Lead, Ceded Reinsurance Administration — Remote

Equitable; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Equitable is seeking a Lead, Ceded Reinsurance Administration to guide a team responsible for managing ceded life and annuity treaties. You will partner with Finance, Product, and IT to operationalize transactions, settlements, and reporting while driving automation and efficiency across the ceded treaty portfolio.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in reinsurance operations, 2+ years of people leadership, and strong analytical skills to support audit-ready controls and strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 6+ years reinsurance operational experience working with life and/or annuity products.
• 2+ years of people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, and empowering team members to achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrated understanding of reinsurance administration, treaty mechanics and accounting implications.
• Continuous improvement mindset with experience analyzing reinsurance administration processes, identifying control and efficiency gaps, and leading initiatives to improve treaty administration, reporting, and settlement activities.
• Skilled at using quantitative and qualitative data to diagnose issues, evaluate alternatives, and communicate recommendations that drive informed business decisions.
• Established user of reinsurance technology applications (e.g., TAI), Microsoft suite, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team supporting treaty administration and analysis activities.
• Prepare and/or review and analyze monthly and quarterly treaty settlement statements and manage reinsurance receivables and payables with counterparties.
• Partner with accounting and financial reporting teams to support financial close processes.
• Analyze and monitor actual treaty experience in accordance with corporate risk sharing and retention limits.
• Prepare and analyze reinsurance treaty financial results and analyze trends relative to prior periods, annual budget and strategic plans.
• Manage and monitor reinsurance claims processing, including responding to reinsurance counterparty inquiries regarding validation of complex claims to validate accuracy and ensure alignment with treaty parameters.
• Provide input in design of new treaties and amendments to existing treaties and lead implementation of administrative function.

Skills

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

Coaching Others

Cross-functional Collaboration

Data Gathering and Analysis

Decision Making and Critical Thinking

Knowledge of Reinsurance

Managing Multiple Priorities

Education

Bachelors degree

Tools

TAI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Equitable is seeking a Lead, Ceded Reinsurance Administration to guide a team responsible for managing ceded life and annuity treaties. You will partner with Finance, Product, and IT to operationalize transactions, settlements, and reporting while driving automation and efficiency across the ceded treaty portfolio.

Ideal candidates bring 6+ years in reinsurance operations, 2+ years of people leadership, and strong analytical skills to support audit-ready controls and strategic decision-making.