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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.
Brief Overview
The Investment Solutions team develops, recommends and executes liability driven investment strategy, including portfolio construction and repositioning to support the acquisition of new reinsurance business. These strategies and associated portfolios must meet business needs (sufficient return on capital, regular investment income), while considering RGA's appetite for investment risk, execution risks, and asset-liability matching. The Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager acts as a "senior deal lead", taking full responsibility for RGA Investments' approach to transactions led. This position will also support and lead the local branch with investments activities, adding a dimension to the role.
What you will do
- Craft target portfolio strategy for a given opportunity to deliver exceptional risk-adjusted return for the transaction in partnership with Portfolio Management.
- Work with Credit team to determine best path to execution, including analysis of the client’s existing portfolio and the creation of a target portfolio given the portfolio strategy.
- Communicate the target portfolio strategy to various interested parties within RGA, including the C-suite, and to gain approval for the target strategy.
- Negotiate investment guidelines and treaty terms with clients to deliver the flexibility necessary to manage asset risk and generate target return.
- Lead efforts to close the asset side of the transaction, including operational aspects of receiving the client portfolio.
- Direct the reposition required to move from the client’s portfolio strategy to RGA’s target strategy.
- Suggests, reviews, and informs new tools and frameworks to improve new business pricing process.
- Develop relationships and strategic alliances with external contacts, focusing on Investment Banks and Asset Managers, along with internal cross-functional areas.
- Manage and train portfolio managers and/or analysts as direct reports.
- Supports and leads Japan branch investment/asset management related initiatives.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) preferred.
- 15+ years relevant work experience.
- Highly advanced investigative, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Highly advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
- Demonstrable work experience with CoPilot, Python/R or similar languages.
- Highly advanced oral and written communication skills in both English and Japanese demonstrating ability to share and impart knowledge.
- Expert understanding of investment/market concepts, especially in the context of insurance asset management in Japan and other APAC regions.
- Highly advanced knowledge of asset liability management.
- Expert knowledge of portfolio and fixed income analytics (i.e. sector weightings, portfolio duration, performance attribution, convexity and term structure of interest rates).
- Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work well within a team environment and participate in department/team projects.
- Highly advanced negotiation skills to assist with internal/external discussions.
- Demonstrable track record of the successful implementation of investment strategies, especially in an insurance or reinsurance context preferred.
- Demonstrable understanding of JGAAP, US GAAP and JSTAT preferred.
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA), FSA - Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) preferred.
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What you can expect from RGA:
Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.
We’re excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience—without considering name, gender, or other personal details—and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.
