Summary:As a member of the US Retirement Pricing team, the Pricing Specialist supports business growth and client retention through financial analysis, pricing recommendations, and profitability assessments. This role partners with Sales, Strategic Relationship Management, Finance, Actuarial, Product, Operations, and other business teams to evaluate new business opportunities, support existing clients, and provide insights that drive informed decisions. The successful candidate will use analytical tools and financial models to assess pricing scenarios, evaluate risk, and support pricing strategies across US Retirement products.
Position Responsibilities: - Support pricing activities for new business opportunities, repricing initiatives, and client retention efforts.
- Perform financial, profitability, and risk analyses to support pricing recommendations and business decisions.
- Analyze pricing scenarios and model outputs to identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Evaluate client and plan profitability and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Analyze large and complex datasets using pricing models, reporting tools, and financial analyses.
- Develop reporting and analytical insights that support business decision-making.
- Support the maintenance, enhancement, and validation of pricing models, assumptions, and analytical tools.
- Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation, data quality, and business processes.
- Collaborate with Sales, Strategic Relationship Management, Finance, Product, Actuarial, and Operations teams to address pricing-related needs.
- Participate in projects and initiatives that impact pricing processes, models, tools, and business strategy.
- Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, best practices, innovation, and continuous learning across the team.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, another quantitative or business-related field, or equivalent analytical experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate findings clearly and effectively.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and build strong working relationships across teams.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in financial services, retirement services, insurance, investments, or asset management.
- Exposure to pricing, profitability analysis, forecasting, financial modeling, or underwriting.
- Knowledge of retirement plans, recordkeeping, or investment products.
- Familiarity with reporting and data visualization tools.
- Interest in using emerging technologies, including AI-powered tools, to improve analytical efficiency, reporting, and business processes.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.Referenced Salary LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Working ArrangementHybrid
Salary range is expected to be between$61,875.00 USD - $103,125.00 USD
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. 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. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.
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.
