Our client is located in Westport, CT and operates across niche sectors within the US mortality, longevity and life insurance/reinsurance markets, where price, operating, and/or market inefficiencies enable our client to create meaningful value for clients and stakeholders.
The principal operating subsidiaries of our client, and their underlying strategies, are as follows:
- an alternative asset manager operating across US mortality linked investment markets, transacting through a series of closed ended funds
- a niche services and solutions provider to US Life Insurer and Reinsurer clients, enabling such clients commute liabilities, create embedded value, and optimize in-force blocks
- a new business venture being established to provide management, pricing, and administrative support to Life Insures seeking to enter the US structured settlement annuity market
Role Description:
Located in Westport, Connecticut, our client is creating a director of operations role to facilitate growth across each of its operating businesses, and to institutionalize (and standardize) operating infrastructure, data management, reporting, vendor management, contracting, and compliance.
This newly created position presents an opportunity to join a small team across a number of niche high growth businesses and influence the growth and strategic direction of these businesses.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and highly focused self-starter, with a proven ability to multi-task and operate effectively across disciplines, who enjoys independent work, with minimal supervision, and being part of and cand drive the performance of a small, entrepreneurial team.
Job Qualifications and Requirements:
- BA/BS with a major in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related field
- 7+ years of experience in financial services environment with a specialty in operations management
- Strategic thinker, with the ability to anticipate issues rather than react to
- Strong organization, communication, and analytical skills with an ability to think clearly and laterally.
- Strong project management skills
- Goal and results focused mindset
- Detail oriented with exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills
- Self-starter with ability to work independently in an autonomous environment
- Ability to clearly articulate complex matters, both verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage time efficiently while juggling multiple objectives
- Aptitude and willingness to learn and grow
- Be comfortable getting involved outside of job spec
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, specifically Microsoft Excel
- Understanding of VBA & SQL
A background check and pre-employment screening is required and must be successfully completed prior to employment.
