Analyst, Investment Analytics

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.

About Us

NLG Capital, the investment management company of NLG, manages approximately $40+ billion in AUM. Our purpose is simple – to allow NLG to keep its promises. How we do this – an obsessive focus on delivering investment results. We drive results through a rigorous but collaborative investment process, and we hold ourselves to the highest of standards, both as investors and teammates. While our process is based on rigor, our culture is based on our guiding principles: Meritocracy, Uncompromising Transparency, Intellectual Honesty, Performance Driven Learning, Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. These principles serve as the foundation of our team. They govern the way we conduct ourselves, how we interact with teammates and how we approach every investment decision. We act with the integrity and humility required to make the investment decision that is right for the firm, and ultimately our policyholders. Our culture has been deliberately built to foster curiosity and provide opportunities to learn and grow, both as people and investors. The flat and collaborative nature of our team promotes an atmosphere where the best ideas are continually expressed and rewarded. Our pursuit of excellence is unwavering.

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Position Summary

The Investment Analytics Analyst will have direct exposure to NLG Capital's investment process by supporting senior members of the Office of the CIO Team. In doing so, they will work on projects related to asset allocation, risk management, performance measurement, competitive intelligence, and other investment related projects. The high impact role will offer exposure to key areas of the National Life investment process while ensuring that we are able to objectively frame our investment portfolio positioning and risk.  This role provides the necessary information that is required to improve our investment decisions and to ensure that our decisions are aligned with the strategic objectives and constraints facing National Life Group. 

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Office of the CIO in executing on NLG Capital’s investment strategies
• Create and improve analytical tools and monitors that support our investment process through improved understanding and visualizing complex data sets
• Create monitors that bring transparency and objectivity of information to our investment process
• Influence key decision makers through recurring and ad hoc analysis
• Integrate insights into practical workflows utilizing Excel, Tableau / Microsoft BI, and email-based reporting
• Learn investment strategy workflows and apply technical skills to improve and automate processes
• Improve team efficiency by leveraging technology to solve our most challenging problems 

THE PERSON

Pivotal Experience & Expertise

• Strong understanding of financial markets, with at least three years of investment experience or an advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Data Science or Computer Science or combination thereof
• Asset management experience within the insurance industry preferred
• Experience in financial analysis and/or development and/or business analytics related roles
• Experience using Excel, Microsoft BI, Tableau, and other data visualization tools
• SQL and Python considered helpful
• Experience with code development best practices a plus
• Intense intellectual curiosity with the desire to seek new challenges while continuously learning
• Solid interpersonal skills and ability to connect to form meaningful working partnerships
• Inclusive team player with a collaborative and cooperative approach
• Strong work ethic and proactive professional disposition
• Experience driving projects to completion

Cultural Fit

• Results-driven mindset
• Thrives in a collaborative environment where the best ideas that drive the best results are rewarded
• Have the integrity to communicate all relevant facts and information in evaluating decisions and the humility to admit what you do not know
• Love of learning – comfortable in an organization that seeks to continually learn from its mistakes and successes to drive better investment decisions
• Comfortable with ambiguity