MetLife

MetLife Insurance Investments (MII) manages MetLife’s investment portfolio, developing risk-managed strategies across global markets and asset classes to support business goals, match insurance liabilities, and ensure risk and return alignment. MII's work is integral to MetLife’s legacy, driving returns and long-term stability through meticulous investment and strategic planning. Our asset portfolio represents over a century of disciplined investment experience and foresight. With us, you will design investment solutions and uncover opportunities that drive returns and long-term stability in collaboration with a team of industry leaders. Join us and leave a lasting impact.

MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management to individual and institutional customers. We’re united by our purpose to help our customers and each other create a confident future; we’re guided by empathy; and we’re inspired by each other to make a difference in the lives of our coworkers, customers, communities, and the world at large. The role will be within the MetLife Insurance Investments division at MetLife.

This position within Pension & Investment Manager Oversight will be responsible for analysis, oversight and evaluation of MetLife’s Separate Account and Benefit Plans investment managers including preparing and presenting manager proposals for approval to respective governance committees and stakeholders.

 The Pension & Investment Manager Oversight is responsible for the oversight of 939 funds with 164 managers which accounts for $104.6 billion in AUM.

• Assist in the oversight of MetLife’s Separate Account and Benefit Plans investment managers, including supporting unit operations, reporting, and talent development initiatives.
• Partner with senior management to develop, formalize, and refine operating policies, governance structures, procedures, and protocols.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Insurance teams, as well as external partners such as asset managers, auditors, data and systems providers, and custodial banks.
• Review and analyze portfolio performance, including performance relative to benchmarks and peers, risk-adjusted returns, regime-specific performance, and attribution by style, market capitalization, region, sector, and factor.
• Support the investment manager selection process through quantitative screening, including performance evaluation, risk analysis, style consistency, and peer group or benchmark comparisons, as well as qualitative assessment of management, organization, personnel, and culture.

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative or business-related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including experience in pension plans, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, investment consulting, private wealth, insurance sub-advisory, or asset management.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build productive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Practical experience using generative AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, and large language models to summarize complex data sets and develop reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft excel, investment analytics platforms such as Aladdin, Bloomberg, BondEdge, eVestment, or Morningstar.

• Knowledge of U.S. insurance products, such as BOLI and Stable Value, non-U.S. insurance products, such as unit-linked insurance, and benefit plan accounting concepts such as PBO, APBO, service cost, and interest cost.
• Fixed income investment experience.
• CFA designation, or progress towards the designation.

The expected salary range for this position is 116,900 - 136,000. 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.