Pricing Specialist

Company 19 - John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.); Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Dental

Mental health

Vision & disability

Life and AD&D

Adoption/surrogacy and wellness

Employee/family assistance plans

Retirement savings plans

Financial education and counseling

11 paid holidays

3 personal days

150 hours of vacation

40 hours of sick time

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock is seeking a Pricing Specialist for the US Retirement Pricing team. The role uses financial models and analytical tools to assess pricing scenarios, drive profitability, and support growth.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, Actuarial, Product, and Operations to evaluate opportunities and optimize pricing strategies. Responsibilities include modeling, reporting, and maintaining pricing tools, while communicating complex findings to diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate findings clearly and effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support pricing activities for new business opportunities, repricing initiatives, and client retention efforts.
• Perform financial, profitability, and risk analyses to support pricing recommendations and business decisions.
• Analyze pricing scenarios and model outputs to identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Evaluate client and plan profitability and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using pricing models, reporting tools, and financial analyses.
• Develop reporting and analytical insights that support business decision-making.
• Support the maintenance, enhancement, and validation of pricing models, assumptions, and analytical tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation, data quality, and business processes.
• Collaborate with Sales, Strategic Relationship Management, Finance, Product, Actuarial, and Operations teams to address pricing-related needs.
• Participate in projects and initiatives that impact pricing processes, models, tools, and business strategy.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, best practices, innovation, and continuous learning across the team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Communication

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics

Job description

Summary

As a member of the US Retirement Pricing team, the Pricing Specialist supports business growth and client retention through financial analysis, pricing recommendations, and profitability assessments. This role partners with Sales, Strategic Relationship Management, Finance, Actuarial, Product, Operations, and other business teams to evaluate new business opportunities, support existing clients, and provide insights that drive informed decisions. The successful candidate will use analytical tools and financial models to assess pricing scenarios, evaluate risk, and support pricing strategies across US Retirement products.

Position Responsibilities

• Support pricing activities for new business opportunities, repricing initiatives, and client retention efforts.
• Perform financial, profitability, and risk analyses to support pricing recommendations and business decisions.
• Analyze pricing scenarios and model outputs to identify key drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Evaluate client and plan profitability and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using pricing models, reporting tools, and financial analyses.
• Develop reporting and analytical insights that support business decision-making.
• Support the maintenance, enhancement, and validation of pricing models, assumptions, and analytical tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation, data quality, and business processes.
• Collaborate with Sales, Strategic Relationship Management, Finance, Product, Actuarial, and Operations teams to address pricing-related needs.
• Participate in projects and initiatives that impact pricing processes, models, tools, and business strategy.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, best practices, innovation, and continuous learning across the team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, another quantitative or business-related field, or equivalent analytical experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate findings clearly and effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and build strong working relationships across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, retirement services, insurance, investments, or asset management.
• Exposure to pricing, profitability analysis, forecasting, financial modeling, or underwriting.
• Knowledge of retirement plans, recordkeeping, or investment products.
• Familiarity with reporting and data visualization tools.
• Interest in using emerging technologies, including AI-powered tools, to improve analytical efficiency, reporting, and business processes.

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.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary Location Boston, Massachusetts

Working Arrangement Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between $61,875.00 USD - $103,125.00 USD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

Benefits

• health
• dental
• mental health
• vision short- and long-term disability
• life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• up to 11 paid holidays
• 3 personal days
• 150 hours of vacation
• 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year
• the full range of statutory leaves of absence

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.

Know Your Rights

• Family & Medical Leave
• Employee Polygraph Protection
• Right to Work
• E-Verify
• Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)

We're Manulife. And we’re on a mission to make decisions easier and lives better. Better is what drives us. It’s what inspires us to find new ways to support customers and colleagues in living longer and healthier lives. It’s the reason we’re dedicated to investing in digital innovation and industry-leading AI, and accelerating a sustainable and economically inclusive future. Joining us means you’ll be empowered to learn and grow your career. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. And as part of our global team, you’ll help shape the future you want to see – and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.