Senior Contract Development Analyst

Description and Requirements
Senior Contract Development Analyst
For over 150 years, MetLife has continuously sought to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our customers and our communities. Today, MetLife continues its purpose, "Always With You, Building a More Confident Future" .
Retirement and Income Solutions (RIS) is a part of MetLife's U.S. Business and issues products for transferred pension liabilities, stable value, institutional income annuities, benefits funding, and structured settlements. As part of the RIS Contracts team, this role works closely with the product, sales, pricing, implementation, operations, and legal teams to develop and file contracts and related documents for pension risk transfer, institutional income annuities, and structured settlements products.
This role is primarily responsible for filing of forms with state insurance departments and required periodic reporting with supervision for the RIS organization. Forms primarily include contracts, amendments, certificates, letters of agreement, and separate account memoranda of operations.
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit state and Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission (Compact) regulatory filings, primarily using the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF).
• Respond to insurance regulators' questions and requests related to SERFF filings.
• Track the status of regulatory filings and update all relevant stakeholders.
• Manage recordkeeping for issued forms and other filing documentation and maintain appropriate databases and systems.
• Assist with development and issuance of forms and documents to support new and existing products within RIS.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of company policies and state rules and regulations impacting contracts.
• Collaborate with internal business partners as necessary to accomplish objectives.
• Assist with special compliance, product development and team projects on an as needed basis.
• Support the implementation and utilization of the contracts management platform Icertis.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills
Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, e.g., Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and research skills to handle complex issues.
• Attention to detail, organizational skills and the ability to multitask.
• Self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to engage constructively with associates of various disciplines and levels as well as with state insurance department regulators.
• Outcome-focused and deadline oriented.
• Strong interpersonal relationship skills to maintain positive working relationships with peers, leaders and business partners.
• Strong interest in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, including digital/automated business solutions, integrating technology and process improvements.
• Strong customer focus.

Preferred:

• 1-2 years of SERFF and Florida Insurance Regulation Filing System (IRFS) submission experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in the group life insurance industry, preferably involving contract drafting, filing or within compliance aspects of this business.

The salary range for applicants for this position is 60,900 to 81,200.
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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2024 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, 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 empathy, 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 (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
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MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
60,900 to 81,200
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