As the Project Manager of Digital Acceleration Initiatives, you'll collaborate closely with the Global Head of Digital Transformation, Program Directors, and cross-functional partners, structuring initiatives, supervising outcomes, and addressing blockers. Your motivations include customer focus, excellence, agility, teamwork, ownership, integrity, and contributing to a diverse and inclusive work environment.  You will be part of an organization committed to challenging you and investing in your professional development.

Position Responsibilities:

Own and drive large-scale digital projects across Manulife segments and business-units. Aggregate a clear and ongoing view of the project financials, and outcome tracking. Highlight key issues, risks and blockers requiring immediate action or intervention.Drive Executive Steering Committees synthesizing program status in senior executive forums. Ensure Adherence to the Manulife Outcome Delivery Framework where applicable. Support the coordination and management of projects across segments including follow ups on additional information required from project. managers/product leads on global projects based on asks for global digital leadership team. Provide support to ensure Governance model is implemented in the most efficient manner and is updated/refined on an ongoing basis based on learning from ongoing execution. Champion continued learning and development, facilitating continuous improvement. Collaborate with Product Management team to evolve toward an increasingly agile, continuous delivery operating model. 

 Required Qualifications:

7+ years of progressive work experience in Financial Industry. 3+ years of applied experience in delivering complex projects. Bachelor's or Master's degree from a prestigious university; an MBA is highly advantageous.Relevant certifications such as PMP, CSM or Scaled Agile methodologies are a plus. Initiative, willingness to take personal risks, and proficient presentation skills. 

 Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in large-scale digital transformation programs or MarTech is a plus. Experience in Agile ways of working, with a dedicated focus on achieving results. Exceptional analytical skills and demonstrated leadership ability. 

 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.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

Primary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$86,250.00 CAD - $155,250.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.