AVP, Ventures Strategic Investment Manager

Aflac, Incorporated

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Launched in March 2017, Aflac Global Ventures is a $400M fund in committed capital to pursue investment opportunities, sponsor proof-of-concept contracts directly with Aflac Business Units, and incubate new entities whose mission is relevant to Aflac’s core business. Our mission is to help drive innovation, advance our business model and plant seeds of opportunity for Aflac’s next generation of growth. We invest in, partner with, and incubate businesses designed to improve customer experience, gain efficiencies, and develop new products, markets and customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in financial, mathematics, business administration or other quantitative discipline and minimum of eight years of professional job-related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience; with at least 4 years in the insurance industry in a similar ventures, strategy, and/or corporate development preferred. Master’s degree is welcomed.
• Experience leading, structuring, or supporting mergers & acquisition and/or venture transactions
• Strong educational background and/or experience in financial modeling, financial statement analysis and statistical analysis
• Excellent quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of complex business and financial analysis including applied statistical techniques
• Strong judgement with the ability to analyze deal options and their implications
• Excellent facilitation and negotiation skills
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of due diligence requirements for investment deals
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Business unit experience preferred
• Experience with storyboarding and developing high quality presentations

Responsibilities

• Supports all aspects of Aflac’s venture strategiv investing programs; leads deal sourcing and screening; leverages relationships with external eco-system to identify and screen deals of interest; initiates discussions and investment analysis to determine value add to overall ventures portfolio and Aflac overall.
• Works closely with internal Legal on all aspects of existing and future deals, ensure proper underwriting and due diligence to meet the needs of Aflac.
• Independently leads key aspects of the transaction, including but not limited to build out and analysis of financial models; performs detailed assessments of investment opportunities; develops investment theses for deals; supports due diligence efforts for deals under consideration; Serves as liaison for Aflac internal support teams
• Leads pipeline, deal and portfolio reviews; schedules review meetings at appropriate cadence; develops materials in support of internal deal flow/review sessions and external facing meetings
• Works with portfolio companies to build out quarterly and annual reporting packages; Provides ongoing monitoring of key portfolio company performance and metrics
• Work with head of department and other team members to support overall success of Aflac Ventures business strategy and/or exit events as needed.
• Supports all other Aflac Ventures’ activities including operations, fund administration, marketing and other
• Guides and mentors Analysts and other junior members of the team
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Benefits

• In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies, 401(k) plans, and generous paid time off.
• You’ll also be granted time off for designated paid holidays and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick, adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees