Senior Investment Analyst

Talcott Financial Group•Hartford, CT

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Talcott Financial Group is an international life insurance group and the industry’s trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future. Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. Talcott Financial Group’s two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re. Senior Investment Analyst, Investment Management Team This position will report into the Head of Credit on the Investment Management (IM) team. The IM team is composed of CFA charter holders, actuaries, and other investment professionals and is tasked with, among other things: Establishing the Enterprise Strategic Asset Allocation Tactical decision making with respect to asset class allocations vs targets Oversight of Talcott’s investment managers Managing Talcott’s derivatives and hedging portfolios. Asset-liability management Liquidity management Underwriting and selection of third-party asset managers Support for asset modeling across the enterprise Overview: This position is primarily responsible for working with external managers to maximize general account performance subject to various accounting, statutory and economic constraints while analyzing credit risk within the general account. The Senior Investment Analyst will furthermore oversee the external managers as part of Talcott’s multi-manager investment platform. Additionally, our selected talent will have the opportunity to contribute across the value chain in Talcott’s planned growth for its investment portfolio. Key accountabilities shall include:

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in finance, investment or risk management
Minimum of 2 years of investment experience
Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate fixed income asset classes
Possess an understanding of sectors’ characteristics, liquidity, spread drivers, etc.
Proficiency in Excel/SQL, including review and presentation of data analysis, familiarity with programming languages (VBA/R/Python) is a plus
Understanding of U.S. statutory and Bermudan insurance regulations/requirements is a plus

Responsibilities

Identify and quantify emerging credit risks within the General Account
Monitor credit quality against risk tolerance and established limits
Evaluate external manager performance vs quantitative and qualitative criteria
Collaborate with external managers to understand investment rationale and relative value considerations
Propose trading programs to enhance income, reduce capital and improve risk adjusted returns subject to constraints
Develop and implement guidelines for external managers, taking into consideration statutory, contractual and enterprise limits
Contribute to the development of Talcott’s internal macroeconomic views relating to interest rates, credit spreads and equity markets
Understand industry trends and regulatory developments which could pose risks or present opportunity for the General Account
Support data review and aggregate information on investments
Potential to underwrite and surveil investments within Talcott’s Private Credit and Private Equity Alternatives portfolio