Business Systems Associate

Global Atlantic Financial Group New York City, NY

Company

Global Atlantic Financial Group

Location

New York City, NY

Type

Full Time

Job Description

All offices are currently open, and our employees are back 4 or 5 days a week in Hudson Yards, NY and 3 days a week in all other offices. If you have questions on this policy or the application process, please contact [email protected].


COMPANY OVERVIEW

Global Atlantic Financial Group is a leader in the U.S. life insurance and annuity industry, serving the needs of individuals and institutions. Global Atlantic is a majority-owned subsidiary of KKR, a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management across multiple strategies and capital markets solutions.
Global Atlantic is looking for a diverse team of talented individuals who reinforce our culture of collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to the career development of our people because we know they are critical to our long-term success. Join our team and come grow with us. 

We use Greenhouse as our scheduling tool and communicate through their systems. At times, your email may block our communications. Please be sure to check your SPAM so that you do not miss critical information about our process, including scheduling. 

Risk & Investments Technology Team:

Risk & Investments Technology team is responsible for building and maintaining firm's strategic business system that processes Investment Trading activity , pre and post trade functions, Reference data & Risk reporting.        

Key stakeholders Team works with are :

Front office:  Trading desks , portfolio managers to support pre-trade functions to manage pipeline planning, unfunded commitments ,  compliance checks and trading activity in the internal business systems that are integrated with upstream and downstream vendor platforms.           

Risk team: primarily for Credit, Interest, Liability & Liquidity risk functions and Asset liability matching

Middle Office: Investment Operation processes for post trade life cycle activity such as Maintaining Security Master, Portfolio and Entity master reference data, Process Corp Actions, Trade Confirmation & Clearance , Settlement processing , process periodic remittances until maturity

Back Office: Treasury Operations for Internal/External wire payments, Cash flow projections

Business system Front End and Back-end server components are built on Mendix low-code platform as containers and hosted on Mendix cloud with integration to various other internal and external systems including firms enterprise data warehouse Redshift database for archived historical data.  For compute heavy workloads team uses distributed cloud computing grid using python.            

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Candidate will be part of Risk and Investments IT team and primarily be responsible for leading solving business needs in Risk & investments area using Mendix, Python & SQL as primary sources of technology.         

The role will follow modern SDLC principles, test driven development and source code reviews and change control standards to maintain compliance with policies. This role requires a highly motivated individual with strong technical ability, excellent communication and collaboration skills including the ability to develop and troubleshoot a diverse range of problems and influence stakeholders to get consensus on key decisions to ensure project deliveries are made under tight deadlines.

Required Technical Qualifications and Experience: 

  • Degree: Bachelor’s degree required
  • Professional Experience: At least 2 years of experience in Financial services . Basic understanding of Bonds, Loans, Mortgage backed securities.
  • 1-2 years of recent experience in Java or python &  Database SQLs
  • Prior experience in Mendix low code platform  is preferred but not required.  Rapid Application Developer Mendix certification would be an added plus.

Interpersonal  skills:

  • Client Service: Proven ability to build global relationships and communicate complex issues to a wide array of stakeholders with differing levels of product experience.
  • Communication: Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills with the confidence to engage professionally and persuasively with stakeholders and senior figures within the firm.
  • Leadership Capabilities: Ability to think critically and apply thought leadership.
  • Accountability: Self-motivated and proactive team player who takes ownership of projects with the aptitude to manage stakeholders’ expectations and follow-through with professionalism.
  • Team Player: Thrives in a teamwork-oriented environment and works well under pressure.
  • Analytical Skills: Proven analytical skills, problem solving ability, and a control mentality paired with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Technical Skills: Expertise in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) required and the ability to work with web-based applications.

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Various jurisdictions have passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications. Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda, Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic office. 

Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses, long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives.  Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives. 

The base salary range for this role is

$87,389$166,456 USD

TOTAL REWARDS STATEMENT  

Global Atlantic’s total rewards package is reflective of our corporate values, particularly diversity, excellence and innovation, with a focus on inclusion, pay equity, and flexibility. We are proud to support your personal and professional growth and well-being through programs such as educational assistance, virtual physical therapy, remote/onsite fitness reimbursement, a medical second opinion program, pet insurance, military leave, parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family planning coverage. We strive to foster a culture of total well-being through community outreach and charitable giving programs.

We are active in our communities-

  • New York: Red Hook Conservancy, Girls Who Invest, Outward Bound, Teach for America, StreetWise Partners,
  • Boston: Catie’s Closet, Project Bread, Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center, Cradles to Crayons, and many others
  • Hartford: Braids and Company, Junior Achievement
  • Indianapolis: Elevate Indianapolis, Gleaners Food Bank and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Batesville: So Loved Ripley County Foster Closet, Southeastern Indiana YMCA, Batesville Community Education Foundation, Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children, local area youth sports, as well as many others
  • Des Moines: United Way of Central Iowa, Meals from the Heartland, Oakridge Neighborhood, Community Support Advocates, and many others
  • Berwyn/Wayne: For Pete’s Sake, Chester County Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity Chester County, Brandywine SPCA, as well as others
  • Bermuda: Transformational Living Centre for Families

Social platforms provide an environment to collaborate with others and participate in friendly competitions towards achieving physical, emotional and financial well-being. Our highly competitive health, retirement, life and disability plans can be tailored to best suit your needs and those of your whole family.

Global Atlantic is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can meaningfully contribute to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate in employment on any basis that is prohibited by federal, state or local laws.  More than that, we strive to be inclusive of all backgrounds and experiences, which we feel gives us a competitive advantage in the market and within our firm.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status.

Employees who require an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job will participate in an interactive process which may include providing documentation. If you are hired and require an accommodation for any protected status, please email [email protected].

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12/14/2023

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