Assistant Portfolio Manager, Investment Management

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 $120 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.

Overview:

The Assistant Portfolio Manager is a critical member of the Talcott Financial Investment team. This investment team is directly responsible for designing and implementing the strategic asset allocation for Talcott's $50B+ general account portfolio, as well as oversight of external managers as part of Talcott's multi-manager investment platform; in addition to oversight and implementation of hedging strategies for Talcott's separate account and variable annuity businesses. This position is primarily responsible for working with external managers to maximize general account performance subject to various accounting, statutory and economic constraints while analyzing credit risk within the general account. The Assistant Portfolio Manager will furthermore oversee the external managers as part of Talcott's multi-manager investment platform. Additionally, our selected talent will have the opportunity to contribute across the value chain in Talcott's planned growth for its investment portfolio. Key accountabilities shall include:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Propose trading programs to enhance income, reduce capital and improve risk adjusted returns subject to constraints

• Support data review and aggregate information on investments

• Develop and implement guidelines for external managers, taking into consideration statutory, contractual and enterprise limits

• Identify and quantify emerging credit risks within the General Account

• Monitor credit quality against risk tolerance and established limits

• Collaborate with external managers to understand investment rationale and relative value considerations.

• Contribute to the development of Talcott's internal macroeconomic views relating to interest rates, credit spreads and equity markets

• Understand industry trends and regulatory developments which could pose risks or present opportunity for the General Account

• Potential to underwrite and surveil investments within Talcott's Private Credit and Private Equity Alternatives portfolio

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with a focus in finance, investment or risk management

• Minimum of 2 years of investment analytic experience

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and evaluate fixed income asset classes

• Possess an understanding of sectors' characteristics, liquidity, spread drivers, etc.

• Proficiency in Excel/SQL, including review and presentation of data analysis, familiarity with programming languages (VBA/R/Python) is a plus!

• Understanding of U.S. statutory and Bermudan insurance regulations/requirements is a plus!

• Note: This position can be located in our Connecticut or New York office. We offer a hybrid, contemporary work arrangement.

• Talcott Resolution 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

Other details

• Job Function MP
• Pay Type Salary

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