About Our Company
Aflac Global Investments located in the heart of the financial district is the organization who’s responsible for the overall investment activities of Aflac, Inc. With more than 100 employees in US (New York) and Japan (Tokyo); Aflac’s Global Investments organization seeks to maximize risk-adjusted returns subject to our liability profile and capital requirements and generates in excess of $3.0 billion a year in net investment income.
Summary of Role
We are seeking a portfolio manager in project and infrastructure financing to contribute to the overall responsibility for managing and developing the externally managed Infrastructure Debt portfolios and related investment strategies. The position will provide market insight and in-depth knowledge of the asset class and its deployment for life insurance company balance sheets, including Aflac’s Japan and US insurance companies. The Portfolio Manager – Infrastructure Debt, will be a member of GI’s multi-asset class EMP team and will have the opportunity to collaborate with the EMP Portfolio Managers and operational due diligence teams. In addition, the position has responsibility to collaborate with investment leaders and their teams in GI and with business leaders and staff in Aflac Inc., Aflac US and Aflac’s Japan insurance asset management subsidiary (AAMJ), which has primary investment and asset management responsibility for Aflac’s Japan insurance company.
The Portfolio Manager of Infrastructure Debt will operate from within Aflac’s global asset management subsidiary (AAMLLC, d.b.a. Aflac Global Investments) formed in November 2011. AAMLLC has global investment and asset management responsibilities for Aflac’s investment strategies and portfolio management for Aflac’s Japan and US insurance companies, consisting of public, private and growth assets.
Candidate Profile
The candidate will have demonstrated experience as an investor/portfolio manager in global project and infrastructure finance, either via direct investing or through an external management practice such as GI’s EMP. The candidate will also have familiarity with major regulatory and leading industry frameworks influencing project finance gained through experience in structuring, underwriting and/or investing in this asset class. Technical knowledge of country, sector and project-specific structuring characteristics and challenges is a plus. In addition, the candidate must have current knowledge of environmental, societal and governmental considerations in this asset class and its sustainability opportunities, and ideally will have investment-related experience in sustainable infrastructure project financings.