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Company overview

Athene is a leading retirement services company with operations in the United States, Bermuda, Canada, and Japan. Athene is focused on providing financial security by offering an attractive suite of retirement income and savings products to individuals and by serving as a solutions provider to corporations.Through its subsidiaries, Athene offers: •Retail fixed, fixed indexed and registered index-linked annuities •Fixed annuity reinsurance for third-party providers •Institutional products, such as funding agreements and pension group annuity solutions Let’s work together to make retirement remarkable. View our employment opportunities at Athene.com/careers. Learn how to become an Athene financial professional at athene.com/contact. --https://www.athene.com/social--Athene’s principal subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company issuing annuities in 49 states (excluding NY) and D.C., Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company and issuing annuities in New York, and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer. This material should not be interpreted as a recommendation by Athene Annuity and Life Company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York or Athene Securities, LLC.--This page represents companies owned by Athene Holding Ltd. (West Des Moines, Iowa) using the Athene name including Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company (West Des Moines, IA), Athene Annuity and Life Company (West Des Moines, IA), Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York (Pearl River, NY), Athene Securities, LLC (West Des Moines, IA) and Athene Life Re Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda). ©2022 Athene. All rights reserved.
Founded in 2009
West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
2K employees (66 in marketing)
www.athene.com
48% recommend to a friend
48% positive business outlook

People

Marketing leadership

Penny Woods
Penny Woods
Assistant Vice President Marketing Analytics & Operations
At the company for 3 years 6 months
Amanda Steward
Amanda Steward
SVP, Head of Marketing
At the company for 16 years 2 months
John Laurenzo
John Laurenzo
Vice President Marketing
At the company for 8 years 2 months
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Director, Brand & Creative Services
At the company for 13 years

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

4 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$4.4B

Last raise

$600M

Post IPO Debt, 5 months ago

Funding history

Jun 2025

Post IPO Debt Athene · $600M

May 2025

Post IPO Debt Athene · $1B

Oct 2024

Post IPO Debt Athene · $600M

Mar 2024

Post IPO Debt Athene · $500M

Dec 2023

Post IPO Debt Athene · $600M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
513.9K
Month over month+9.2%
Quarter over quarter+8.2%
Top sourceDirect (70%)
Ad budget per month$2.9K
Average search rank53
Traffic source mix
Direct
70%
Search
22.3%

News

Apollo appoints former US Senator Manchin as advisor
Feb 7, 2025 • PE Hub
Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin to Serve as Adviser to Apollo and Appointed to Athene Board of Directors
Feb 6, 2025 • GlobeNewswire News Room
Athene Announces Fixed Income Investor Conference Call
Oct 24, 2024 • Globe Newswire

Links

www.athene.comLinkedInCrunchbaseX (Twitter)
Glassdoor

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Headcount +6% year over year

Apr 2014

Private Equity Round Athene · $1.1B

Referral
6.6%
Paid referral
0.6%
Social
0.3%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

28.9K

12-mo growth

+23%

Monthly growth

+2.3%

Salaries

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Open positions4 open marketing positions

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Marketing Automation Manager

ATHENE

West Des Moines, IA

In-houseFull-timeSenior level3+ years exp.
10 days ago
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RVP, External Wholesaler- Southeast Florida

ATHENE

USA

$62K/yr - $94K/yrIn-houseFull-time
12 days ago
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Vice President, Relationship Manager (Remote)

ATHENE

USA

$62K/yr - $94K/yrIn-houseFull-time
3 months ago
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Marketing Operations Coordinator

Athene

West Des Moines, IA (On-site)

In-houseFull-timeMid level3+ years exp.
5 months ago

Athene insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded
2009
Headquarters
West Des Moines, Iowa
Employees
1001-5000
6% growth last 12mo
Marketing team
66
3% of company
35 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result
Low risk
Late-stage · Growing 6% last 12 months · More mature · Recently funded
Trend
2021-06-28 -> 2025-11-24
Headcount (12 months)
+6%
Last funding round
5 months ago
Negative news (120 days)
0
Risk score0/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors
513.9K
Month over month+9.2%
Quarter over quarter+8.2%
Top sourceDirect (70%)
Traffic source mix
Direct
70%
Search
22.3%
Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result
115 competitor sites
Search traffic: 20.4K organic clicks / 8 paid clicks
Organic competitors
0
Paid competitors
5
Keyword change
-3,907
Ad budget per month
$2.9K
Average search rank
53
Paid competitors5

G2 quick view

Shows G2 rating and review trend.

Main result
0 / 5
0 reviews saved
Reviews month over month
—
Reviews quarter over quarter
—
Reviews year over year
—

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Job openings

Shows open jobs, growth, and role changes.

Main result
7 open jobs
Open jobs trend: -0.7%
Trend
2023-08-01 -> 2025-11-01

Marketing leader strength

Shows how strong marketing leadership looks at company level.

Medium
Marketing is represented at senior leadership level. Typical leader time at company: 2.5 years.

Founder or CEO

Saved founder and CEO profiles.

Mike Downing
Mike Downing
Co-President and Chief Operating Officer
Grant Kvalheim
Grant Kvalheim
Chief Executive Officer
Natasha Scotland Courcy
Natasha Scotland Courcy
Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel Athene Life Re

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

66
3% of the company • 35 saved marketing people

Hiring manager

Shows saved hiring contacts for this job area.

Ann Reinhardt
Ann Reinhardt
Director Human Resources Systems
Shilpi Singhal
International Human Resources Director

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team
Based on saved marketing team size: 66.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings
Overall rating
3.2 / 5
Work-life balance
2.9 / 5
Culture
3.3 / 5
Diversity & inclusion
3.4 / 5
Recommend to a friend
48%
Positive business outlook
48%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding
$4.4B
Last raise
Post IPO Debt
5 months ago
Funding details
Amount raised
$4.4B
Last round
Post IPO Debt
Last fundraise
5 months ago

News

Shows saved company news.

Apollo appoints former US Senator Manchin as advisor
Feb 7, 2025 • PE Hub
Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin to Serve as Adviser to Apollo and Appointed to Athene Board of Directors
Feb 6, 2025 • GlobeNewswire News Room
Athene Announces Fixed Income Investor Conference Call
Oct 24, 2024 • Globe Newswire

Marketing leadership

Shows saved marketing leaders.

Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Director, Brand & Creative Services
Tim G.
Tim G.
Director of Communications
Melanie Schriver
Melanie Schriver
Director of Digital Experience
6.6%
Paid referral
0.6%
Social
0.3%

Total followers

28.9K

12-mo growth

+23%

Monthly growth

+2.3%

Open jobs growth
-0.7%
Biggest role change
engineering: +1%
Latest open role
Sr Advice Partner