What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pricing Specialist position at manulife?
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. The role being advertised is an existing vacancy. 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 hr@manulife.com. 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 hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer 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 I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I 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. We’re proud of our accomplishments and recognition. Recent awards include: 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner Manulife Named one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2025 Financial Times World’s Best Employers Asia-Pacific 2026 We’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers 2026 #1 Life Insurer for AI Maturity by Evident 2026 To receive our latest job opportunities directly to your inbox, create an account or sign in and navigate to the ‘Job Alerts’ section located in the top right corner of the page. From there, you can sign up to receive job alerts. Our ambition is to be the number one choice for customers. Learn more at https://www.manulife.com/.
Salary : $61,875 - $103,125