • Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the Head of Insurance Solutions to forge a long-term strategy for the business.
  • Design investment solutions to meet insurers' objectives across various regulatory environments.
  • Collaborate with NYLIM affiliate managers to package and commercialize investment capabilities.
  • Explore structuring opportunities across collateralized fund obligations and customized solutions.
  • Evaluate structuring opportunities at both fund and asset levels to optimize efficiency for investors.
  • Adapt existing strategies into insurance-specific offerings while seeking innovative structures.
  • Engage with clients to communicate solution designs and implementation requirements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including leave programs and adoption assistance.
  • Student loan repayment programs available.
  • Ongoing refinement of benefits based on employee feedback.
  • Opportunities to flourish both inside and outside of work.
Full Job Description
Location Designation: Hybrid - 4 days per week

New York Life Investment Management is seeking a Senior Leader to join its Insurance Solutions team. Reporting to the Head of Insurance Solutions, this individual will serve as a strategic partner in building and scaling the firm's insurance solutions business. Working in close partnership with the Head of Insurance Solutions, this person will help shape product strategy, design investment structures, develop new structures and solutions, and coordinate execution across the NYLIM platform. The role requires close alignment with the New York Life General Account (OCIO) and collaboration across NYLIM's affiliate investment managers and key business partners. The individual will bring an open minded and entrepreneurial approach to developing solutions across asset classes, structures and geographies, with a particular focus on opportunities where insurance investment solutions can be further developed in Europe and Asia.

Primary Responsibilities
  • Partner with the Head of Insurance Solutions to develop and execute the long term strategy for the insurance solutions business.
  • Work alongside the Head of Insurance Solutions to design investment solutions that address insurers' investment, capital, accounting, liquidity and regulatory objectives.
  • Partner with the Head of Insurance Solutions and the New York Life General Account (OCIO) to identify portfolio needs and develop scalable solutions for external insurance clients.
  • Collaborate with NYLIM affiliate managers to identify, package and commercialize investment capabilities for insurance clients.
  • Partner on a broad range of structuring opportunities, including rated feeders, collateralized fund obligations and other structured vehicles, secondaries, credit insurance and customized investment solutions.
  • Evaluate opportunities to structure solutions at the underlying asset level as well as at the fund, portfolio and vehicle level, with a focus on creating efficient and scalable outcomes for insurance investors.
  • Work with affiliate investment teams to adapt existing strategies into insurance specific offerings and explore new structures where existing products do not fully address client needs.
  • Partner with distribution and affiliate leadership to identify opportunities to bring existing capabilities to market through differentiated insurance offerings.
  • Help identify and develop opportunities across global insurance markets, including Europe and Asia, where regulatory frameworks, capital requirements and market dynamics may create attractive opportunities for innovative insurance solutions.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of insurance investment regulations and capital frameworks and apply that knowledge to solution design and structuring. Familiarity with global insurance regulatory regimes is highly valued.
  • Collaborate with legal, tax, compliance, operations and product teams to develop and launch new solutions.
  • Support client engagements in partnership with the Head of Insurance Solutions by articulating solution design, structuring considerations and implementation requirements.
  • Serve as a connector across investment teams and business functions to help build a scalable global insurance platform.

Qualifications
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in insurance investments, institutional asset management, product strategy or investment structuring.
  • Deep understanding of insurance company portfolios, statutory accounting, capital requirements and insurance regulation.
  • Strong knowledge of insurance regulatory and capital frameworks, with experience or familiarity across U.S. and global markets. Experience with European and Asian insurance markets is a plus.
  • Experience designing institutional investment structures and customized client solutions, including experience with structured investment vehicles or asset level structuring.
  • Knowledge of investment vehicles including separately managed accounts, commingled funds, rated feeders, collateralized fund obligations, feeder funds, insurance dedicated funds, secondaries and other insurance oriented structures.
  • Understanding of credit insurance and the role it can play in developing investment solutions for insurance investors.
  • Strong understanding of private markets, fixed income, structured credit and multi asset portfolios.
  • Ability to approach structuring with an open minded and entrepreneurial mindset, with a willingness to explore new vehicles, asset classes and solutions as client needs evolve.
  • Experience working across multiple investment teams and asset classes to develop integrated solutions.
  • Excellent strategic thinking, collaboration and execution skills.
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across multiple teams and affiliates.
  • Outstanding communication and relationship management skills.
  • Interest in working across global markets and developing solutions for insurance clients in North America, Europe and Asia.

Job Level: LEVELPF6

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $200,000-$275,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Job Requisition ID: 94674

About New York Life Insurance Co

New York Life Insurance Company is a mutual life insurance company in the United States and one of the life insurers in the world, ranking #88 on the 2014 Fortune 500 list with over $540 billion in total assets under management, and more than $19 billion in surplus and AVR. New York Life and its subsidiaries provide insurance, investment, and retirement solutions. For 175 years, the company has been helping people put their love into action. It was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in New York.

New York Life Insurance Co Careers

Join the esteemed team at New York Life Insurance Co, a leader in the insurance industry, and propel your career to new heights with unparalleled job opportunities. As one of the most respected names in life insurance, we offer a platform where professionalism meets innovation, creating an environment ripe for personal and professional growth.

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At New York Life Insurance Co, you will be part of a culture that cherishes diversity and fosters leadership. Our team is composed of skilled professionals dedicated to providing financial security and peace of mind to our clients. By joining us, you will collaborate with top-tier experts in finance and insurance, leveraging your skills to make a meaningful impact.

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