JUNIOR INVESTMENT MANAGER FOR ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT (ALM) AND STRATEGIC ASSET ALLOCATION

Job description

JOB PURPOSE/ROLE

As an investment professional you will analyze, monitor and contribute to steering investment portfolios of Allianz Italy in the segments Property & Casualty and Life. In your position you will be involved in developing and implementing strategic investment decisions based on quantitative modelling and a deep understanding of the interaction between our insurance product liabilities and the portfolio of assets covering them. You will derive recommendations for the Strategic Asset Allocation based on Asset-Liability Management (ALM) methods and tools, and you will analyze their implications in terms of investment risks in the Solvency II framework.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Optimization of the Strategic Asset Allocation for the investment portfolios based on Asset-Liability Management (ALM) tools and within the boundaries of the Solvency II framework
•    Development of expertise in actuarial cash-flow models, performance of ALM analysis based on the simulation of what-if scenarios (e.g. changes in asset allocation) in the cash-flow models and the assessment of the resulting impact on various KPIs (e.g. economic, risk, accounting KPIs, e.g. under the new IFRS 9/17 accounting framework)
•    Risk-factor decomposition of the investment portfolios and identification of possible levers for their ongoing optimization
•    What-if strategic analysis, with reference to Assets and/or Liability solutions and related economic impacts
•    Analysis of investment proposals for the top management with regard to their ALM fit 
•    Monitoring of the implementation of the approved Asset Allocation and steering of the investment portfolios from an ALM perspective
•    Further development of proprietary ALM and investment risk management tools used to assess investment strategies and asset allocation decisions in both Life and Property & Casualty portfolios
•    Support to the assessment and/or development of new Traditional Life product concepts, with a special focus on their sustainability from an ALM perspective, including liaising with the Risk and Actuarial Departments
•    Cooperation with the Global Expert Teams for ALM and Risk within the AIM global network

KEY REQUIREMENTS / SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

•    Master’s degree in quantitative subjects, preferably Financial Engineering, Actuarial Science, Economics, Finance
•    Further qualifications (e.g. PhD, CFA, MBA) beneficial
•    Strong IT and programming skills; knowledge of Python, VBA, C/C++ or other programming languages is a plus
•    Eagerness to learn and interest to work in the Finance / Investment area, with focus on both financial / risk modelling and capital markets
•    Up to 1-2 years working experience, ideally in the Finance / Investment area, appreciated
•    Fluent English written and spoken; knowledge of Italian and/or other languages is a plus
•    Deep knowledge of the Microsoft Office Tools (esp. mastery of Excel and PowerPoint); good IT skills. Working knowledge of the Bloomberg software
•    Strong team player attitude, including ability to work in flexible teams involving different local and/or international interfaces

 

62439 | Asset & Investment Management | Entry Level | Allianz Italy | Full-Time | Permanent
 

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