AVP, Market Risk - New York, United States

Join our Global Risk Management Group, where you’ll play a key role in safeguarding the company, ensuring we deliver on our commitments to customers and stakeholders, and driving responsible growth. As part of our team, you’ll identify, monitor, and mitigate both financial and non-financial risks across the organization. Leverage your expertise as the second line of defense to advise our business on effective risk management strategies. This means challenging ideas, implementing robust controls, and enforcing guardrails to foster responsible business growth. Join us in advancing MetLife’s legacy of trust through exemplary risk management practices.

This AVP position will play a key leadership role in advancing MetLife’s market risk management framework for MetLife Bermuda businesses. The position will drive the integration of EC, GAAP, regulatory capital, and liquidity management considerations into market risk analysis, ALM strategy, and risk governance. The role will also lead ongoing enhancement of market risk analytics, data standards, risk appetite frameworks, and portfolio ALM investment guidelines.

• Lead efforts to enhance/evolve market risk framework for MetLife’s Bermuda businesses
  • Better integrate EC, GAAP, regulatory, and liquidity perspectives into market risk analysis and ALM strategy
  • Perform robust review of metrics and standards for portfolio ALM investment guidelines
• Provide primary support for one or more ALM Working Groups
• Lead development of assigned ALM deep dives and playbooks
• Review and communicate ALM strategies, financial results and disclosures in regulatory filings
• Maintain risk appetite statements and lead calibrations of risk limits and regional cascade
• Act as deputy Market Risk Officer of the Bermuda reinsurance entities

Incumbent should have a strong understanding of ALM, financial markets, risk management techniques, and general business skills, as well as the ability to manage several diverse projects simultaneously. 

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries or equivalent organization
• 7+ years of experience in ALM, risk management, pricing and/or investments 
• Project management experience and track record of getting collaborative projects through to completion
• Excellent organizational, mathematical, and analytical abilities
• Excels at building partnerships and fostering teamwork
• Experience with a broad range of investments, derivatives, and insurance product types a plus

• Thinks Strategically – Sets direction aligned to the company’s strategy, applying external and global perspective to meet local and global needs.
• Creates Partnerships – Authentically builds trusted relationships and collaborates across global, diverse and multi-functional teams to successfully drive business objectives.
• Models our Values – Creates a culture that promotes the company’s values and standards through role modeling, accountability and ownership of decisions.
• Focuses on Customers – Promotes customer centricity and ensures focus on creating great customer experiences to achieve competitive advantage.
• Drives Results – Sets aggressive goals and is accountable for continuously driving improved performance, leading change and ensuring high standards.

The expected salary range for this position is $190,000 - $215,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms. 

Benefits We Offer About MetLife MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).