Enterprise Risk & Capital Strategy Principal

<strong>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future.</strong>

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Horace Mann

<h4>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs.&nbsp; We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them.&nbsp; This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.</h4> https://boards.greenhouse.io/horacemannservicecorporation

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Finance & Planning

$105,200.00 - $147,950.00

Overview: This role supports enterprise risk management, capital strategy, and strategic growth initiatives. Partners across actuarial, finance, and investments to drive data-informed decisions that balance risk, return, and regulatory requirements while supporting financial strength and growth.<strong>&nbsp;</strong>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Play a critical part in ensuring financial strength, optimizing capital allocation, and evaluating strategic growth opportunities.</li> <li>Partner closely with actuarial, finance, investments, and executive leadership to drive data-informed decisions that balance risk, return, and regulatory requirements.</li> <li>Influence the company&rsquo;s financial resilience and growth strategy directly by ensuring appropriate risk-taking, efficient capital deployment, and disciplined evaluation of strategic opportunities.</li> <li>Play a key role in maintaining strong regulatory standing and supporting rating agency relationships.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>Corporate Development &amp; Strategy</strong></p> <ul> <li>Evaluate strategic initiatives including Mergers &amp; Acquisitions (M&amp;A), reinsurance transactions, distribution partnerships, and new product/market entry.</li> <li>Build and review financial models for acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic investments.</li> <li>Perform valuation analyses (discounted cash flow [DCF], comparable companies, embedded value where applicable).</li> <li>Conduct industry and competitor analysis across life, annuity, and/or Property &amp; Casualty (P&amp;C) markets.</li> <li>Support due diligence and integration planning for transactions.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>Capital Modeling &amp; Financial Planning</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain capital models across regulatory and economic frameworks (e.g., risk-based capital [RBC], economic capital, rating agency models such as AM Best/Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s [S&amp;P]).</li> <li>Analyze capital adequacy and support capital allocation decisions across business lines.</li> <li>Perform sensitivity and scenario testing to assess impacts on surplus, earnings, and ratings.</li> <li>Partner with actuarial and finance teams on projections, reserve impacts, and asset-liability management (ALM).</li> <li>Support ORSA filings, rating agency submissions, and capital-related disclosures.</li> </ul> <br /> <p><strong>Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the design, enhancement, and execution of the company&rsquo;s ERM framework in alignment with National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and Own Risk and Solvency Assessments (ORSA) requirements.</li> <li>Identify, assess, and monitor key risks including underwriting, market, credit, liquidity, and operational risks.</li> <li>Lead risk assessments, scenario analysis, and stress testing (e.g., interest rate shocks, catastrophe events, lapse risk).</li> <li>Prepare risk reports and dashboards for senior management and the Board.</li> <li>Collaborate with business units to develop and track risk mitigation strategies.<strong>&nbsp;</strong></li> </ul> <br /> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Actuarial Science, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field.</li> <li>5&ndash;10+ years of experience in insurance risk management, actuarial, corporate finance, investment banking, or strategy.</li> <li>Strong understanding of insurance fundamentals (reserving, pricing, reinsurance, ALM).</li> <li>Experience with capital frameworks such as RBC and/or economic capital models.</li> <li>Progress toward or attainment of FSA/ASA, CFA, or MBA strongly preferred.</li> <li>Advanced Excel skills; experience with modeling tools (e.g., Python, R, VBA, Prophet, AXIS, or similar) is a plus.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Competencies</strong></p> <ul> <li>Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities.</li> <li>Investment Banking Experience.</li> <li>Ability to translate complex actuarial/financial concepts into business insights.</li> </ul>