Overview

At MassMutual, actuaries play a key role in the company’s strategic decision-making. They support our expanding client base by developing innovative products, identifying new market opportunities, and driving initiatives that fuel business growth.

Our actuarial team draws intellectually curious individuals who want to work somewhere where they’re empowered to make change. At MassMutual you’ll find challenging and impactful work, a culture of recognition, and a supportive growth environment.

Job Description

Head of Institutional Insurance Product & Actuarial

Full-Time

Boston, MA or Springfield, MA

The Opportunity

MassMutual is seeking an accomplished Leader and Actuary to join the Institutional Product and Actuarial team. This role will lead pricing assumption development, model ownership, product development and in-force analytics for our Institutional Insurance business, including Bank, Corporate and Insurance Company Owned Life Insurance (BOLI, COLI, ICOLI). The role is within Institutional Solutions, a growing segment of MassMutual representing a key component of the company’s overall strategy.

The Team

The role will manage a team of actuarial and/or quantitative consultant roles. The team works collaboratively with the Institutional Insurance market leader and team to achieve profitable growth and provide in-force and new business insights, while ensuring we adhere to all regulatory, compliance and corporate governance policies. Team strengths include collaboration, execution mindset, influence, business acumen, and technical skills.

The Impact

In this management role, you will utilize your leadership, business acumen, actuarial expertise, and relationship management skills to drive profitable growth while aligning to MassMutual’s risk management framework, monitor and glean insights from existing business to monitor risk, refine assumptions, and manage the in-force Institutional Insurance business. Specific responsibilities include:

• Coach and develop a team of actuarial and/or quantitative consultant roles.
• Oversee custom pricing to support achievement of sales goals and profitability metrics, while continuously monitoring and improving key performance indicators.
• Partner with the MassMutual Sales Team in pursuit of new business and with Operations for complex case onboarding or post issue service conversations.
• Oversee rate setting of certain products in accordance with our policy and MassMutual’s Nonguaranteed Elements framework.
• Ownership of pricing model development, maintenance, and pricing methodology for Institutional Insurance pricing.
• Socialize changes with and, where necessary, obtain approvals from key partners including product oversight, investment management, legal, reinsurance, accounting, and treasury.
• Ensure compliance with Model Governance and Product Pricing and Assumption Oversight processes.
• Ownership and, for select assumptions (e.g., lapses), shared ownership of Institutional Insurance assumption development, maintenance, and socialization of key business assumptions.
• Ensure compliance with Experience Studies and Assumptions Governance (ESAG).
• Solicit & analyze competitive data and industry assumptions.
• Develop and monitor in-force analytics, providing insights to market leader and for consideration in maintenance of key pricing assumptions.
• Partner with the Institutional Insurance market leader for new product development, including project ownership as well as product pricing and approvals.
• Influence and contribute to ongoing business strategy and growth.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key business partners, including product oversight, enterprise risk management, model governance, and assumption governance.
• Apply a continuous improvement mindset to existing processes, to progress decision making timelines, increase speed of quoting, automate manual processes and evolve our data analytics for the business.

The Minimum Qualifications

• An accomplished ASA or FSA with 10+ years of actuarial experience in pricing, experience studies, or product development.
• 3+ years of experience with life insurance products.

The Ideal Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in an actuarial leadership role.
• Experience in pricing, design, and development of cash value life insurance products, ideally BOLI, COLI or ICOLI products.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in a fast-paced, evolving environment while managing multiple priorities with strong ownership and urgency.
• Proven track record of delivering results with high accountability and sound, outcome-focused decision-making.
• Demonstrates continuous improvement success through decision making timeline or efficiency improvements.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, transparent, and collaborative work environment.
• Strong people leadership experience, with ability to develop, coach, and delegate to build team capability.
• Effective stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and partner to achieve shared goals.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate insights clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and complexity, with experience evaluating trade-offs and driving solutions.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and quality.
• Strong grasp of actuarial concepts, including the ability to quickly and independently evaluate and model new products.

What You Can Expect at MassMutual

MassMutual offers the opportunity to do meaningful work within a purpose-driven organization that values long-term impact over short-term outcomes. In this role, you can expect:

• Clear areas of ownership and accountability, with work that connects directly to company and customer outcomes.
• A collaborative environment where perspectives are welcomed.
• Access to learning, development, and internal networks that support continuous growth and skill-building over time.
• Employee-led communities and forums that foster connection, learning, and inclusion across the organization.
• A culture grounded in integrity, responsibility, and stewardship—supported by a company with a strong legacy and a future-focused mindset.

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MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.

If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.

California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page. MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

Salary Range: $185,300-$243,100

Award-Winning Culture

MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. It’s more than our company structure — it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources and rely on each other when it counts.

We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.

At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.

How We Work

MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.

Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)

There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.

Explore some of our offerings below.

Paid Time Off

In addition to generous vacation time, paid holidays, and flexible holidays, MassMutual offers 'take care' time to care for yourself or someone you love—whether for physical illness or mental health.

Health & Well-Being

In addition to top-line medical and dental coverage, personalized mental health solutions, on-site and virtual health coaching, and much more, MassMutual reimburses employees up to $1,250 per year for eligible expenses supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being.

Financial Well-Being

In addition to competitive salaries and bonuses, educational assistance programs, and much more, MassMutual offers up to a 10% total 401(k) benefit, consisting of a 5% company match and a 5% annual contribution.

Taking Care

MassMutual offers generous maternity and parental leaves, as well as bereavement leave to mourn the loss of a loved one (and the employee defines 'loved one'). In addition, we offer up to 320 hours of caregiver leave to help employees support loved ones in times of need.

Giving Back

MassMutual offers three paid days for employees to volunteer with eligible nonprofits of their choice, and the MassMutual Foundation matches employee donation dollars to eligible nonprofit organizations up to $5,000 annually.

Commuter Benefits

MassMutual offers a Qualified Commuter Program through which eligible employees can pay qualified workplace commuting expenses with before-tax dollars, as well as a commuter wallet option for employees based at Boston and NYC campuses.