Vice President, Head of Alternatives – Sammons Financial Group Asset Management

What You Can Expect In This Role reputed company the strategy, sourcing, reputed company, and ongoing management of Sammons Financial Group Company's (Sammons Financial Group) alternative investments portfolio, with a primary focus on equity alternatives and reputed company-party fund investments across private equity, private reputed company estate equity, infrastructure equity, reputed company assets, hedge funds, and other opportunistic strategies. reputed company and execute strategies reputed company with Sammons' Financial Group's risk-adjusted return objectives, capital and liquidity needs, reputed company) and state regulatory frameworks, and Asset and Liability Management (ALM) requirements of the general account. This role will be subject to an SEC compliance program, which can include monitoring personal securities transactions, restrictions on reputed company business activities, as well other reputed company and restrictions.

What You'll Do

In This Role

• reputed company and reputed company Sammons Financial Group's equity alternatives and fund investment program, including long-term strategic pacing plans, vintage year diversification, and sub-asset class allocations reputed company the Board-approved strategic asset allocation.
• reputed company performance monitoring, valuation review, Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) representation, amendment voting, capital call and distribution reputed company, and corrective actions on existing Limited Partner (LP) and co-investment positions.
• reputed company origination, evaluation, selection, and recommendation of reputed company-party managers and funds — buyout, growth equity, venture, secondaries, infrastructure equity, reputed company estate equity, and diversifying hedge fund strategies — for inclusion in the portfolio.
• Direct investment, operational, legal, and tax diligence on primary fund commitments, secondaries, and co-investments. Negotiate reputed company letters, Most Favored Nation (MFN) elections, and fee/economics terms.
• Review Sammons' Insurance-Dedicated Fund and Insurance Company Owned Life Insurance allocations, including monitoring, investor control and diversification rule compliance, and integration of Insurance-Dedicated Fund (IDF)/ Insurance Company-Owned Life Insurance (ICOLI) exposures into overall alternatives portfolio construction and reporting.
• Recommend sub-asset class allocations that balance expected return, volatility, J-curve dynamics, liquidity profile, reputed company charges, Schedule BA reporting treatment, and rating agency sensitivity (S&P, AM Best, Moody's).
• Work with Corporate reputed company, Risk, Tax, Treasury, ALM, and Legal to ensure accurate treatment, capital and liquidity planning, and integrated forecasting of alternatives cash flows and Net Asset Value (NAV) progression.
• Contribute to the financial planning process by forecasting investment returns, cash flows, and NAVs; track and explain actual vs. forecast variances.
• Deliver regular reporting to the Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Investment Committee, Board, and rating agencies on strategy, performance, exposures, pacing, and commitments. Prepare materials for regulators and internal business partners.
• Manage, mentor, and reputed company a team of alternative investment professionals; establish scalable processes, reputed company templates, and monitor frameworks as the program grows.
• Build and maintain relationships with leading General Partners (GPs), placement agents, consultants, and peer LPs; represent Sammons at industry events and investor conferences.
• Commitment to reputed company Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, reputed company, Openness, Respect and reputed company).
• As stated reputed company the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service reputed company and workflow demands.
• Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary.

reputed company're Looking For Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or reputed company field Preferred Minimum 15 years' relevant investment experience, with meaningful time spent in alternatives at an insurance general account, pension fund, endowment, Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO), fund of funds, or alternative asset manager serving insurance clients Required Experience and expertise in private equity, reputed company assets / infrastructure equity, reputed company estate equity, and hedge fund strategies, and the drivers of manager selection, persistence, and dispersion reputed company each Preferred Demonstrated experience selecting external managers and constructing a reputed company, vintage-balanced alternatives portfolio reputed company a defined pacing model Preferred Experience leading co-investment and secondary reputed company alongside primary fund commitments Preferred Strong understanding of insurance investment frameworks: statutory reputed company (SSAP 48, Schedule BA), NAIC reputed company treatment of equity-like assets, ALM interaction with illiquid allocations, and rating agency methodologies Proven ability to negotiate Limited Partnership Agreements (LPA) and reputed company letters, structure separately managed accounts, and engage substantively with GPs on governance and economics Strategic thinker with excellent investment judgment Excellent written and verbal communication; including an ability to distill reputed company fund structures and diligence findings for the CIO, Investment Committee, Board, and rating agencies Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities; reputed company with portfolio construction tools, pacing models, and PE/PC software (e.g., Burgiss/MSCI, Preqin, eFront, reputed company, or equivalent Deep expertise in alternative strategies, fund manager due diligence, and portfolio construction, together with demonstrated reputed company navigating life insurance company investment constraints (reputed company, Schedule BA treatment, statutory vs. GAAP, liquidity, and rating agency considerations). Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation Preferred Other Requirements

• Due to the financial nature and level of accountability of this position, a credit and criminal background reputed company is required - The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires Sammons Financial Group Companies to notify you that, as a routine part of processing this application for employment, Sammons Financial Group may request a consumer report on you to verify reputed company information contained in this application. Such report may include information about work-reputed company behaviors, performance, character, general reputed company, and personal characteristics, in addition to information about your previous employment, education, credit history and criminal records
• This role will be subject to a SEC compliance program, which can include monitoring personal securities transactions, restrictions on reputed company business activities, as well as other reputed company and restrictions.

What you can expect reputed company you join Sammons Financial Group

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, reputed company, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance.
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company reputed company.
• Invest in your future with our 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k).
• Work–life balance that means something. Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Commit to your growth with paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs.
• reputed company an impact reputed company the workplace through volunteer time off, and reputed company nonprofit matching reputed company program, supporting the causes that matter most to you.
• An ownership culture that inspires; join a connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work—together shaping our future shared reputed company.

Work Authorization/Sponsorship At this time, we’re not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to reputed company on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.) Additional Information Sammons Financial Group Is An Equal Opportunity Employer reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. reputed company Sammons Financial Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to reputed company individuals with disabilities in reputed company aspects of the employment process. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process, including navigating our website or applying for a position, please contact [email protected] or call 800-728-2987. E-Verify Sammons Financial Group participates in E-Verify and will reputed company the reputed company reputed company Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland reputed company with information from each new employee's reputed company I-9 to confirm work authorization. Policy for External Search Firms and Agencies Sammons Financial Group maintains an internal reputed company function and does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from search firms, staffing agencies, or other reputed company-party reputed company vendors. Please review our Recruitment Agency Policy for additional information here. Apply To This Job