Senior Manager, Actuarial

Manulife; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife in Hong Kong seeks a seasoned actuarial professional to support the MPF business within the Asia Retirement Finance Actuarial Team. The role emphasizes learning and building technical, pricing and business knowledge for pension projects in HK and across Asia.

The candidate will contribute to cross-functional projects, annual plans and regulatory reporting, while guiding analysts and interns and expanding project management experience in a dynamic pension market.

Qualifications

• FSA or equivalent with 8–12 years of experience in actuarial roles.
• Experience in pension business is preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented and team player.
• Good communication across multiple parties; independent when needed.
• People management experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Perform pricing on new products and initiatives; re-price existing products.
• Represent actuarial team on post-eMPF projects; coach analysts.
• Guide analysts in experience studies and annual business plans.
• Guide interns in pricing Special Quotations; liaise with sales and relations teams.
• Provide financial support for Retirement ALM Committee and funds strategy reviews.
• Collaborate with IT/business teams to implement new product features.
• Ensure pricing assumptions are realized across teams.

Skills

FSA or equivalent

8–12 years experience

Pension experience

Teamwork & communication

Independent initiative

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science

Tools

GGY AXIS

Microsoft Access

VBA

PowerBI

Databricks

Job description

Manulife is seeking a seasoned Actuarial professional to support the MPF business. The role in the Actuarial Team under Asia Retirement Finance requires the candidate to be willing to learn to build up the technical and business knowledge on pension business. The team works closely with different teams to ensure that the assumptions in the pricing can be actualized. The candidate will have a variety of exposure in Hong Kong and Asia Retirement business in building up project managements experience, actuarial analytical skills and business sense. In particular, the candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the cross-function strategic projects related to the eMPF platform in HK pension market. The candidate will also be involved in other deliverables in the team, such as annual business plan, experience studies, and business and regulatory reporting.

Position Responsibilities

• Perform pricing on new products & new business initiatives and re-pricing of existing products
• Represent actuarial team on the post-eMPF projects in coaching analysts to perform required analysis and recommendation
• Guide analysts in performing experience study and annual business plan
• Guide interns in pricing of Special Quotations and liaise with sales team and customer relation team over tailor-made and competitive package to our target customers
• Provide financial support for Retirement ALM Committee and guaranteed funds investment strategy review Review RBC impact on Retirement business
• Work closely with business administration / IT in implementation of new product features
• Work closely with different teams to ensure that the assumptions in the pricing can be actualized

Required Qualifications

• FSA or FSA equivalent with 8-12 years of working experience
• Experience in pension business is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science
• Self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work across multiple parties
• Demonstrate initiatives, commitment and able to work independently
• People management experience is an advantage
• Native Cantonese speaker
• Effective command of English, both spoken and written
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and critical thinking
• Knowledge in GGY AXIS, Microsoft Access, VBA, PowerBI, Databricks, or other actuarial software is an advantage

When You Join Our Team

• We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, We'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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Working Arrangement

Hybrid