MassMutual · 9 hours ago
Head of GIA Investment Performance Measurement and Analytics
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expMassMutual is a leading insurance company seeking a seasoned investment management professional to lead the Investment Performance Measurement and Analytics function for their General Investment Account (GIA). This senior leadership role involves designing and implementing performance reporting strategies, collaborating with key stakeholders, and enhancing investment performance analytics to drive strategic alignment and value creation.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceRetirement
Responsibilities
Design, and oversee implementation of models, policies, and procedures for a best-in-class performance and attribution reporting function
Help drive strategy and execution of investment performance measurement, attribution, and reporting programs supporting MassMutual’s Board, CIO, and other key stakeholders
Help shape market commentary and attribution narratives for internal and external stakeholders, including affiliate managers and GPs
Complete the feedback loop for MassMutual Investment Management in the performance space by collaborating with teams supporting product profitability analysis and PMs managing ALM and capital allocation decisions
Evolve existing practices and refresh methodologies, assumptions, and models to introduce new and industry best practice approaches for presenting performance across products, asset classes, and instruments
Lead strategic platform rationalization and evaluate performance engines to enhance analytics
Provide technical expertise in portfolio management, finance, capital markets, and investment performance reporting, guiding decisions to align with market standards
Contribute to portfolio reporting and attribution by applying experience across asset classes and investment strategies, ensuring liability-driven investment strategies and ALM models are accurately derived and validated
Collaborate directly with portfolio managers and lead teams to achieve strategic alignment across functions, simplifying complex income and return objectives under liability constraints while maintaining precision and accuracy in reporting
Manage the evolution of the program to maximize total-portfolio view and coverage for GIA reporting, expanding capabilities important to investment team members
Help develop a long-term roadmap to unlock value and greater ROI for the Performance program, including performance monitoring as a compensating control for financial reporting
Help drive the development of reporting standards for leadership and Board materials, framing investment successes, market impacts, and risk-adjusted performance drivers
Help with the design of data integration between IBOR/ABOR systems and performance engines to optimize data validation, reporting efficiency, and portfolio transparency
Lead strategic initiatives to align performance reporting with insurance industry practices, NAIC classifications, and risk-based capital requirements, ensuring compliance and strategic flexibility
Serve as a trusted advisor to the CIO and Senior Leadership Team, influencing investment strategy communication and Board-level reporting
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in STEM, Finance-Accounting, Actuarial Science, or related field
10+ years in investment management with progressive experience focusing on performance measurement, attribution, and reporting
5+ years in leading teams and/or investment strategy and decision-making for an asset owner, allocator or investment advisor, in a role focused on: investment performance, attribution and analysis; portfolio management; product management or research; portfolio strategy or securities research [investment selection]
Experience with liability-driven investment strategies, including ALM frameworks, duration matching, and immunization techniques
Experience designing, building, and calibrating investment return, valuation, or risk models for capital allocation in multi-asset portfolios
Advanced Excel and quantitative modeling; familiarity with GIPS® standards and compliance; strong understanding of risk-adjusted return metrics (TWR, IRR, Brinson attribution, factor attribution)
Ability to integrate cash flow projections and liability schedules into performance analytics; can source index and reported market yields or returns as benchmarks, model, select “best-fit,” and defend rationale in Q&A with investment professionals
Deep knowledge of fixed income, structured credit, private credit, and alternative investments; understanding of insurance asset management and regulatory frameworks; working knowledge of NAIC and statutory accounting preferred
Expertise in designing attribution models that incorporate liability benchmarks; ability to optimize portfolios for duration and convexity matching; strong leadership and stakeholder engagement across investment, actuarial, and risk teams
Proven ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with peers and key partners throughout the organization and in their external, professional networks
Preferred
Master's degree in STEM, Finance, Quantitative Analytics, or MBA; CPA or actuarial credentials for ALM depth a plus
CFA, CIPM or equivalent designation strongly preferred; CAIA or FRM a plus
Deep familiarity with Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®); experience managing GIPS verification and composite construction for liability-driven portfolios
Proven ability to implement automation for performance and ALM reporting; experience with data governance and integration of liability projections into performance dashboards
Experience configuring, and testing platforms integrated across the investment ecosystem, such as Performance Engines (SS&C Advent Geneva/APX, Eagle Performance, Clearwater Analytics), Portfolio Management and IBOR Platforms (BlackRock Aladdin, SimCorp Dimension, Charles River IMS), ALM & LDI Tools (Bloomberg PORT, proprietary actuarial systems, Beacon), and Instrument Cashflow and CP-Credit Risk Modeling Services (Intex, Moody's, S&P)
Experience implementing BlackRock PBOR
Experience with majority of investments or instruments in: Gov & Corporate Debt, Bank Loans, PE Sponsor and Non-Sponsored Mid-Market Loans and Private Credit, Commercial & Residential Real Estate Debt, Consumer/Retail and Real Estate ABS, Structured ABF, Structured Credit, CLOs/CDOs, Municipal Bonds, Private LP's, Direct-PE
Company
MassMutual
MassMutual is a mutual life insurance company that provides investment management and trust services.
5001-10000 employees
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