Annuity Product Risk Director-Retail-Remote
Apply NowCompany: Talcott Financial Group
Location: Hartford, CT 06106
Description:
Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry's trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group's two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.
Annuity Product Risk Director - Retail
As a global life insurer, Talcott Financial Group creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that meet our clients' strategic needs. We continue to have a proven track record of well-executed transactions. Our solutions are supported by Talcott's strong financial position, as evidenced by our $137 billion in pro-forma assets under management*, investment-grade financial strength ratings, and partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Our scalable platform allows the team to adapt to market volatility and changing industry regulations. We have deep experience overseeing and administering approximately one million contracts across a broad range of fixed and variable annuities, fixed indexed annuities, and private placement life insurance. Our expandable, cloud-based infrastructure includes our innovative fund pricing and trading systems, scalable policy administration system, and robust cybersecurity protections.
Overview:
The Annuity Product Risk Director role will join the ERM team, reporting to the Head of Model and Product Risk. This role will support the application of Talcott's core risk management and control processes to Talcott's new Retail platform. As such, the successful candidate is closely involved with Talcott professionals dedicated to our Retail platform and will work with ERM Framework owners (Model Risk, Operational Risk, Insurance Risk, Financial Risk) to ensure that these frameworks are applied thoughtfully and risks arising from the Retail business are covered comprehensively. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Annuity Products and can understand Product Features and their associated risks at a detailed level - but can also analyze adjacent risks such as Legal Risk, Client Suitability, Operational Risks in IT & Operations. This role is currently an individual contributor role.
Primary Responsibilities:
Specifically, the role will lead the risk oversight around Talcott's Retail effort, including (but not limited to)
In those tasks, the successful candidate will interact closely with all Senior ERM leaders across Talcott.
Qualifications:
*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group's two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.
Annuity Product Risk Director - Retail
As a global life insurer, Talcott Financial Group creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that meet our clients' strategic needs. We continue to have a proven track record of well-executed transactions. Our solutions are supported by Talcott's strong financial position, as evidenced by our $137 billion in pro-forma assets under management*, investment-grade financial strength ratings, and partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Our scalable platform allows the team to adapt to market volatility and changing industry regulations. We have deep experience overseeing and administering approximately one million contracts across a broad range of fixed and variable annuities, fixed indexed annuities, and private placement life insurance. Our expandable, cloud-based infrastructure includes our innovative fund pricing and trading systems, scalable policy administration system, and robust cybersecurity protections.
Overview:
The Annuity Product Risk Director role will join the ERM team, reporting to the Head of Model and Product Risk. This role will support the application of Talcott's core risk management and control processes to Talcott's new Retail platform. As such, the successful candidate is closely involved with Talcott professionals dedicated to our Retail platform and will work with ERM Framework owners (Model Risk, Operational Risk, Insurance Risk, Financial Risk) to ensure that these frameworks are applied thoughtfully and risks arising from the Retail business are covered comprehensively. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Annuity Products and can understand Product Features and their associated risks at a detailed level - but can also analyze adjacent risks such as Legal Risk, Client Suitability, Operational Risks in IT & Operations. This role is currently an individual contributor role.
Primary Responsibilities:
Specifically, the role will lead the risk oversight around Talcott's Retail effort, including (but not limited to)
- Review of Product Design, Analysis of risks arising from Product Features
- Review of Sales & Distribution Processes and Risks arising from those processes
- Gaining understanding of IT architecture, analysis of risks inherent in the infrastructure including Cyber, Data Privacy, reliance of critical vendors
- Reviewing analysis of Sales Trends and implications for risk profile
- Recommend evolutions of Talcott's risk frameworks in order to ensure comprehensive coverage of Retail risks
In those tasks, the successful candidate will interact closely with all Senior ERM leaders across Talcott.
Qualifications:
- Hands-On knowledge of Annuity Products, including Fixed Indexed Annuities and MYGAs
- Experience with Retail Annuities gained from Annuity Companies, Distribution, Consulting or Regulatory Agencies a strong plus
- Excellent attention to detail, intellectual curiosity
- Actuarial designation a strong plus
- Experience in Fixed Income Assets a plus
- Strong oral and written communication skills to explain emerging issues to key internal stakeholders including management
- Strong project management skills
- Fluency in Productivity Software (Excel etc...)
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders
*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to https://talcott.com/onlineprivacypolicy/onlineprivacypolicy.html