Annuity Product Innovation Analyst

KKR; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + discretionary bonus

Job summary

KKR is seeking an Analyst, Annuity Product Development (Retail) to join the Hartford, CT team. You will drive development and pricing of new annuity solutions to fuel sales growth, collaborating with a broad set of internal and external stakeholders across product, risk, hedging, and finance.

The role requires actuarial knowledge, strong analytical ability, and effective communication to support product profitability and competitive market positioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Actuarial Science and at least 1 year of experience in the annuity/life insurance industry is preferred, product development experience a plus
• Successfully completed 2+ actuarial exams, Actuarial Mathematics exam(s) strongly preferred
• Prior experience with actuarial software considered a plus
• Prior annuity product development experience considered a plus
• Ownership - Takes personal accountability for the execution of their goals and objectives. Strong organization and delivery of results.
• Innovative - Able to participate in the generation of new and unique ideas. Forward thinking and tenacious. Flexible in navigating changing business environments.
• Analytical Skills - Possess strong analytical skills necessary to price products, ability to trouble-shoot and work to find solutions independently.
• Communication - Able to communicate effectively – verbal, written and listening.
• Teamwork - Has positive attitude necessary to be part of a strong performing team. Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building and engagement.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to other offices (i.e. Des Moines, New York, Wayne (PA)).

Responsibilities

• Perform timely research, development, and robust product pricing of new solutions.
• Use MG-ALFA or other modeling actuarial projection software to develop disciplined, robust pricing models and risks analysis for new product design ideas and modifications to current products.
• Effectively balance competitive and pricing objectives to achieve overall company objectives.
• Implement best practices in pricing methods, automation, organization, and documentation to improve overall efficiency and quality of product development efforts.
• Collaborate with the Product Implementation team during the implementation of new products.
• Collaborate with the Pricing team to set rates on new products and effectively incorporate new products into the product management processes.
• Support product development needs related to state & prospectus filing, admin system testing, operations, marketing, and sales illustration.
• Communicate with peers in product, risk management, investments, marketing, legal & operations.
• Support product approval by ensuring product risks are mitigated and documented.
• Develop and maintain industry knowledge including economic, regulatory, and competitive environments to support development of new products.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Ownership

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science

Actuarial exams passed

Tools

MG-ALFA

Actuarial software

Job description

KKR is seeking an Analyst, Annuity Product Development (Retail) to join the Hartford, CT team. You will drive development and pricing of new annuity solutions to fuel sales growth, collaborating with a broad set of internal and external stakeholders across product, risk, hedging, and finance.

The role requires actuarial knowledge, strong analytical ability, and effective communication to support product profitability and competitive market positioning.