MassMutual · 12 hours ago
Head of Capital Transaction Analysis
Hartford, CT
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expMassMutual is a financial services company seeking a Head of Capital Transaction Analysis to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment. This role involves ideating, analyzing, and executing strategic transactions to enhance the company's long-term financial strength and flexibility, while advising the executive team on key initiatives.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Apply understanding of life insurance/annuity products, risk management, and capital frameworks to drive strategic transaction analysis and recommendations
Ideate and execute capital markets and balance sheet optimization transactions that improve MassMutual’s financial performance, balancing capital adequacy, liquidity, financial flexibility, and earnings strength
Advise the executive team on key strategic initiatives and sales priorities, including impacts to statutory and economic capital, rating agency metrics, and long-term profitability
Identify and evaluate business and strategic opportunities, across financial, risk, and strategic views and with internal and external parties
Lead transaction analysis considering rating agency, regulatory, and economic lenses, including M&A, capital markets, and reinsurance transactions
Lead capital markets and balance sheet management transactions from ideation to execution
Accountable for all aspects of team leadership
Fostering a high performance culture
Recruiting, rewarding and retaining a new team
Developing talent (e.g. cross-training, onboarding, providing feedback, etc.)
Qualification
Required
BS in accounting, finance, business, actuarial science or a related field
10+ years of progressive experience in actuarial roles, including capital management, product pricing (retail and institutional insurance products), or enterprise risk management, etc
Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change
Ability to proactively take ownership of projects and drive them through to completion
Ability to perform independent research, identify valuable transaction opportunities, and deliver analyses and recommendations to senior management
Strong desire to 'roll-up sleeves'
Preferred
Experience in capital management, actuarial pricing, hedging and/or M&A/reinsurance transaction analysis
Expertise in structuring transactions to balance rating agency, regulatory capital, tax, accounting, and economic considerations
Knowledge of statutory, rating agency, and economic capital frameworks
Knowledge of US GAAP and statutory accounting
Experience leading cross-functional projects with competing constraints through to success
Experience influencing senior management on strategic decisions
Detail-oriented with demonstrated oral and written communication skills
Prior management experience
Benefits
Access to a collaborative network within the team with connected objectives
Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits
Company
MassMutual
MassMutual is a mutual life insurance company that provides investment management and trust services.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Eddie Ahmed
Chairman, President & CEO
Roger W. Crandall
Chairman, President & CEO
Recent News
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