Actuarial Associate

Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey

Working Schedule: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Travel Required: 10%

Relocation Assistance Available: No

Posted Date: 06-May-2026

Job ID: 17472

Description and Requirements

The Team You Will Join

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 Opportunity

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Analysis of pricing metrics including return on investment, value of new business, and capital deployed
• Engagement with business leaders to discuss and confirm pricing strategies and approaches
• Financial modeling of liability cashflow, reserve, asset return, and capital projection
• Sensitivity analysis across various financial and mortality scenarios
• Identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve pricing for the Risk Solutions products

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, math, statistics, economics, or related discipline
• Associate of the Society of Actuaries
• 3+ years of experience in insurance or reinsurance
• Strong skills using Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience pricing on life insurance products
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed environment

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 $80,800 to $107,100. 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.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability.

We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers.

With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future.

United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services.

At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!

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, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please inform us during the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.