Director, Private Debt & Equity

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Company Overview

RGA is known for innovation, deep expertise, and great collaboration within and across teams. People value our great culture and work environment that is dynamic, creative, and results oriented. The RGA Investments team is part of a highly collaborative, cross-functional group of experts who excel at designing and delivering integrated client solutions. RGA is the leading global life & health reinsurer, with deep expertise across all critical areas. As RGA continues to drive innovation, investment capabilities are integral. We have a track record of delivering results, supporting financial strength, and of building our broad platform and deep asset management capabilities, including private and alternative asset capabilities. Our private debt and equity capability was established more than ten years ago. RGA Investments has the expertise, experience, and discipline to manage through changing markets and create long-term value.  We have a talented global investment team located across North America, UK, and Asia, with experienced leaders who average 27 years of investment experience. RGA’s invested assets exceed $75 billion.

Position Overview

A deal team within RGA’s private debt and equity team is comprised of a Deal Lead and typically two other team members. A Director supports the underwriting process across origination, structure, due diligence, negotiation, and legal documentation.  Key responsibilities range from due diligence to preparing approval memos, completing financial analysis, research, and models supporting underwriting and credit decisions, as well as ongoing monitoring of assigned portfolio investments. 

Responsibilities

A Director, Private Debt & Equity - Investments will:

• Serve as a transaction secondary as described above. Transactions include middle market financing mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and providing growth capital typically ranging in size from $10 million to $50 million.

• Assumes a meaningful role in the underwriting process including supporting formulation of the investment thesis and identification of key risks and diligence items for new investment opportunities

• Responsible for the preparation and completion of approval memos, financial models as well as providing assistance to the deal lead with presentation of the investment recommendation

• Conducts recurring investment monitoring activities including analysis and reporting for assigned investments while utilizing client relationships, portfolio management, and company financial data systems and resources

• Assists in strategic relationship development across private equity partners and industry trade groups

• Assumes an active role with legal documentation review and negotiation

• Responsible for ensuring a smooth funding process and ongoing data integration with the operations teams

• Judiciously synthesizes data and content for management reports

• Perform other duties, as required

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8-10+ years of relevant work experience, such as leveraged lending, investment banking, or private equity

Preferred: 

• MBA or other relevant post graduate degrees or designations

Skills & Abilities:

Required:

• Highly advanced understanding of financial, investment, and market concepts including but not limited to capital structure, valuation, covenants, and relative value

• Highly advanced knowledge of leveraged financed market including private equity and the middle market lending environment

• Highly advanced interpersonal skills to build strong relationships both within and outside of the Company

• Highly advanced presentation skills to advance investment decisions and strategy discussions

• Highly advanced oral and written communication skills demonstrating ability to share and convey knowledge

• Ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously

• Ability to work well within a team environment

• Ability to liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines

• Ability to train and develop junior team members

• Savvy in the use of relevant tools and technologies

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range:

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.