Senior Business Development Professional, Insurance Solutions

Aksia Overview

Aksia is an alternative assets specialist, providing investment solutions for institutional investors globally. Our business provides clients with advisory, investment management, and research services across private credit, private equity, real assets, and hedge funds. As of September 30, 2025, Aksia advises on over $362bn and manages $33bn of client capital.

Position Overview

We are seeking a seasoned investment/business development professional to design and lead a new strategic initiative at Aksia to serve insurance company clients. This role will bring deep expertise in insurance asset management and develop investment offerings for insurance companies globally including: rated notes/feeders and commingled funds/SMAs supported by underlying investment ratings and other offerings. The position will directly support the development and growth of commingled funds, SMAs and other specialized solutions within the insurance sector.

The Pan-Alternatives team serves as the strategic client-facing group within Aksia, aligning firmwide resources to provide tailored solutions to sophisticated allocators. This is a high-impact, outward-facing role with direct responsibility for relationship development, sales execution, and client servicing.

This position can be based in one of our office locations or fully remote and will involve regular interaction with global colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement an insurance client strategy aligned with Aksia’s existing alternatives strategies, particularly within private credit.
• Lead fundraising and structuring for insurance company offerings, working with external rating agencies and external counsel.
• Source, originate, and manage relationships with insurers, positioning Aksia as a trusted advisor and asset manager in the insurance space.
• Collaborate with internal portfolio teams across private credit, private equity, hedge funds, and real assets to construct portfolios addressing insurance clients' thresholds for yield, risk, liabilities, and capital.
• Serve as strategic partner and leader, potentially structuring a small, dedicated team to focus on insurance solutions.
• Provide thought leadership on industry trends, regulatory developments, and client challenges.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in capital raising focused on the insurance market or as an investor/allocator at an insurance company with a focus on alternative investments.
• Experience structuring or investing in rated notes/feeders
• Comprehensive understanding of insurance capital and regulatory requirements with a focus on the U.S. but also including international frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to source and/or manage insurance company mandates
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills.
• High degree of initiative, integrity, and commercial acumen.

Additional Attributes:

• Willingness to travel as needed to build and maintain client relationships.

Base Pay/Salary

The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $250,000 which is specific to New York and may change in the future. Aksia provides a total compensation package which includes a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local cost of labor.