I am thrilled and honored to be leading such a high caliber team at MassMutual in Romania. To position MassMutual as a market leader for the next stage of growth, it is critical that we build top engineering capacity in a rapidly changing digital world. Romania has a significant pool of highly trained engineering professionals and so we are very excited to build operations in both Bucharest and Cluj.

Bucharest is a fast-paced, metropolitan city that attracts the best and brightest that Eastern Europe has to offer and is home to 35 universities with more than 2,600 IT and CS graduates per year. Cluj, often referred to as the “Silicon Valley” of Europe due to its startup culture, is home to 11 technology universities and over 1,800 IT and CS graduates annually. Adding this high-quality pipeline of engineering talent to the already top-notch pool of talent will allow us to continue to build the workforce MassMutual requires to maintain our place as a top market competitor.

As we build out our new locations, we will do so by leveraging the best of MassMutual, a company of proud heritage that is future focused on accelerating its digital capabilities. Together at MassMutual Romania we will shape a culture of innovation and mutuality where we work together to create the digital products and technology solutions that help people secure and protect the ones they love.

I have every expectation that as we grow our new operation, we will deliver the thought leadership and excellence in software development necessary to position MassMutual as an industry pioneer and disruptor for many years to come.

-Mike Makar,
Head of MassMutual Romania