Support the UK Product team in pricing, underwriting, product development, financial reporting, and collaborating on actuarial tasks.
Description and Requirements
GG11 Role - UK Product
Job Location: GOSC-based
Role Value Proposition:
The role involves supporting the UK Product team on a wide array of fields including pricing, underwriting, product development, model development, financial reporting, experience analysis and working closely with other functions on actuarial tasks emanating from Employee Benefits, Individual Protection, and Wealth Management.
Key Responsibilities:
a. Financial Modelling and reporting
i. Develop and maintain pricing, reporting, management information and quote models
ii. Accurately reflect all reinsurance arrangements and capital calculations in models
iii. Work with Global Employee Benefits, EMEA and other functions to ensure we collaborate and achieve success
b. Contribute to the Product Development Process
i. Market research and pricing analyses
ii. Manage and complete all product approval documentation in conjunction with all stakeholders
iii. Calculate financial metrics and participate in experience analyses and assumptions setting
iv. Ensure there is a customer focus in all aspects of the actuarial control cycle
c. BAU Activities
i. Work closely with other members of the Product team to support ongoing product management and monitoring, and reporting responsibilities
ii. Collaborate with other functions in the business
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
Preferred:
Global Grade
GG 11 - Unit Manager
Hiring Manager
Kapil Sachdeva/ Will Alder (State-side)
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services.
At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
GG11 Role - UK Product
Job Location: GOSC-based
Role Value Proposition:
The role involves supporting the UK Product team on a wide array of fields including pricing, underwriting, product development, model development, financial reporting, experience analysis and working closely with other functions on actuarial tasks emanating from Employee Benefits, Individual Protection, and Wealth Management.
Key Responsibilities:
a. Financial Modelling and reporting
i. Develop and maintain pricing, reporting, management information and quote models
ii. Accurately reflect all reinsurance arrangements and capital calculations in models
iii. Work with Global Employee Benefits, EMEA and other functions to ensure we collaborate and achieve success
b. Contribute to the Product Development Process
i. Market research and pricing analyses
ii. Manage and complete all product approval documentation in conjunction with all stakeholders
iii. Calculate financial metrics and participate in experience analyses and assumptions setting
iv. Ensure there is a customer focus in all aspects of the actuarial control cycle
c. BAU Activities
i. Work closely with other members of the Product team to support ongoing product management and monitoring, and reporting responsibilities
ii. Collaborate with other functions in the business
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science
- Very strong technical background with MS Office, especially Excel VBA
- The successful candidate must:
- Pay attention to detail
- Take ownership and personal responsibility for delivering timely, high-quality work.
- Be able to understand, question and challenge work undertaken.
- Possess strong problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with ability to work independently, aptitude to investigate and understand problems in a time-efficient manner
- Effective multi-tasker
- Have good communication skills with the ability to interact with different stakeholders.
- Good actuarial knowledge with strong drive to learn and improve continually
- Be able to source and collate data, draw conclusions and present findings.
- Learn quickly from experience
Preferred:
- Experience with Python, Alteryx, SQL, and other quantitative software packages
- Working knowledge of the UK protection industry
- Good progression with actuarial exams
- Innovative and creative mind
- Exceptional communication skills
Global Grade
GG 11 - Unit Manager
Hiring Manager
Kapil Sachdeva/ Will Alder (State-side)
At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services.
At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
Top Skills
Alteryx
Excel Vba
MS Office
Python
SQL
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