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We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The successful candidate will provide decision-making and leadership over a multitude of pricing projects, centered around the feasibility, design, modeling and reporting of complex insurance products and riders, balancing business unit marketing and financial goals. Adaptability to rapidly changing circumstances in the internal and external environments will be a key challenge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, develop, and motivate a team of diverse professionals that manage the development and launch of life and annuity products.

• Ensure product initiatives meet marketing, profitability, and risk management goals while aligning with corporate guidelines and regulatory environment.

• Member of the US Pricing leadership team responsible for coaching, directing, enabling, and developing a large, hard-working and highly engaged team of diverse actuaries and actuarial students.

• Collaborate with a second-line risk oversight team to ensure strategic direction is aligned with corporate risk appetite.

• Coordinate product development and pricing deliverables with highly specialized functional actuarial teams with deep expertise in rate making, modeling, controls / governance and assumption development.

• Performing preliminary research and development and feasibility analysis to help prioritize potential critical initiatives.

• Responsible for additional projects related to the department's strategic objectives.

How will you create impact?

This successful candidate will use their expertise in this Life and Annuity pricing to bring new products to market. This role will report to the AVP & Pricing Officer, US Insurance.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What we are looking for

• Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) or equivalent with a minimum of 8 years of actuarial experience.

• Creativity and passion for innovation.

• In depth knowledge of US Stat valuation and the regulatory environment for Fixed Annuity products.

• Knowledge of US Stat valuation and the US regulatory environment for Life Insurance products preferred.

• ​3+ years of experience with Pricing of life insurance required.

• Knowledge of investment and hedging concepts of indexed products.

• Familiarity with actuarial modeling software. Direct experience with Moody’s Axis preferred.

• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving ability combined with very strong technical actuarial skills.

• Risk management focus, with ability to see beyond traditional measures and identify emerging issues.

• Ability to respond to changing demands from multiple partners and prioritize needs and results while working under deadline pressure.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.

• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

• A focus on growing your career path with us.

• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first cultureWe lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

• Boundless opportunityWe create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

• Continuous innovationWe invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and InclusionWe foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

• Championing Corporate CitizenshipWe build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife /John Hancock , we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour , ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process . All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies . To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Salary range is expected to be between

$148,400.00 USD - $275,500.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)