Portfolio Analytics Senior Consultant
Allstate Insurance Company
Chicago, IL
At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
The Analytics and Decision Support team is part of the Investments Risk and Return group. This team is responsible for the development of an investment data and analytics platform, as well as delivering reporting and analysis that drive investment and business decisions. The Risk and Return Analyst will focus on defining analytics requirements, data sourcing, analysis and report management. The Analyst will work with key leaders to support complex research requests, identify data and analytics requirements and develop data processes to support the project.
This position will report hybrid into our Chicago downtown office 2-3 times a week.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with key stakeholders to define data and analytics requirements to support Risk/Return objectives.
- Develop POC solutions across multiple data sources to enhance SQL Server-based platform.
- Assist in the buildout of performance attribution and risk reporting frameworks.
- Apply analytical and quantitative approaches to analyze and process data.
- Identify and address data issues within investment tools.
- Interface with other investment data owners to ensure consistency across platforms.
- Validate calculation logic and quality of vendor analytics.
- Perform data analysis to evaluate quality and gaps of new data sources.
- Evaluate existing processes to identify opportunities to enhance disparate data.
- Identify relevant data required to support the development of Analytics Data Warehouse.
Education and Experience
- 3-5 years of relevant experience working with portfolio and risk analytics, performance measurement, or performance attribution.
- Experience working across multiple asset classes, including both public and private assets.
- Understanding of risk management concepts and key performance drivers within investment portfolios.
- Experience working with BlackRock, Clearwater or eFront a plus.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- CFA, or progress towards CFA preferred.
Functional Skills
- Proficiency in SQL required with experience using large relational databases (i.e. SQL Server, Oracle).
- R, Python or scripting language a plus.
- Experience with widely used analytics tools, such as Tableau.
- Strong independent thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ownership mentality with ability to manage multiple projects and a record of successful, prompt execution.
- Experience with commercial risk system, such as Aladdin, POINT, RiskMetrics, etc.
- Demonstrated skills with fixed income analytics with the ability to automate/streamline current processes.
- Team player with the ability to function as a key member of a small unit and collaborate with other groups.
Skills
Business Decisions, Data Analysis, Fixed Income Analytics, Investment Portfolio Analysis, Investment Portfolio Management, Investment Portfolios, Investments, Performance Measurement, Risk Analytics, RiskMetrics, Structured Query Language (SQL), Tableau (Software).
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is $70,500.00 - 124,125.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.
Good Hands. Greater Together.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
#J-18808-LjbffrAbout the Company
Allstate Insurance Company
Who We Are
The Allstate Corporation is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. A Fortune 100 company, with $131 billion in total assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including auto, property, life and commercial. Allstate also offers retirement and investment products and banking services. Allstate is widely known through the ";You're In Good Hands With Allstate®"; slogan. Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
Our People
The Allstate Corporation encompasses more than 70,000 professionals. Of our employees, 33 percent are minorities; 58 percent are women.
Our Customers
Allstate helps individuals in approximately 16 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow, and is committed to serving customers how, when and where they choose to be served.
Corporate Governance
Allstate has always had an exemplary governance program. Our commitment to strong principles and the highest ethical standards is critical to our goal of driving sustained shareholder value.
Diversity
As a company with a diverse population of employees, agents and customers, Allstate embraces diversity in everything we do - not only the customers we serve and the communities in which we invest, but also the people we hire and the businesses we use as suppliers. It's a testament to the company's corporate citizenship and a sound business strategy.
Culture
Our high performance work environment encourages individual accountability, innovative thinking and continuous learning and improvement. Our work environment is fast-paced, challenging, and collaborative. It's our goal to provide challenging work that is interesting and meaningful and to reward employees' efforts based on a pay for performance approach. Allstate offers a comprehensive total compensation package.
Our Network
Allstate has more than 12,500 local agency owners in the United States. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate®. Encompass® Insurance brand property and casualty products are sold exclusively through independent agents. The Allstate Financial Group provides life insurance, supplemental accident and health insurance, annuity, banking and retirement products designed for individual, institutional and worksite customers that are distributed through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, financial institutions and broker-dealers.
Our Economic Impact
In 2010, Allstate reported $19 billion in total property-liability insurance claims and claims expense. The Allstate Foundation donated $17.8 million to support social impact programming, with emphasis on teen safe driving and economic empowerment of domestic violence survivors. Allstate currently holds $16 billion in municipal bonds.
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