Mutual Opportunities
Field Service Specialist
Springfield, Massachusetts
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Overview
To meet our customers' needs, our customer service team leverages process improvements, data, and technology solutions. We have transformed our operating model to realize our vision of delivering personalized and exceptional experiences when they matter most.
In our customer service roles, you'll receive a competitive base salary and be eligible for a performance-based bonus. We prioritize work-life balance, with structured days that ensure when you're done with work, you're truly done. Our call center operates Monday through Friday, giving you your weekends free. From your first day of employment, you'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package (if scheduled for 20+ hours per week), which includes health, life, and retirement plans, along with additional perks to support your well-being.
“MassMutual customer care teams do so much more than customer service. Our teams help our policyowners safeguard themselves and their loved ones, whether that’s through taking a loan to pay for their children’s college tuition, administering an annuity to support their retirement, calling in a disability claim to support their families while they recover, or filing a claim whose proceeds help keep a grieving family together. We’re the compassionate voice on the other end of the call and the team responsible for ensuring funds are delivered quickly. It’s a privilege to help deliver on MassMutual's purpose to help people secure their future and protect the ones they love.”
Job Description
The Opportunity
Join MassMutual as a Field Service Specialist, where you'll play a vital role supporting financial professionals and agency partners across the country. In this highly collaborative operations role, you'll manage a variety of service requests, research and resolve inquiries, and partner with internal teams to ensure a seamless experience for our field organizations. Every day brings something different, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, continuous learning, and making a meaningful impact behind the scenes.
The Team
The Advisor Operations team serves as a trusted partner to MassMutual agencies, producers, and business entities. We support a wide range of functions including onboarding, credentialing, compensation, relationship maintenance, direct deposit administration, tax reporting, and other key advisor support activities. Our team is known for its collaborative culture, commitment to service excellence, and dedication to continuous improvement. We work together to build trust with our field partners by delivering timely, accurate, and transparent support while embracing innovation and growth.
The Impact
As a Field Service Specialist, you'll help ensure our advisors and field partners receive the operational support they need to serve their clients effectively.
In this role, you will:
- Process and resolve service requests with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail
- Research and respond to inquiries from advisors, agencies, and internal business partners
- Navigate multiple systems and business processes to support a variety of operational functions
- Build strong relationships with field partners through exceptional customer service
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance the overall service experience
- Collaborate with teammates and cross-functional partners to solve problems and drive results
- Support business initiatives, training activities, and operational projects that contribute to organizational success
The Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1+ year of experience in a high‑volume operations, customer service, or administrative role
- 1+ year of experience handling time‑sensitive work with accuracy in a fast‑paced environment
- 1+ year of experience working against service levels, turnaround times, or quality standards
- 1+ year of demonstrated experience prioritizing and managing multiple work items while meeting production expectations
- Due to the nature of this position, candidates must be able tosuccessfully complete a non-registered fingerprint background check and qualify as a fingerprinted person under FINRA requirements
The Ideal Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience supporting credentialing, licensing, or compliance‑related work
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to manage time‑sensitive work and meet strict deadlines
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills
- Analytical mindset and proactive problem‑solving approach
- Adaptability in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
- Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide strong customer service through direct Field contact by phone and email
- Interest in Lean principles and continuous improvement
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
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.
California residents: For detailed information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), please visit our California Consumer Privacy Act Disclosures page.
MassMutual will accept applications on an ongoing basis until such time as a candidate has been offered employment. The job description includes the main duties of this position, which may evolve over time. You may be required to perform other duties not listed.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Salary Range: $48,000-$60,500
Hiring Process
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Screen
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Interview
If you are invited for an interview, you will be scheduled to meet with the hiring manager and hiring team.
Offer
If you are extended an offer to join MassMutual and accept, your start will be contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
Hire
If you accept the offer, we will be so excited to welcome you to the MassMutual community!
If you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us and share the specifics of the assistance you need.
By the numbers*
- 85% of employee respondents say they are proud to work at MassMutual
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% of employee respondents say the work they do at MassMutual is meaningful - 85% of employee respondents say they feel encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things
*Source: 2025 MassMutual employee engagement survey
Award-Winning Culture
MassMutual is guided by a single purpose: We help people secure their future and protect the ones they love. As a company operated for the benefit of our members and participating policyowners, we are defined by mutuality and our vision to provide financial well-being for all Americans. 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.
We strive to build a thriving community where everyone is valued, included, and feels that they belong.
At MassMutual, we Live Mutual.
How We Work
MassMutual’s flexible workplace approach combines the importance of connecting in person and the flexibility of working remotely. Our hybrid model puts collaboration first with employees coming in at least three days per week to our spectacular campus settings and also enjoying the flexibility of remote Fridays, company-wide remote weeks, and a bank of flexible remote weeks to use throughout the year.
Benefits for the whole you (and your loved ones)
There’s more to your life than your job and there’s more to your aspirations than a paycheck. We take a holistic view of compensation and benefits that provides the flexibility to create a healthy balance in your life for work, family, and community. We offer the benefits you’d expect, like medical, dental, 401(k), and generous vacation time, but we also offer ones you might not expect, like three paid days for volunteering, a $1,250 annual Well-Being Wallet, and up to 320 hours of caregiver leave.
Explore some of our offerings below. Benefit details can be found here.
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