Associate Director - Inv Mgmt Oversight

Met Life Insurance Investments (MII) manages Met Life’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 Met Life’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 Associate Director will provide independent analysis, oversight, and evaluation of Met Life’s US and International Separate Account investment managers, Benefit Plan assets and investment managers. The role includes investment manager due diligence, performance analysis, asset rebalancing, and preparation of governance materials for senior stakeholders.

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative manager research and selection, including performance, risk, style consistency, and organizational evaluation, while monitoring market and industry trends.
• Support oversight of Benefit Plans investment managers and assets through daily operations, data management, and portfolio rebalancing to strategic targets.
• Analyze portfolio performance versus benchmarks and peers, including risk-adjusted returns and detailed performance attribution across styles, sectors, regions, and factors.
• Prepare board memos, recommendations, and presentations for governance committees and stakeholders.
• Review investment guidelines and maintain reporting processes, including compiling and analyzing manager, fund, and performance data.

• Minimum 10 years of experience; including a minimum of 5 years’ experience gained through relevant pension / endowment / foundation / sovereign wealth fund / investment consulting / private wealth / insurance sub‑advisory / asset management tenure.
• Strong quantitative and technical skills.
• Organized, detail‑oriented and able to prioritize multiple projects.
• Ability to work effectively and communicate with an array of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI skills.

• Working knowledge of multiple investment strategies and asset classes.
• Practical experience using generative AI (e.g. Microsoft Copilot) and large language models to summarize large data sets and develop reports.
• Proficiency with investment analytics systems (e.g. Aladdin, Bloomberg, Bond Edge, eVestment, Morningstar).
• Preferable experience with VBA.

Hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

Expected salary range: $118,300 - $157,700. This role may also be eligible for annual short‑term incentive compensation and stock‑based long‑term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well‑being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no‑cost short‑ and long‑term disability. We also provide company‑paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by Met Life and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

Met Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).

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Met Life maintains a drug‑free workplace. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.