Annuity Quantitative Associate

Company: MassMutual
Location: Springfield
Posted on: April 7, 2025

Job Description:

Annuity Quantitative AssociateAnnuity Product TeamFull-TimeSpringfield, MA or Boston, MAThe OpportunityAs a member of the Income Annuity Pricing team, you will help support the product management and pricing of MassMutual's multibillion-dollar annuity business. -You will work in a collaborative environment partnering with a diverse group of stakeholders representing product, sales, marketing, technology, and risk management. - This role will largely focus on the rate implementation of MassMutual's full annuity suite with a secondary focus on pricing support for the income annuity business.The TeamThe Annuity Pricing team is a motivated group dedicated to maintaining our position as a market leader in the annuity space. In this role you will primarily interact with the Annuity Product team, distribution (Career Agency and third party), marketing, technology, and corporate oversight teams. - The role will report to the Director of Income Annuity Pricing. -The Impact

• Lead the end-to-end annuity rate implementation process, ensuring both accuracy and efficiency
• Drive process improvements and partner with Product Marketing to streamline and enhance the rate implementation process
• Serve as the data steward for annuity pricing, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of pricing models and assumptions
• Support the rate setting of income annuities by providing insights and recommendations to optimize profitability and competitiveness
• Evaluate pricing for large case requests
• Support the pricing review and approval process with both Corporate Actuarial and Product
• Contribute to strategic initiatives to grow and optimize the income annuity suiteThe Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, actuarial science, economics, finance, or related discipline
  • 3+ years of actuarial, financial, pricing or related experience
  • 2+ years of advanced knowledge of Excel (advanced features including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, etc)The Ideal Qualifications
    • 5+ years of actuarial, financial, pricing or related experience
    • Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, including experience in Prophet, SQL, and Alteryx.
    • Detail-oriented with strong organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation) with an ability to convey technical ideas to non-technical audiences
    • Comfortable dealing with both complexity and ambiguity, with ability to explore multiple solutions to a problem
    • Demonstrated initiative and has a sense of urgency; takes ownership and is results-oriented in a fast-paced work environment
    • Passion for process improvement/development
    • Knowledge of annuity products and pricingWhat to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team
      • Regular meetings with the Annuity Product team
      • Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager
      • Access to mentorship opportunities
      • Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
      • Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms
      • Your ethics and integrity will be valued by a company with a strong and stable ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits#LI-ST1MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.
        
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