AVP and Pricing Officer, Manulife Japan

Job Summary

The Product Pricing Department enables the development and management of Manulife Japan’s life insurance products by providing actuarial design, pricing, profitability and risk analysis, and by supporting local regulatory actuarial filings. The Pricing Officer leads the department and its team of pricing actuaries. This is a single-incumbent role reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, with distinct accountability for pricing integrity, product economics and pricing governance, while partnering with Product Development and other functions on broader product decisions and execution.

The role exists to ensure that new products, revisions to existing products and other product initiatives meet profitability objectives, business priorities, internal standards and Japanese regulatory requirements under both CIFRS and JGAAP. It is accountable for timely and high-quality pricing decisions, comprehensive financial analysis, effective product risk management, successful regulatory support in collaboration with Product Development, and development of a strong actuarial talent pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Pricing oversight: Lead and safeguard the integrity of actuarial design and pricing for new products, existing product revisions and other product initiatives, ensuring alignment with profitability objectives and business strategy.
• Product risk, governance and approvals: Evaluate product risks and mitigants; ensure compliance with the Corporate Pricing Standard, internal governance and Japanese regulatory requirements; and obtain required approvals for pricing initiatives.
• Financial analysis and monitoring: Review and sign off pricing assumptions, experience studies, new business value calculations and reporting, and monitor product and segregated fund performance from product design and customer protection perspectives.
• Product implementation and regulatory approval: Pricing review and approval for system development, marketing materials and policy documents, and partner with Product Development in obtaining regulatory approval of new products.
• Initiative Management: Prioritize and manage a changing portfolio off pricing initiatives with varying complexity and urgency, resolving issues and maintaining transparency, to deliver agreed upon outcomes on time.
• Reinsurance: Negotiate and oversee implementation of new business reinsurance treaties, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, appropriate risk transfer, timely operational readiness, and economic value to the business.
• Leadership: Lead, recruit, coach and develop actuarial professionals; contribute to the execution of the company strategy as a leader within the company.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies/Education:

• Member of the Institute of Actuaries of Japan or equivalent
• Experience in product pricing role with a focus on business acumen
• Excellent analytical and technical actuarial skills
• Knowledge of the Japan market and regulatory regime for insurance business is strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills, including ability to translate complex technical issues into fundamental concepts
• Proven ability to lead large teams and to manage relationships across multiple stakeholders
• Desire to invest in the development of the next generation of actuaries at Manulife

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visithttps://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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