LIMRA, LOMA, and our parent organization, LL Global Inc., are an international research and education trade association for the insurance, retirement, and financial services industries, serving the needs of more than 1,200 member companies across 64 countries.

Leading life insurance and financial services organizations around the world rely on their membership for one simple reason — they can make bottom-line decisions with greater confidence. Companies look to us because no other organization is better positioned to help them understand their customers, markets, distribution channels, and competitors.
We believe that greatness is built from the inside out. It is created by individuals who share common goals, and who support and rely on one another to achieve them. Our core values (Integrity, Customer Focus, Adaptability, Respect and Excellence) guide us in how we treat, respond to and interact with our Customers, and one another. We do our best to support our employees in making the most of their lives both inside and outside of work.

We are currently looking for a Senior Research Analyst for LIMRA's Retirement research department located in our Windsor, CT office.

This senior research analyst position offers unique and valuable experience in a world-class market research organization. This individual will be given the opportunity for hands-on knowledge of the retirement & annuity industry, learning by interfacing with LIMRA colleagues, member company staff, and managing sales, asset and benchmarking data. Special project work on additional retirement plans related projects is possible as time allows. This position offers plenty of room for growth in a dynamic and changing industry.

Duties include:

• Manage annuity benchmarking sales surveys
• Respond to information and reporting requests for information from clients and LIMRA staff
• Responsible for annuity research reporting and maintaining data on relevant industry developments
• Review, modify and recommend business requirements for annuity research databases and systems applications
• Attend limited number of client meetings and industry conferences
• Support timely completion of research projects
• Identify research/service opportunities, reporting process improvements and improve surveys/services as needed

Qualifications:

• A college degree and 3-5 years of annuity experience required
• Requires very good knowledge of the individual annuity industry, including products and distribution
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills with the ability to understand and synthesize data and their implications
• Strong interpersonal, organizational skills, and attention to details
• Self starter with ability to work independently and on a team basis
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast paced environment
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge or experience with market research and analysis techniques a plus
• Familiarity with survey software or database analysis software is also a plus

Travel:
Position requires approximately 5% of job time, traveling within the US