Expert Actuarial Valuation

Description and Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Valuation & Financial Modelling

• Own end-to-end actuarial models and valuation outputs (IFRS 17, local GAAP, projections).
• Lead model development, enhancement, and governance (Prophet, VBA/Python).
• Provide expert judgment on methodologies, assumptions, and results to Line Manager/Appointed Actuary.

Reporting & Financial Insights

• Own actuarial reporting deliverables with accountability on quality and timelines, including MOF, Regional Office, and Auditors.
• Delivery valuation results under Local statutory frameworks and IFRS 17 (if any). Translating results into clear insights, key drivers, and business implications.
• Implementing and maintaining Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements, provide independent recommendations to Line Manager/AA/CRO.

Business Planning & Analysis

• Contribute to business plan projection exercises and financial analysis.
• Lead experience analysis and assumption setting (e.g., mortality, lapse, expenses).
• Monitor and analyze key business metrics such as premium persistency, deliver forward-looking insights and actionable recommendations to optimize business outcomes.

Product & System Development

• Lead actuarial involvement in product implementation and system enhancements.
• Provide technical guidance and sign-off on modelling approaches.
• Partner with Product and IT as a key technical advisor.

Actuarial Operations & Risk Monitoring

• Own key actuarial processes (ALM analysis, liquidity testing, fund split, expense studies).
• Interpret results and highlight financial and risk implications.
• Identify issues and proactively recommend actions.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Engage directly with senior stakeholders (Finance, Risk, Product, IT).
• Provide independent actuarial perspective and challenge where appropriate.
• Influence decisions through data-driven insights and clear recommendations.

Team Development & Technical Leadership

• Provide coaching and technical guidance to junior team members.
• Act as subject matter expert in actuarial areas.
• Contribute to strengthening team capability and best practices.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies Required:

Technical/Professional Competency Requirements:

• Strong actuarial background with advanced modelling capability.
• Proficient in Excel, Access, VBA, Python, Prophet.
• Solid knowledge of financial & actuarial specific terms, knowledge of IFRS 17 is priority.
• Well understanding of valuation & local regulation for Life insurance.

Core Competency Requirements:

• Rigor in work.
• Strong analytical thinking with ability to translate technical results into business insights.
• Ability to work independently and influence stakeholders.
• Self-driven, results oriented.
• High adaptability.
• Language: fluent in English.

Qualification and Experience Requirement:

• Education: University graduate in actuary professional; or university graduate in applied mathematics/mathematics & information technology. Master/PhD Degree in Actuarial Science or in applied mathematics.
• Years of working experience: at least 7 years.

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, 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.

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.