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About the Role

As a Director, Corporate Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Manulife’s enterprise-wide strategy and advancing our most critical strategic priorities. This is a high-visibility role with exposure to senior leadership, where you will help define the firm’s long-term direction, structure strategic conversations, and translate corporate ambitions into clear, actionable initiatives. You will also lead the annual enterprise strategic planning process—ensuring alignment across corporate, segment, and functional strategies. This role is ideal for a strategy leader who has experience contributing to or shaping enterprise-wide strategy models in complex, global organizations or top-tier consulting environments.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior executives to identify enterprise and segment-level growth opportunities
Act as a trusted strategic advisor, leading the design and execution of high-impact initiatives across the organization
Conduct and synthesize market, competitor, and industry analysis to inform strategic direction and benchmarking
Develop executive-level insights, perspectives, and thought leadership to influence corporate priorities
Support the evolution of Manulife’s enterprise strategy framework and long-term strategic roadmap
Lead the annual strategic planning process in collaboration with the Board and Executive Leadership Team
Structure and facilitate strategic dialogues to define corporate and segment-level priorities
Design and lead executive strategy offsites and working sessions
Partner closely with business segments and functions (e.g., Segment Strategy, Finance, Investor Relations, FP&A) to ensure alignment and integration of strategies
Serve as a central connector across the organization—ensuring enterprise-wide consistency, transparency, and alignment on strategy execution

Requirements

8+ years of experience in corporate strategy, business strategy, or management consulting
Experience within financial services and/or a top-tier consulting firm strongly preferred
Demonstrated exposure to enterprise-wide strategy models—including contributing to or shaping strategy at a corporate level across multiple business units, geographies, or functions
Strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving measurable outcomes in complex, matrixed environments

Skills

Strategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate market trends and translate insights into long-term strategic direction
Influence & Collaboration: Proven ability to build credibility and influence at the executive level
Executive Communication: Exceptional storytelling, presentation, and board-level communication skills
Execution Excellence: Ability to translate strategy into tangible outcomes and measurable impact
Change Leadership: Comfortable leading through ambiguity and driving alignment during transformation
Talent Development: Strong commitment to coaching, development, and building high-performing teams

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

8+ years of experience

Education Level

University degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
MBA or equivalent graduate degree from a top-tier institution strongly preferred

Salary/Compensations

$145,130.00 CAD - $195,130.00 CAD

Benefits

Opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance
Health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
Financial education and counseling resources
Generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
Full range of statutory leaves of absence

About the Company

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better.
Shape enterprise strategy at a global financial services leader
Work with senior leadership on high-impact, visible initiatives
Be empowered to grow your career in a dynamic and inclusive environment
Join a purpose-driven organization focused on long-term value creation for customers, stakeholders, and communities

Equal Opportunity

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 hr@manulife.com.