Senior Associate, Commercial Real Estate Asset Management

National Life Group; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

National Life Group is seeking a Commercial Real Estate professional to help manage a diversified mortgage portfolio. You will contribute to asset performance, credit analysis, risk management, and portfolio monitoring across multiple CRE asset classes.

The role requires hands-on work across asset management, analytics, borrower relationships, and operations to support investment outcomes and platform efficiency. Onsite work four days a week with core days Monday to Thursday.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of a large-scale CRE loan portfolio across asset classes.
• Provide insights on portfolio performance, investment analysis, and risk management.
• Collaborate across analytics, borrower relationships, and operations to improve efficiency.

Job description

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.

About Us

NLG Capital, the investment management company of NLG, manages approximately $40+ billion in AUM. Our purpose is simple – to allow NLG to keep its promises. How we do this – an obsessive focus on delivering investment results. We drive results through a rigorous but collaborative investment process, and we hold ourselves to the highest of standards, both as investors and teammates. While our process is based on rigor, our culture is based on our guiding principles: Meritocracy, Uncompromising Transparency, Intellectual Honesty, Performance Driven Learning, Relentless Pursuit of Excellence. These principles serve as the foundation of our team. They govern the way we conduct ourselves, how we interact with teammates and how we approach every investment decision. We act with the integrity and humility required to make the investment decision that is right for the firm, and ultimately our policyholders. Our culture has been deliberately built to foster curiosity and provide opportunities to learn and grow, both as people and investors. The flat and collaborative nature of our team promotes an atmosphere where the best ideas are continually expressed and rewarded. Our pursuit of excellence is unwavering.

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Role Summary

As a member of the Commercial Real Estate team, you will support the management of a diversified commercial mortgage portfolio, contributing to asset performance, credit analysis, credit risk management, and portfolio monitoring. This role focuses requires a hands‑on professional who can operate across asset management, analytics, borrower relationships, and operations — supporting both investment outcomes and platform efficiency.

You will partner with senior team members to provide insights on portfolio performance, contribute to investment analysis, portfolio construction, and risk management, while participating in cross-functional initiatives that enhance scalability, reporting, and operational effectiveness across the platform.

This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days. Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.

Portfolio & Asset Management

• Support the management of a large-scale CRE loan portfolio (multi-billion-dollar exposure across asset classes).