Executive Director, Derivatives & Hedging (Insurance)

Location: Addison, TX, or Montpelier, VT. Onsite hybrid schedule with an expectation of working in the office four days per week.

Salary: $225,000–$330,000 USD annually, plus potential annual incentive compensation and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is an insurance and annuities company founded in 1848, with NLG Capital managing more than $40 billion in assets under management.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day hedging transactions within organizational objectives and risk limits.
• Monitor and report hedge effectiveness, including value-at-risk, hedge P&L attribution, and capital impacts.
• Design and execute hedging strategies for new products, M&A, reinsurance transactions, FX exposure, and inforce risks.
• Optimize collateral and capital efficiency across hedging activities.
• Collaborate with actuaries, investment teams, finance, distribution partners, and banking counterparties on FIA and RILA product development.
• Support projections, capital planning, valuation, and stress testing.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing and implementing hedging programs in insurance or reinsurance.
• Broad understanding of life and annuity products, including FIA and RILA.
• Ability to communicate complex hedging strategies clearly to diverse stakeholders.
• Experience balancing risk management and capital efficiency objectives.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; quantitative tools experience is preferred.
• Leadership, collaboration, communication, and self-motivation skills.

Nice to have

• Actuarial, quantitative finance, or CFA background.
• Familiarity with U.S. statutory accounting, GAAP, and actuarial guidelines.
• Experience managing collateral and counterparty relationships.
• Prior leadership of derivatives or hedging teams in insurance or asset management.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative investment environment based on meritocracy, transparency, intellectual honesty, performance-driven learning, and excellence.
• Opportunities for professional growth and learning.
• Benefits begin on day one and include customizable medical, financial, and other benefits.
• Potential eligibility for 401(k), vacation, sick time, parental leave, and discretionary annual incentive programs.
• AI tools are used responsibly to improve work quality and efficiency while protecting confidentiality, privacy, security, compliance, and intellectual property.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.