Associate - Investment Manager Oversight

About the role

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.

The Opportunity 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. While this position is targeted at the Associate level, candidates with less experience who demonstrate strong potential may be considered for a lower-level Sr. Analyst or Analyst position.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the oversight of MetLife’s Separate Account and Benefit Plans investment managers, including supporting unit operations and reporting.
• Partner with senior management to develop, formalize, and refine workstreams, technical processes, operating policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Insurance teams, as well as external partners such as asset managers, data and systems providers.
• 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 due diligence process through quantitative analysis of performance, risk, style, factor and characteristic, as well as qualitative assessment of management, organization, personnel, and culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative or business-related field.