The posting
The Opportunity
As the Actuarial Director of Consolidated Reporting & Regulatory Oversight, you will lead consolidated actuarial valuation reporting across the enterprise, including quarter-end and year-end reporting. You will translate complex valuation results into clear, decision-useful insights for senior leaders across the CFO organization.
You will also lead the annual asset adequacy testing process and establish a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach to monitoring, assessing, and implementing emerging actuarial regulations and professional guidance. In this highly visible role, you will help strengthen reporting discipline, regulatory readiness, governance, controls, and continuous improvement across the valuation function.
Success in this role requires deep valuation expertise, an enterprise perspective, strong execution, and clear communication. You will anticipate reporting and regulatory developments, create accountability across complex cross-functional processes, and build scalable processes and controls that promote quality, timeliness, transparency, and continuous improvement.
The Team
You will join the Consolidated Reporting & Capabilities team within Corporate Actuarial and Business Analytics and report to the Head of Valuation Consolidated Reporting & Capabilities.
The team partners closely with production valuation teams and stakeholders across Corporate Actuarial, Controllership, Forecasting, Legal & Compliance, Reinsurance, and Technology. Together, the team is focused on producing reliable enterprise-wide valuation reporting, strengthening governance and controls, and preparing the organization for evolving actuarial and regulatory requirements.
The Impact
- Lead the preparation, review, and delivery of quarterly and year-end consolidated valuation results, exhibits, disclosures, and actuarial reporting deliverables across applicable reporting bases.
- Own the consolidated analysis of reserve movements, earnings impacts, assumption and model changes, experience variances, and other key drivers of financial results. Synthesize results across business lines and legal entities to identify emerging themes and risks and provide forward-looking insights to senior leadership.
- Establish consistent valuation governance, documentation, controls, change management, and review standards. Partner with key stakeholders to align actuarial reporting with financial statements, management reporting, audit, and regulatory requirements.
- Lead the annual asset adequacy and cash flow testing cycle, including planning, governance, production coordination, aggregation, review, and communication of results. Establish enterprise-wide timelines, deliverables, assumptions, methodologies, documentation expectations, review checkpoints, and quality standards.
- Oversee the preparation of supporting documentation, management materials, regulatory submissions, audit support, and materials required by the Appointed Actuary. Lead post-cycle retrospectives and implement process, model, data, control, and documentation improvements.
- Lead an enterprise-wide actuarial regulatory monitoring framework covering valuation, reserving, asset adequacy, capital, actuarial reporting, and related professional practice requirements. Coordinate technical impact assessments, maintain accountability for implementation activities, and represent the valuation organization in relevant internal and external working groups.
The Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance, data science or closely related field.
- Fellow of the Society of Actuaries
- 7+ years’ actuarial experience in valuation and reporting
- 5+ years’ experience working with valuation systems
- 3+ years’ exposure to valuation regulations and financial statements under US Statutory and GAAP reporting
The Ideal Qualifications
- 10+ years of actuarial experience in modeling, valuation, reporting, pricing, assumptions development, or risk management.
- 1+ years working knowledge of U.S. life insurance and annuity products.
- Experience data lake environments, and related reporting tools
- Expert knowledge of U.S. Statutory and GAAP financial reporting, including Principles-Based Reserving and GAAP Long Duration Targeted Improvements.
- Experience leading complex actuarial valuation and reporting processes.
- Deep knowledge of life insurance and annuity products, valuation techniques, regulations, and methodologies.
- Experience with asset adequacy testing, cash flow testing, or actuarial projections.
- Strong modeling, technical, analytical, and leadership capabilities.
- Ability to translate complex technical information into clear, decision-useful insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships across cross-functional groups.
- Continuous improvement mindset with a strong focus on governance, controls, and operational excellence.
What You Can Expect at MassMutual
MassMutual offers the opportunity to do meaningful work within a purpose-driven organization that values long-term impact over short-term outcomes. In this role, you can expect:
- Clear areas of ownership and accountability, with work that connects directly to company and customer outcomes.
- A collaborative environment where perspectives are welcomed.
- Access to learning, development, and internal networks that support continuous growth and skill-building over time.
- Employee-led communities and forums that foster connection, learning, and inclusion across the organization.
- A culture grounded in integrity, responsibility, and stewardship, supported by a company with a strong legacy and a future-focused mindset.
Salary Range:
$159,800-$209,700
At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair equitable pay, by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component.
Why Join Us.
We’ve been around since 1851. During our history, we’ve learned a few things about making sure our customers are our top priority. In order to meet and exceed their expectations, we must have the best people providing the best thinking, products and services. To accomplish this, we celebrate an inclusive, vibrant and diverse culture that encourages growth, openness and opportunities for everyone. A career with MassMutual means you will be part of a strong, stable and ethical business with industry leading pay and benefits. And your voice will always be heard.
We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company owned by our policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to put customers first. It’s more than our company structure – it’s our way of life. We are a company of people protecting people. Our company exists because people are willing to share risk and resources, and rely on each other when it counts. At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
MassMutual is an equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome all persons to apply.
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
At MassMutual, we focus on ensuring fair, equitable pay by providing competitive salaries, along with incentive and bonus opportunities for all employees. Your total compensation package includes either a bonus target or in a sales-focused role a Variable Incentive Compensation component. For more information about our extensive benefits offerings please check out our Total Rewards at a Glance.
