AVP & Actuary - Bermuda Risk - Financial

MetLife; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife seeks an AVP & Actuary for Bermuda Financial Risk based in Hamilton. This hybrid role coordinates risk across Bermuda reinsurance, capital and ALM, while providing hands-on analysis and cross-functional insight. The incumbent will align with governance forums and senior leadership to ensure robust risk management.

The role requires deep actuarial expertise, 10+ years in related fields, and AI fluency to leverage emerging technologies, with in-office presence several days weekly.

Qualifications

• Fellowship in an actuarial organization is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field is required.
• 10+ years in risk management-related roles preferred.
• AI fluency to leverage emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with resources to manage and report on risk for Bermuda reinsurance and BSCR framework.
• Enhance quarterly BSCR stress testing and apply to ALM, capital, credit, FX and insurance risk.
• Manage Bermuda financial risk working group agenda.
• Develop relationships with internal partners across Risk, Pricing, Treasury, ARU and MII.
• Stay current with Bermuda Monetary Authority rules and regulations.

Skills

Self-starter

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

AI fluency

Risk management

Treasury

Actuarial pricing

Product development

Investments

Capital management

Reinsurance

Education

Fellowship in actuarial organization

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Job description

Alternative Location(s)

• Posting Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey


• Posting Location: Whippany, New Jersey


• Posting Location: New York, New York

Description and Requirements

Title: AVP & Actuary-Bermuda Risk-Financial
Location: Hamilton, Bermuda

Alternate Location: New York, NY, Bridgewater, NJ, or Whippany, NJ
Setting: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office. Reports to Title: SVP CRO Bermuda and Reinsurance Optimization

The Team You Will Join

Join our Global Risk Management Group, where you’ll play a key role in safeguarding the company, ensuring we deliver on our commitments to customers and stakeholders, and driving responsible growth. As part of our team, you’ll identify, monitor, and mitigate both financial and non-financial risks across the organization. Leverage your expertise as the second line of defense to advise our business on effective risk management strategies. This means challenging ideas, implementing robust controls, and enforcing guardrails to foster responsible business growth. Join us in advancing MetLife’s legacy of trust through exemplary risk management practices.

The Opportunity

The AVP & Actuary - Bermuda Financial Risk position will serve as a central coordinator for managing Bermuda financial risk, while also maintaining a hands‑on role in core analysis and problem‑solving, particularly on complex or time‑sensitive topics. This position will be responsible for ensuring that capital, asset liability management, credit, and pricing for Bermuda reinsurance are being evaluated holistically across the various lenses of risk, aligned across stakeholder groups, and appropriately escalated to senior leadership and governance forums.

Bermuda captive reinsurance at MetLife supports growth and is enhancing performance across the global MetLife insurance footprint. Strong financial risk management is critical to ensure this growth is in line with the risk appetite and framework that MetLife has in place today. Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all‑weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to support the growth of the captive reinsurance business, become an expert in the Bermuda regulatory framework, and gain exposure across a variety of risks and markets.

Location

This role will be based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Candidates in New York, NY, Bridgewater, NJ, and Whippany, NJ will also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with shared resources to capture, manage, report on and set guidelines around interest rate, equity, counterparty credit, pricing, insurance and model risks for Bermuda reinsurance, considering the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (BSCR), Economic Capital (EC), Asset Liability Management (ALM), and Global Investment Assumption Committee (GIAC) frameworks


• Enhance implementation of quarterly BSCR ratio stress testing and utilize it for ALM, capital, credit, FX, and insurance risk management


• Manage agenda for Bermuda financial risk working group


• Develop close working relationships with internal partners, including Reinsurance, Reinsured Business Units, Investment Risk & Stress Testing, Insurance & Pricing Risk Management, Japan Risk, Treasury, Actuarial Resources Unit (ARU), and MII


• Keep current with Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) rules and regulations

Required Qualifications

• Fellowship in an actuarial organization, bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field


• Self-starter, with experience managing large projects across functions


• Demonstrated problem solving skills and hands‑on experience


• 10+ years of experience in risk management, treasury, actuarial pricing, product development, investments, capital management, and/or reinsurance


• AI fluency with the ability to effectively leverage emerging technologies to enhance productivity and support informed decision‑making

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field


• Demonstrated success influencing stakeholders across complex, matrixed organizations.

• Working Schedule: Full-Time


• Travel Required: 10%


• Relocation Assistance Available: No


• Posted Date: 28-Jul-2026


• Job ID: 19255