Overview
Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (GRO) at John Hancock. Start your career with purpose, growth, and community.
At John Hancock, we believe in investing in the future—starting with you. Our Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (GRO) program is a bold new approach to early talent development, designed to launch your career with the support, structure, and opportunities you need to thrive. GRO is John Hancock’s flagship early talent program and brand. It’s more than just a job—it’s a launchpad for your career and offers a consistent, high-quality experience for new graduates across the organization.
Step into your future with our Actuarial Development Program (ADP)—a key stream within GRO. ADP is designed to launch high-potential actuarial talent into impactful careers through structured rotations every 18–24 months across areas like Pricing, Valuation, Modeling, and more. You’ll benefit from a vibrant community, formal mentorship, and full support on your FSA journey—including paid study time and exam resources. With increasing responsibility, competitive compensation, and access to a large actuarial network, ADP empowers you to grow into a future business and technical leader while making a difference for customers around the world.
Responsibilities
- Help design and price insurance and annuity products.
- Establish actuarial assumptions, quantify reserves, and meet regulatory and capital requirements.
- Provide analysis and sound advice to business partners to help meet strategic goals.
- Collaborate with management to identify risks and opportunities while taking initiatives to improve business performance.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement through ongoing analysis of procedures and actuarial methodologies; leverage the latest technology to develop insights and processes.
Required Qualifications
- Working towards a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics, or a related discipline.
- Possessing relevant actuarial experience and demonstrating a strong commitment towards FSA designations (e.g., passing at least one SOA exam) are assets.
Preferred Qualifications
- Well-developed interpersonal, organizational, communication and leadership skills.
- Solution-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter and team player with a high level of initiative and strong work ethic.
- Excellent working knowledge of Excel is required. Experience with AXIS or other actuarial software is an asset.
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.
Application Instructions
- Please indicate the number of actuarial exams you have completed in your resume.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider. To learn more, visit the Manulife website.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and strive to attract, develop, and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve, fostering an inclusive work environment. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. To request an accommodation, contact
Location : Boston, Massachusetts • Working Arrangement : Hybrid
Salary : Range is 57,050 USD – 105,950 USD. Actual salary varies by location and factors such as knowledge, skills, experience, and education. Eligible employees may participate in incentive programs.
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