Actuarial Assistant

MetLife; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 67,400 - 89,900; Full time

Job summary

MetLife is seeking an Actuarial Assistant for its Retirement & Income Solutions team in New York, NY. The role focuses on creating business deliverables, data analysis, and facilitating actuarial exams to support career growth.

Successful candidates will possess a relevant degree, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in tools like Excel and Python. This position supports a hybrid work schedule and offers salary range of $67,400 - $89,900, along with potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Passed at least one SOA actuarial exam.
• Committed to further actuarial education to attain the FSA designation.

Responsibilities

• Create accurate and timely illustrations and quotes for new business.
• Conduct calculations, data analysis, and risk evaluations.
• Prepare for and take actuarial exams for FSA designation.

Skills

Analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

Proficiency in Excel

Experience with Python

Experience with SQL

Experience with R

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, or related field

Tools

Excel

Python

SQL

R

Job description

Description and Requirements

Join MetLife's Retirement & Income Solutions team and help shape the future of financial security for millions. As the trusted market leader in institutional retirement, you'll contribute to delivering $5.5 billion in annual benefits payments to almost one million retirees and beneficiaries. Here, you'll work with annuities, risk solutions, and stable value products that help companies reduce risk and maintain financial strength while empowering individuals to retire with confidence. Join us to help solve today's most complex retirement challenges and make a lasting impact on our customers' lives.

The Team You Will Join

MetLife’s US Actuarial Development Program (ADP) focuses on developing future leaders of MetLife who will create innovative business solutions based on actuarial principles and contribute to the success of the company. As part of the professional development process, participants (known as "actuarial students") will rotate to new actuarial assignments approximately every two years within core areas of MetLife’s businesses. Work experience gained will enable participants to become well‑rounded actuaries and knowledgeable in several areas of actuarial practice. Such areas of practice may include pricing and product development, reserve calculations, actuarial modeling, financial analysis, asset liability management, and investments.

The first rotation in the ADP will be within RIS. The Actuarial Assistant is responsible for creating illustrations and producing attractive quotes for new business across a wide variety of COLI/BOLI products. This is an exciting opportunity to expand actuarial knowledge and become involved in various aspects of new business sales/development in a fast‑paced and evolving market.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating accurate and timely illustrations, quotes and other new business deliverables in the first rotation.
• Responsible for calculations, data analysis, and risk evaluations that are actuarial in nature.
• Responsible for initiating, organizing, and coordinating data and making recommendations to team members based on research.
• Prepare for and take challenging actuarial exams administered through the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and work towards becoming qualified as a Fellow of the SOA (FSA designation). The Actuarial Development program will provide study days, study material reimbursements, exam salary increases, and other support to encourage and help participants pass their actuarial exams.
• Participants are expected to balance their work responsibilities with their actuarial studies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, computer science, economics, or other analytical/business related degree.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Passed at least one SOA actuarial exam. Additional passed exams are preferred and may be required based on the particular position being filled.
• Committed to completing the Society of Actuaries' educational requirements to attain the FSA designation. This can be illustrated through passed exams, actuarial work experience, affiliation with actuarial organizations and clubs, and analytical degrees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong analytical and quantitative problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and other technical tools; experience with Python, SQL, or R preferred.
• Effective leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $67,400 - $89,900. This role may also be eligible for annual short‑term incentive compensation and stock‑based long‑term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").

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MetLife maintains a drug‑free workplace.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.