National Life Group · 1 week ago
Executive Director, Business Development
Addison, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$225K/yr - $330K/yr
12+ years expNational Life Group is one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies, and they are seeking an accomplished Executive Director to join their GP Solutions team. This role is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing investments in asset managers while developing insurance-optimized strategies that advance NLG Capital’s objectives as a best-in-class insurance investment platform.
Health CareInsuranceLife Insurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Underwrite and execute GP and platform-level investments in private asset managers
Structure and negotiate investments that provide governance rights, long-term economic alignment, and access to proprietary pipelines
Drive post-investment engagement to deepen relationships and unlock co-investment and new product opportunities
Maintain a dynamic market map of the private asset ecosystem, with focus on asset manager M&A, minority stake opportunities, and capital formation trends
Identify high-potential managers across private credit, real assets, and specialty finance
Monitor new entrants, capital raisers, consolidators, and specialty platforms with partnership potential
Bring a forward-leaning perspective on how asset manager business models are evolving and where value is being created
Partner with GPs to design differentiated, insurance-optimized strategies in private credit, asset backed finance, and real estate
Assess business plans, platform growth strategies, and manager economics for alignment with NLG Capital’s risk-return and liability-matching objectives
Build a repeatable framework for seeding new products that meet insurance and institutional capital requirements
Work across legal, finance, and executive leadership to structure and close complex transactions
Represent NLG Capital externally with GPs, LPs, and other stakeholders, positioning the firm as a partner of choice in GP Solutions
Contribute to internal strategy, helping define NLG Capital’s differentiated role in the private markets ecosystem
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
12+ years in private equity, private credit, investment banking, or asset management M&A
Strong preference for experience underwriting GP or platform-level investments in credit, structured finance, or real assets
Familiarity with liability-driven investing, and insurance regulatory capital frameworks is considered a plus
Exceptional skills in financial modeling, valuation, and transaction structuring
Ability to evaluate both manager-level economics and platform-level strategic value
Strong investment committee and presentation skills
Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and low-ego approach
Proven ability to source, structure, and execute GP investments that deliver differentiated outcomes
Preferred
MBA, CFA, or equivalent credentials preferred
Benefits
Your benefits start day one and are flexible and customizable to your and your family’s specific needs.
Medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave)
Participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs
Company
National Life Group
National Life Group offers life insurance, and annuity products to help individuals, families and businesses pursue financial needs.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
M
Mehran Assadi
Chairman, CEO & President
Recent News
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