Sr. Recruiter

About the role

The Senior Recruiter is responsible for managing the full-cycle recruitment process for positions in the Investment Management Division of Symetra Life Insurance Company, including investments, operations, technology, risk, legal, compliance, and support functions. This role partners closely with hiring managers and the HR team to identify, attract, and hire top talent while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and adherence to regulatory and company hiring standards. The ideal candidate possesses experience recruiting within investment management, asset management, private markets, financial services, or related industries and has a strong understanding of industry talent markets and recruiting best practices.

This is a hybrid role based in the Farmington, CT area

Who we are

Symetra Investment Management (“SIM”) is a SEC-registered investment advisory firm with approximately $93.8 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026. Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company with $77.9 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Symetra Financial Corp. is the holding company of Symetra Life Insurance Company, which was founded in 1957. Symetra Life has insurer financial strength ratings of ‘A’ by A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s and ‘A1’ by Moody’s. Symetra Life is among the top 40 largest life insurance companies in the United States (based on statutory admitted assets as of December 31, 2025) and has approximately 5.5 million customers and over 3,200 employees nationwide.

Corporate Parent Company

Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, a mutual life insurance company with head offices in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1907, Sumitomo is one of the largest life insurance companies in Japan with ¥ 51.6 trillion ($322.6 billion) of assets (March 31, 2026).

What you will do

• Partner with hiring managers to define a recruitment strategy to find the best talent, based on the business needs and goals.
• Manage the entire recruiting cycle from candidate generation through sourcing, interviewing, and employment decision.
• Source high-quality candidates through the development and implementation of innovative recruiting programs and strategies.
• Develops and manage recruiting-related programs/tasks (e.g. internship program, campus recruiting, social recruiting, applicant tracking system, interviewing skills, recruiting materials, etc.

• Build relationships with industry professionals, universities, professional associations, and networking groups.
• Participate in campus recruiting activities, job fairs, and networking events.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field preferred.
• 5 to 8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience within investment management, asset management, private equity, and/or financial services.
• Proven experience recruiting across a broad range of functions including investment professionals, client-facing roles, operations, technology, compliance, risk, finance, and corporate support positions.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple