Senior Annuity Configuration Specialist

American Equity; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst to configure, maintain, and optimize annuity product setups across administrative platforms. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with Product, Operations, IT, and Compliance teams.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in financial services, especially annuities, and strong analytical skills to translate business needs into precise configurations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, information systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial services with focus on annuities.
• Hands-on with policy administration or product configuration systems.
• Strong understanding of annuity product structures (fixed and indexed).
• Experience translating business requirements into technical configurations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain annuity products within policy administration.
• Translate business requirements into system configurations.
• Collaborate with Product, Operations, IT, and Compliance teams.
• Perform impact analysis, system testing, and validation of configuration changes.
• Ensure configurations comply with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Support product launches, enhancements, and ongoing maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot configuration issues and provide timely resolution.
• Document configurations, processes, and changes for audit and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including test case creation and execution.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and system efficiencies.
• Performs other related work as assigned.

Skills

Financial services experience

Requirements translation

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Agile exposure

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business, information systems, or related field

Tools

Policy administration systems

Job description

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is seeking a Senior Configuration Analyst to configure, maintain, and optimize annuity product setups across administrative platforms. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with Product, Operations, IT, and Compliance teams.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in financial services, especially annuities, and strong analytical skills to translate business needs into precise configurations.