Location Designation: Hybrid
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Location: This is a hybrid position requiring the employee to work onsite at least 12 days a month at our office in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Stable Value team, a component of the Institutional Annuities business, is seeking a motivated, energetic, and intellectually curious individual to provide product support for New York Life’s proprietary stable value structures. This is an opportunity to join an established leader in the stable value industry and offers significant growth potential based on performance. The Product Management Associate will be primarily responsible for delivering top quality service to existing stable value clients both directly and indirectly as well as performing related business support functions. Clients represent a large network of Plans, Platforms, Advisors, Recordkeepers and Consultants across the country. In addition to product management proficiency, the successful candidate will gain familiarity with other aspects of stable value products such as marketing, relationship management, underwriting, legal/regulatory issues impacting product sales and development, investments and risk management.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee, monitor and report aggregate and contract-level activity on stable value products:
- Track and maintain product activity including expected cashflows, new sales, contract terminations, and document status including preparation of periodic reports and status updates for internal distribution to adjacent departments and senior management
- Manage changes required due to mergers, expense ratio and recordkeeper changes
- Coordinate activity with other members of the Stable Value team as well as internal support groups (Client Services, Sales, Actuarial, Accounting, Underwriting/Contracts, and Legal) on product, contract and business issues
- Respond to inquiries regarding plans/contracts from external clients such as plan sponsors, advisors, auditors and recordkeepers
- Provide support for performance calculation process, including entering performance numbers into external databases (eg; Morningstar) within prescribed deadlines
- Complete quarterly RFIs within prescribed deadlines
- Support crediting rate reset processes; assemble data, prepare presentation materials, and schedule meetings with stakeholders as needed
- Coordinate the monthly/quarterly/annual audit/reporting processes across various departments
- Provide product support to Sales team
- Coordinate delivery of contract documents with Underwriting/Contracts team and Sales representatives
- Assist Service team in onboarding new clients and resolving trading/contract issues
- Assist in preparation of presentation materials and responses to RFPs
- Lead or participate in group projects
- Perform ad-hoc administrative tasks as requested by management
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree preferred
- 1+ years work/intern experience in financial industry; fixed-income / stable value literacy, or progression toward CFA or similar designation a plus
- Ability to understand and interprent financial statements a plus!
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities, manage deliverables and multi-task under pressure
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and analytical skills
- Professional oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Proficiency in advanced Excel capabilities, SalesForce or Tableau applications, and/or programming skills (R and SQL) a plus
Salary range: $47,500-$72,500
Overtime eligible: Nonexempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Click here to learn more about our benefits. Starting salary is dependent upon several factors including previous work experience, specific industry experience, and/or skills required.
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Job Requisition ID: 88753
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