Executive Director – GP Solutions

Come join one of America’s fastest‑growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values:
Do good. Be good. Make good.

NLG Capital, the investment management company of NLG, manages approximately $40+ billion in AUM. Our purpose is simple – to allow NLG to keep its promises. We drive results through a rigorous but collaborative investment process, and we hold ourselves to the highest standards, both as investors and teammates.

We act with the integrity and humility required to make the investment decision that is right for the firm, and ultimately our policyholders. Our culture supports curiosity and provides opportunities to learn and grow.

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

NLG Capital is seeking an accomplished Executive Director to join our GP Solutions team, focused on building long‑term partnerships with private asset managers. This role is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing investments in asset managers and for developing insurance‑optimized strategies that advance NLG Capital’s objectives as a best‑in‑class insurance investment platform.

• Underwrite and execute GP and platform‑level investments in private asset managers.
• Structure and negotiate investments that provide governance rights, long‑term economic alignment, and access to proprietary pipelines.
• Drive post‑investment engagement to deepen relationships and unlock co‑investment and new product opportunities.
• Maintain a dynamic market map of the private asset ecosystem, focusing on asset manager M&A, minority stake opportunities, and capital formation trends.
• Identify high‑potential managers across private credit, real assets, and specialty finance.
• Monitor new entrants, capital raisers, consolidators, and specialty platforms with partnership potential.
• Bring a forward‑leaning perspective on how asset manager business models are evolving and where value is being created.

• Partner with GPs to design differentiated, insurance‑optimized strategies in private credit, asset‑backed finance, and real estate.
• Assess business plans, platform growth strategies, and manager economics for alignment with NLG Capital’s risk‑return and liability‑matching objectives.
• Build a repeatable framework for seeding new products that meet insurance and institutional capital requirements.

• Work across legal, finance, and executive leadership to structure and close complex transactions.
• Represent NLG Capital externally with GPs, LPs, and other stakeholders, positioning the firm as a partner of choice in GP Solutions.
• Contribute to internal strategy, helping define NLG Capital’s differentiated role in the private markets ecosystem.

• 12+ years in private equity, private credit, investment banking, or asset management M&A.
• Strong preference for experience underwriting GP or platform‑level investments in credit, structured finance, or real assets.
• Familiarity with liability‑driven investing, and insurance regulatory capital frameworks is considered a plus.
• Exceptional skills in financial modeling, valuation, and transaction structuring.
• Ability to evaluate both manager‑level economics and platform‑level strategic value.
• Strong investment committee and presentation skills.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and low‑ego approach.
• Proven ability to source, structure, and execute GP investments that deliver differentiated outcomes.