Senior Advisor & Project Lead, Reinsurance

At Enact (Nasdaq: ACT), we understand that there’s no place like home. That’s why we bring our deep expertise, insightful offerings, and extra mile service to work every day to help lenders put more people in homes and keep them there.

We’re looking for a Senior Advisor & Project Lead, Reinsurance in Raleigh, NC to join us in fulfilling our mission, while utilizing our values of excellence, improvement, and connection. This specialized role reports directly to the VP, Enact Re. The role focuses on executing strategic initiatives, applying analytical approaches to decision-making and strategic growth, and facilitating communication across departments.

LOCATION

Enact Headquarters, Raleigh, NC – Hybrid Schedule

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead Strategic and Tactical Projects and Develop Solutions

• Develop and lead initiatives that support Enact Re’s strategic goals to provide measurable and exceptional results

• Identify, analyze, manage, and develop solutions to optimize the execution of Enact Re’s strategy

• Develop, execute, and manage the reinsurance strategy and roadmap

• Lead and coordinate strategic projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with organizational objectives

• Develop analytics and financial modeling tools to support business analysis

Executive Support and Decision-Making

• Establish clear lines of responsibility and develop performance goals that align with the overall business goals

• Establish and manage KPI’s and metrics to ensure all business functions meet company expectations; proactively drive awareness and knowledge of needs, gaps, and current successes

• Lead the team’s preparation for key meetings and communications; including preparing in-depth analysis and presentation materials for review with the Enact Board & Senior Leadership Team and corporate risk, investment, and capital committees

• Oversee end-to-end project life cycles, from initial analysis through execution and post-project assessment

• Develop and implement day-to-day management and governance routines for technical reviews, pipeline/business reviews, risk metrics reviews, and operational, insurance, and credit risk assessments

Engage and Partner

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders; communicate regularly with cross-functional teams and Enact Re leadership to ensure alignment and to drive future results

• Closely partner with various roles across the organization to create solutions for process improvement and new tool implementation

• Ensure integrated and aligned functional strategy development and execution; work across the Enact Re organization and key partners to incorporate external views and perspectives

• Build and maintain effective relationships with external parties (e.g., regulators, rating agencies, distributors, industry thought leaders)

• Facilitate forward-looking discussions and decision-making while fostering a positive, engaged work environment and culture

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or CFA preferred

• 8+ years of financial services, insurance, banking, or structured experience

• Previous reinsurance or insurance industry experience

• Proven experience with analytics and financial modeling tools to support multi-scenario analysis, allowing evaluation of multiple outcomes based on different assumptions and variables to help prepare for best-case, worst-case, and most likely scenarios, thereby enhancing strategic planning and risk management capabilities

• Demonstrated ability to develop, lead, and manage multiple concurrent cross-functional projects and initiatives while continuing to meet deadlines

• Experience with project management tools and methodologies

• Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to influence change in a dynamic environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills

• Strong ability to be open to different views, provide recommendations, and defend position to senior executives

• Ability to influence in absence of formal reporting relationships

• Improvement mindset with ability to translate business objectives into actionable tasks

• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute tactically

• Exceptional administration and operational execution skills

• Ability to work extended hours as needed

• Ability to travel domestically as needed (less than 10%)

COMPANY

Enact is a leading publicly traded U.S. private mortgage insurance provider, offering borrower-centric products that enable lenders and other partners across the U.S. to help people responsibly achieve and maintain the dream of homeownership. By empowering customers and their borrowers, Enact seeks to positively impact the lives of those in the communities in which it serves in a sustainable way. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, we play an active role in supporting a healthier Triangle community. We also support our colleagues’ philanthropic efforts in their home communities across the U.S. Enact values all perspectives, characteristics and experiences, and DEI remains at the forefront of what we do. We strive to create an environment where employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and their customers. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

WHY WORK AT ENACT

We bring innovative thinking to the situations at hand

We seek out and incorporate diverse views to strengthen our outcomes

We work on challenging and rewarding projects

We offer competitive benefits:

• Hybrid work schedule (shared in-office days Tues/Wed/Thurs)

• Generous Time Off

• 40 Hours of Volunteer Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment

• Paid Family Leave and Flexible Spending Accounts

• 401k with up to 5% employer match

• Fitness and Emotional Wellness Reimbursements