Vice President, Suitability, Supervision & Agent Monitoring
Company: Global Atlantic Financial Group
Location: Hartford
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
About Global Atlantic Global Atlantic is a leading provider of
retirement security and investment solutions with operations in the
U.S., Bermuda, and Japan. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR
(NYSE: KKR), a leading global investment firm, Global Atlantic
combines deep insurance expertise with KKR’s powerful investment
capabilities to deliver long-term financial security for millions
of individuals worldwide. With a broad suite of annuity, preneed
life insurance, reinsurance, and investment solutions, Global
Atlantic, through its issuing companies, helps people achieve their
financial goals with confidence. For more information, please visit
www.globalatlantic.com . Position Overview The Vice President,
Suitability, Supervision & Agent Monitoring is accountable for the
enterprise governance, execution, and continuous enhancement of
Global Atlantic’s annuity suitability, agent supervision, and
broker-dealer oversight programs. This role serves as a senior
supervisory control owner and culture carrier, ensuring annuity
sales practices, agent conduct, and suitability determinations
comply with applicable state insurance laws, NAIC Model Regulation
275 (Suitability in Annuity Transactions), broker-dealer
supervisory standards, and company policy. The position plays a
critical role in promoting a strong culture of compliance, consumer
protection, ethical conduct, and regulatory accountability across
all distribution channels, while supporting sustainable growth and
long-term risk management. Key Responsibilities Lead and manage a
team responsible for daily suitability review, agent monitoring,
supervisory escalations, exception handling, and agent lifecycle
oversight, including broker-dealer-affiliated distribution. Oversee
agent onboarding and credentialing controls, including background
checks, licensing and appointment verification, disciplinary
history review, and ongoing re-screening, ensuring agent
eligibility standards are met prior to and during sales activity.
Establish clear supervisory expectations for rigor, consistency,
timeliness, and documentation, ensuring decisions are transparent,
well-supported, and regulatory defensible. Design, implement, and
continuously enhance supervisory testing and monitoring programs,
including broker-dealer oversight, risk-based surveillance,
suitability trend analysis, red-flag identification, and corrective
action plans. Exercise independent judgment in moderate to highly
complex suitability and supervisory matters, including agent and
broker-dealer escalations, remediation decisions, and risk
mitigation strategies. Drive data-driven oversight through
quantitative analysis, management reporting, key risk indicators,
and root-cause analysis to strengthen controls and reduce repeat
issues. Partner with Legal, Compliance, Risk, Distribution,
Operations, and third-party administrators to interpret regulatory
requirements, implement regulatory and business changes, and ensure
consistent application of supervisory standards across all
channels. Lead agent, broker-dealer, and internal education
initiatives related to suitability requirements, supervisory
expectations, and regulatory developments. Support regulatory
examinations, audits, and inquiries by ensuring audit readiness,
strong documentation standards, and timely remediation of findings.
Leadership & Culture Expectations As a senior leader, the Vice
President sets and reinforces the tone for ethical conduct,
accountability, and regulatory discipline. The role promotes a
culture of professional judgment, independent challenge, and
appropriate escalation, where issues are identified early and
addressed thoughtfully. Decisions are expected to prioritize
customer outcomes and long-term risk management over short-term
business considerations. Teams are empowered, well-trained, and
held accountable to consistently meet supervisory and compliance
expectations. Experience & Education Requirements Juris Doctor (JD)
preferred; Bachelor’s degree required 5 years of experience in
suitability, supervision, agent oversight, or sales practice
governance within life insurance, annuities, and/or broker-dealer
environments FINRA securities licensure preferred Demonstrated
experience managing teams and setting clear performance,
accountability, and conduct expectations Proven experience leading
broker-dealer oversight, supervisory testing, agent monitoring, and
background screening programs Strong working knowledge of annuity
suitability regulations, state insurance producer licensing
requirements, and broker-dealer supervisory frameworks Experience
supporting regulatory examinations, audits, and remediation related
to agent conduct and suitability LI-KS1 Various jurisdictions have
passed pay transparency laws that require companies provide salary
ranges for any positions for which they are accepting applications.
Global Atlantic has offices in Atlanta, Batesville, Bermuda,
Boston, Des Moines, Hartford, Indianapolis, and New York City. The
base salary range posted below is inclusive of the lowest cost of
living geography to the highest in which we have a Global Atlantic
office. Global Atlantic’s base salary range is determined through
an analysis of similar positions in the external labor market. Base
pay is just one component of Global Atlantic’s total compensation
package for employees and at times we hire outside the boundaries
of the salary range. Other rewards may include annual cash bonuses,
long-term incentives (equity), generous benefits (including
immediate vesting on employee contributions to a 401(k), as well as
a company match on your contributions), and sales incentives.
Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic
location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or
skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.
Compensation for our more senior positions have a larger component
of short-term cash bonus and long-term incentives. The base salary
range for this role is $150,000 — $170,000 USD Privacy Statement
Our employees are in the office 5 days per week in New York and 4
days per week in all other offices. If you have questions on this
policy or the application process, please reach out to
benefits@gafg.com Global Atlantic reserves the right to modify the
qualifications and requirements for this position to accommodate
business needs and regulatory changes. Future adjustments may
include obtaining specific licenses or certifications to comply
with operational needs and conform to applicable industry-specific
regulatory requirements, state and federal laws.
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