Investment Lead Analyst - HYBRID at Cigna in Bloomfield, Connecticut

Job Description:

Cigna Investment Management (CIM) has overall responsibility for $30 billion investment portfolio for Cigna, a leading global health insurance provider and Fortune 100 company. The portfolio holds public and private bonds, commercial mortgages, private equity, mezzanine debt, and real estate equity.

POSITION SUMMARY

An Investment Analyst to be part of the portfolio management team supporting US insurance, international insurance, and pension portfolios. This position will be an important member of the team supporting the senior portfolio managers and all portfolio management objectives. The role involves working closely with portfolio managers , Cigna's US and international business and corporate finance partners, as well as CIM's trading, asset class, accounting, finance, and IT staff. An ideal candidate enjoys working on challenging problems with a quantitative focus and has an ability to juggle multiple tasks at once. The candidate must be naturally curious and looking for a role with substantial opportunities to learn and grow.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assist portfolio managers with monitoring of portfolio metrics, management of liquidity, credit, interest rate risks, and implementation of investment purchase and sale programs.


• Assist with developing the Strategic Asset Allocation for the total insurance portfolio through the use of various quantitative models while applying inputs from the business, risk, and asset class teams.


• Analyze potential and existing strategies and the impact on regulatory compliance, liquidity management, counterparty exposure, surplus investing, and other ad hoc requests.


• Buildout of stochastic economic model to forecast probability weighted outcomes with varying interest rates, credit spreads, and equities.


• Perform analysis on various derivative hedging initiatives while working closely with the trading, corporate finance, and real estate teams.


• Work with other portfolio analysts to create materials such as quarterly reports to clients, presentations for senior management and external stakeholders, and portfolio management reports.


• Monitor economics, market themes, and market activity for the portfolio management team.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BS with Finance, Investment, Actuarial, Mathematics or related degree.


• ASA or CFA or commitment to obtain CFA required. FSA, MBA or other advanced financial designation a plus.


• Ability to accommodate limited travel (up to 10%).


• Flexibility to participate in calls after normal business hours with international customers.

This position supports Cigna Investments, Inc., an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The successful candidate will become an Access Person of CII required to comply with the personal trading requirements and restrictions contained in CII's Code of Ethics. These requirements and restrictions apply to the Access Person and all securities transactions in accounts in which an Access Person has a Beneficial Interest.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.