AIM AVP - Head of Alternative Assets - Capital Markets & Sourcing | Hybrid

AIM AVP - Head of Alternative Assets - Capital Markets & Sourcing | Hybrid

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At Allianz Life, we are guided by our mission – we secure your future – and by our common goal of caring for tomorrow. We care for our employees by promoting an inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to grow and be rewarded for their success. We care for our customers by creating new products that help them protect their families and pursue their retirement goals.

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• Leading the sourcing, due diligence and execution of new investment opportunities and monitoring of in‑force alternative asset strategies through activities such as building new relationships with key strategic asset managers and fund managers for private and alternative debt strategies, leading comprehensive due diligence, collaborating with AIM and Allianz Life expert teams, conducting deep‑dives and periodic reviews, overseeing asset manager selection and performance monitoring, coaching and mentoring junior professionals, and driving the Aladdin eFront data quality and monitoring.
• Lead sourcing, due diligence, execution and monitoring of alternative assets as part of the broader Allianz Life general accounts with a focus on private debt (direct senior lending, asset‑based finance, commercial mortgage funds, and opportunistic credit). Attention to relative value, capital efficiency and risk assessment for insurance balance sheets.
• Conduct deep dives focused on fund collateral composition, credit subordination, stress testing, ratings migration trends, payment waterfalls and capital consumption under RBC and S&P capital models.
• Oversee periodic fund reporting across relevant performance metrics; support the preparation and sharing of investment narratives within AIM and external partners in collaboration with other investment management functions.
• Collaborate with Head of Asset Manager Partnerships on asset manager selection and oversight of rated note and private fund managers for the Allianz Life general account portfolio in collaboration with AIM and global colleagues.
• Collaborate with portfolio allocators on investment recommendations within alternative assets sub‑sectors with view on SAA and portfolio fit, capital consumption, liquidity, risk profile and excess returns.
• Champion the Aladdin eFront worksteam for enhanced data and analytics, look‑through granularity for the alternatives portfolio with emphasis on MML direct lending and other private debt funds.
• Support team and mentor junior professionals on manager selection, due diligence, legal document review and execution, ongoing lifecycle monitoring for new strategies.
• Utilise artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI) to support document review, due diligence and investment research needs.

• 8+ years of relevant work experience at an insurance company, bank or asset manager with focus on private debt and alternative assets in client‑facing capacity.
• Strong leadership and excellent verbal and written communication skills (story‑telling ability with market and portfolio data).
• Investment systems experience for alternative assets modelling (Excel, Bloomberg, Aladdin and eFront, etc.).
• Four‑year degree required:
  Accounting, Finance, Mathematics, Economics or related technical field.
• You must be legally authorised to work in the U.S. without requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes holders of H‑1B, H4, L‑1, L‑2, TN, OPT, CPT and other non‑immigrant visas.

Job posting range: $114,500 - $221,000. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive program. If hired, the final base salary will be determined based on location, experience, skills, competencies, education and internal equity.

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