We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.
Purpose:
At Athene, we're building innovative retirement solutions that help people achieve financial security with confidence. As a Product Analyst within Insurance Operations, you'll play a critical role in bringing new insurance products to market by translating complex product designs into accurate, scalable administration system solutions. You'll partner across Operations, Product, Actuarial, and Technology to ensure our administration platforms deliver exceptional quality, accuracy, and customer outcomes.This is an opportunity to combine analytical thinking, technical expertise, and continuous improvement to influence business-critical initiatives. You'll contribute to product innovation, automate manual processes, improve operational efficiency, and help accelerate the delivery of new capabilities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. As part of Athene, you'll work alongside talented professionals who embrace our BEAM values—Believe in your co-workers, Engage actively, Act like owners, and Make it happen—and help shape the future of retirement services through innovation and operational excellence.
Accountabilities:
Provide technical product expertise to support the development, testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of insurance products and administration system enhancements.
Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, tools, and validation processes to ensure the accuracy of product calculations, illustrations, and system functionality.
Perform complex insurance product calculations, analyze unique scenarios, and develop manual solutions for calculations not supported by existing systems.
Develop and maintain automation solutions using Visual Basic and other technologies to improve data management, streamline product implementation, and reduce manual effort.
Create and maintain documentation for testing methodologies, automation tools, system functionality, and operational procedures while identifying opportunities for continuous process improvement.
Collaborate across business and technology teams to solve complex problems, improve operational efficiency, and support successful product launches.
Qualifications and Experience:
3+ years of insurance operations, product administration, product implementation, systems analysis, or related experience in the insurance or financial services industry, or relevant experience.
Experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access to analyze, validate, and manage data.
Strong analytical, mathematical, and critical thinking skills with the ability to solve complex business and technical problems.
Experience with Microsoft Visual Basic or similar programming/automation tools preferred; curiosity and AI fluency to leverage automation technologies that improve quality and efficiency are highly valued.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly to changing business needs, collaborate across teams, and drive continuous improvement with a bias for action.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and applicable work experience.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of insurance operations, product administration, product implementation, systems analysis, or related experience
- Experience using Microsoft Excel
- Experience using Microsoft Access
- Strong analytical, mathematical, and critical thinking skills
- Ability to design and execute test strategies and validation processes
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, collaborate across teams, and drive continuous improvement
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and applicable work experience
- Experience with Microsoft Visual Basic or similar programming/automation tools
- Curiosity and AI fluency to leverage automation technologies
Athene Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Athene and has not been reviewed or approved by Athene.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings support is highlighted through a strong employer match and structured retirement programs. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful long-term value to total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off policies span flexible or paid time off, a robust holiday schedule, volunteer time, and paid parental, family care, and military leave. Feedback suggests this breadth is a standout element across many roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include comprehensive health coverage, mental-health support, onsite fitness centers, and one‑on‑one coaching. HQ amenities and wellness perks are positioned as differentiators for on-site employees.
Athene Insights
What We Do
Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include: • Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuity products; • Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and • Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers. Athene's subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company, Athene Securities, LLC, an Iowa-domiciled registered broker-dealer (member FINRA), and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. -- The financial industry is ripe for change and Athene is leading the way. We’re determined to make retirement easier for you and other Americans by harnessing our passion, smarts and relentless spirit. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at www.athene.com/contact. If you love a challenge and are driven to succeed, then Athene is your kind of company.
