Head of Pricing & Actuarial Strategy

Manulife/John Hancock; Makati; On-site; PHP 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock in the Philippines is seeking a Product Pricing Director to lead pricing across key product categories, guide Pricing Managers, and ensure pricing strategies align with business objectives and governance.

You will drive complex pricing decisions, manage risk, and mentor the pricing team while collaborating with Product Management and Distribution to deliver customer-centric, profitable propositions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics or Statistics.
• 8–10 years actuarial experience with significant pricing experience.
• 3+ years people leadership of actuarial professionals.
• Fellow or near-Fellow of the Actuarial Society of the Philippines or Society of Actuaries.
• Deep expertise in pricing methodology, assumptions, modeling, and risk.
• Strong knowledge of life, savings, and group pricing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on pricing activities across product categories.
• Review pricing methodologies, assumptions, models, and profitability analyses for robustness and compliance.
• Lead risk identification and management for assigned product categories.
• Oversee complex pricing initiatives, repricing, and product enhancements.
• Ensure rigorous review processes and governance in pricing exercises.
• Guide profitability and risk metrics, and perform sensitivity testing.
• Align pricing recommendations with strategy, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements.
• Drive portfolio reviews and opportunities for pricing optimization.
• Lead and develop Pricing Managers.

Skills

Pricing leadership

Actuarial modeling

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science/Math/Statistics

Fellow or near-Fellow of actuarial societies

Tools

Actuarial software

Job description

Manulife/John Hancock in the Philippines is seeking a Product Pricing Director to lead pricing across key product categories, guide Pricing Managers, and ensure pricing strategies align with business objectives and governance.

You will drive complex pricing decisions, manage risk, and mentor the pricing team while collaborating with Product Management and Distribution to deliver customer-centric, profitable propositions.