AVP, Ventures Strategic Investment Manager

Assistant Vice President, Ventures Strategic Investments Manager

Aflac Global Ventures is a $400M fund launched in March 2017 to pursue investment opportunities, sponsor proof‑of‑concept contracts, and incubate new entities relevant to Aflac’s core business.

Our mission is to help drive innovation, advance our business model and plant seeds of opportunity for Aflac’s next generation of growth
. We invest in, partner with, and incubate businesses designed to improve customer experience
, gain efficiencies
, and develop new products, markets and customers
.

• Supports all aspects of Aflac’s venture strategic investing programs; leads deal sourcing and screening; leverages relationships with external ecosystem to identify and screen deals of interest; initiates discussions and investment analysis to determine value add to overall ventures portfolio.
• Works closely with internal Legal on all aspects of existing and future deals, ensuring proper underwriting and due diligence to meet the needs of Aflac.
• Independently leads key aspects of the transaction, including but not limited to building and analyzing financial models; performs detailed assessments of investment opportunities; develops investment theses for deals; supports due diligence efforts for deals under consideration; serves as liaison for Aflac internal support teams.
• Leads pipeline, deal and portfolio reviews; schedules review meetings at appropriate cadence; develops materials in support of internal deal flow/review sessions and external facing meetings.
• Works with portfolio companies to build out quarterly and annual reporting packages; provides ongoing monitoring of key portfolio company performance and metrics.

Work with head of department and other team members to support overall success of Aflac Ventures business strategy and/or exit events as needed.

• Supports all other Aflac Ventures’ activities including operations, fund administration, marketing and other.
• Guides and mentors Analysts and other junior members of the team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in finance, mathematics, business administration or other quantitative discipline and minimum eight years of professional job‑related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience; with at least four years in the insurance industry in a similar ventures, strategy, and/or corporate development preferred. Master’s degree welcomed.

• Experience leading, structuring, or supporting mergers & acquisition and/or venture transactions.
• Business unit experience preferred.
• Experience with storyboarding and developing high quality presentations.
• Strong educational background and/or experience in financial modeling, financial statement analysis and statistical analysis.

• Excellent quantitative, analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of complex business and financial analysis including applied statistical techniques.
• Strong judgement with the ability to analyze deal options and their implications.
• Excellent facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of due diligence requirements for investment deals.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Normal office environment. Travel required at the manager’s discretion and business approval.

The statements above describe the general nature and level of work in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Aflac’s hybrid working environment requires a minimum of three days in the office each week at Atlanta, GA Office.

The range for this position is $125,000 – 175,000. This compensation range is specific to the job level and considers factors such as education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range is created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the…