MassMutual is a financial services and insurance company that helps individuals, businesses, and financial professionals plan for long-term financial security. Its offerings include life, disability income, and long-term care insurance, along with annuities, investment products, retirement planning, brokerage services, and financial planning tools. Founded in 1851, the company combines insurance protection with wealth and retirement solutions, while highlighting financial strength, responsible governance, sustainability, diversity, and community impact. Its broad business supports teams working across insurance, finance, fintech, investment services, and related corporate functions.
Head of Strategic Finance, Enterprise Technology and Global Business Services
MassMutual seeks a strategic finance leader for enterprise technology, global business services, and enterprise allocations. The role oversees forecasting, expense allocation, analytics, and Corporate Finance transformation.
United States
Massachusetts
New York$268,100 – $374,100 / year
HybridFull-timeLeadEnglish RequiredFinancial Planning and AnalysisDescription
- Deliver high-quality financial analysis and decision support to ETX, GBS, and Corporate Finance leaders
- Report to the Head of Strategic Expense Management
- Lead matrixed teams producing financial analysis, quarterly spend-versus-plan reviews, forecasts, and business cases
- Support ETX and GBS leaders in setting strategic plans and near- and long-term objectives
- Collaborate on strategies and initiatives focused on revenue growth and efficiency improvement
- Streamline financial processes, data flows, and cost-allocation structures
- Track financial drivers, risks, metrics, trends, and key observations
- Modernize reporting and processes through dashboards and actionable financial insights
- Direct ETX and GBS forecast development, including P&L and balance sheet effects
- Coordinate between ETX/GBS and FP&A/Corporate Finance
- Help shape global talent strategy and establish hiring-practice governance
- Create clear expense visibility between service providers and service recipients
- Manage the Enterprise Expense Allocations and P&L Analytics team
- Oversee expense and intercompany allocations, financial statement analysis, driver-based forecasting, activity-based costing, and insurance product analysis
- Advise senior leaders through GAAP and STAT variance analysis, unit-cost calculations, capital budgeting, and market and peer expense comparisons
- Contribute to annual expense targets, objectives, and budgets
- Monitor expenses by business unit and product-level P&Ls
- Collaborate with Strategic Planning & Delivery, PMO, and Procurement to strengthen economics and execution discipline
- Increase visibility into funding capacity, CBAs, execution health metrics, benefit realization, and procurement levers
- Build relationships with ETX, business, and corporate leaders
- Lead Corporate Finance transformation through data-driven analysis, automated reporting, and advanced analytics
- Develop employees and successors while advancing self-service, collaboration, benchmarking, and disciplined cost-benefit analysis
- Promote innovation, empowerment, collaboration, and development of diverse talent
Requirements
- At least 15 years of experience managing finance for large, complex technology organizations, digital transformation programs, and data strategies
- Background in financial services; permanent insurance experience is advantageous
- Working knowledge of applicable U.S. GAAP reporting requirements
- Insurance regulatory reporting experience is advantageous
- Ability to influence others and lead toward shared objectives
- Outstanding relationship-building and influencing capabilities
- Strong communication and active listening skills
- Track record of creative problem-solving and process improvement
- Ability to perform under pressure while managing multiple deliverables
- Willingness to travel between New York, Boston, and Springfield as needed
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or a related field
- Demonstrated success introducing innovative technologies
- Strong communication, training, and change-management capabilities
- Experience applying advanced forecasting and strategic planning methods, including activity-based costing and zero-based budgeting
- Advanced financial acumen
- Strong analytical ability with experience examining financial datasets
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Proactive and self-directed working style
- Sound critical-thinking and judgment skills
- Experience leading transformation initiatives
- Ability to analyze large datasets to identify important trends
- MBA or CPA designation preferred
Benefits
- Eligibility for competitive annual bonus awards
- Long-term incentive awards
- Competitive base salary
- Incentive and bonus opportunities
- Broad benefits available through Total Rewards
- Learning, professional development, and internal networking opportunities
- Employee-led communities and forums
- Collaborative and inclusive workplace
- Meaningful work tied to company and customer outcomes