Symetra is seeking a strategic and highly effective senior leader to serve as Vice President, Asset Analytics. This role leads the strategy, prioritization, governance, and communication of the enterprise asset analytics function — the team responsible for enterprise asset modeling, asset-liability management (ALM), asset optimization, economic assumption setting, asset-related financial planning support, and associated reporting across the Actuarial Division and beyond.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief Actuary, this leader will set direction, establish decision standards, and provide oversight for the asset analytics organization — while also maintaining strong technical credibility and engagement in the work itself.
This is first and foremost a leadership role: setting vision, modernizing capabilities, building talent, clarifying ownership boundaries, and ensuring senior executives receive clear, confident explanations of complex asset results.
The Asset Analytics team is responsible for:
- Enterprise asset modeling across the full balance sheet
- Enterprise ALM reporting and support
- Financial planning and analysis for invested assets
- Asset optimization analysis
- Economic and capital market assumption setting
- Asset-related reporting and performance attribution
- Knowledge-sharing across Actuarial, Investments, Finance, and senior leadership
What You will Do
- Lead the enterprise asset analytics function with responsibility for both strategic direction and technical excellence. Set the vision and operating model for the team while ensuring delivery of high-quality asset modeling, ALM analytics, and optimization capabilities that inform financial planning, capital management, pricing, and enterprise decision-making.
- Build and develop a diversified team of asset modelers, quants, and analytics professionals, incorporating skills that extend beyond traditional actuarial backgrounds to include structured credit expertise, quantitative finance, and data analytics. Establish clear training pathways, strengthen technical depth, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- A core mandate of the position is modernization — moving the function from model production to scalable insight generation. This includes replacing manual processes with production-ready workflows, enhancing data visualization and self-service analytics, and defining clear boundaries between standardized modeling, optimization exercises, and customized analyses.
- Implement a formal governance framework for asset models and analytics, establish structured enterprise-wide intake and prioritization processes for ad hoc requests, and clarify roles and responsibilities across ALM, Valuation, FP&A, and Investments consistent with industry standards.
- Oversee development of enterprise models of asset cash flows, book values, and market values across all asset classes. Responsibilities include ALM analytics, asset optimization modeling incorporating regulatory capital impacts, oversight of actuarial valuation models for custom private assets and derivative hedges, development of mapping methodologies for structured assets, investigation of model drivers, and preparation of clear explanations of Statutory and GAAP investment performance versus plan and prior periods. Be a thought leader for general strategic conversations related to portfolio composition and performance.
- Translate complex quantitative outputs into concise, decision-ready insights and serve as a trusted strategic thought partner to senior and executive leadership.
- Work closely with and cultivate a strong relationship with the Head of Portfolio Management.
What Success Looks Like
- A clearly defined and well-governed asset analytics function.
- Strong executive confidence in asset projections and explanations.
- Solid partnerships and credibility across the organization including with the Head of Portfolio Management, the head of Investments Accounting, and the Life & Annuity line actuaries.
- Scalable, modernized modeling platforms with reduced manual processes.
- Effective intake and prioritization of ad hoc requests.
- A diversified, high-performing quantitative team with strong development pathways.
- Clear ownership boundaries aligned with industry standards.
Why Work at Symetra
Here’s what some of our employees have to say about why they work at Symetra:
“If you want to invest in yourself and build a career, this is a great place to work. If you don't want to put in the effort to learn the industry and become a student of the business (it takes real effort!), there are easier places to work.” - Cris H., VP Internal Sales
“We're big enough to make an impact on the country, but small enough to care and know who you are and what you're contributing to the organization. All new ideas are welcome!” - Stephanie F., VP Customer Service & Operations
What we offer you
Benefits and Perks
We don’t take a “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.
- Flexible full-time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
- Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
- Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
- Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
- Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview
Compensation
Salary Range: $260,000 – $300,000 plus eligibility for annual bonus program and long-term incentive plan