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About the Role

The AVP, Retirement & Wealth Strategy is a key member of the finance & strategy team, serving as a trusted advisor to the Retirement & Wealth Leadership Team. This role drives the development and execution of strategy, providing key insights to foster growth and transformation within the global franchise.

Responsibilities

Analyze key business priorities and generate insights for executive action to create value for Retirement & Wealth.
Build and maintain channel strategy, engaging global and regional Leadership Teams in discussions.
Translate strategy into actionable priorities and drive execution and accountability with regional Leadership Teams.
Establish and drive cross-functional collaboration, focusing on execution and business readiness for the global Retirement & Wealth strategy.
Partner with Portfolio Governance & Oversight to align the project book with the strategic roadmap.
Collaborate with Finance partners to monitor strategy execution progress, identifying areas for intervention.
Manage strategy professionals to drive Retirement & Wealth strategy and transformation.
Align with competitive and market intelligence to ensure strategic goals are aspirational and achievable.
Lead the development of communications for the Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team, and other senior audiences.
Generate communication materials for external audiences such as analyst meetings, rating agency presentations, and conferences.
Assist in developing an internal Retirement & Wealth communications plan to share progress against strategic priorities.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of relevant, progressively senior experience in Strategy, Transformation, or Consulting.
Strong experience in the wealth and asset management industry.
Ability to work independently, gather information, and overcome silos.
Ability to handle difficult situations and manage escalations efficiently.
Strong business acumen and comprehensive knowledge of the North American Retirement & Wealth operating model.
Ability to connect information, identify patterns, and surface relevant issues.
Politically astute with strong situational sensitivity and influencing skills.
Exceptional organization and project management skills.
Emotional intelligence, with the ability to demonstrate judgment, discretion, and diplomacy.
Ability to understand leadership pressures in driving change and find ways to alleviate them.
Result-oriented with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, drive accountability, and develop creative solutions.
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to articulate complex business problems simply and impactfully.
Ability to develop a clear position on key business questions and issues.
Experience managing teams directly and indirectly through influence.

Skills

Strategy
Transformation
Consulting
Wealth and asset management
Project management
Communication
Leadership

Location

Toronto, Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

12+ years of relevant, progressively senior experience

Salary/Compensations

$129,800.00 CAD - $241,200.00 CAD
$156,700- $290,900 USD

Benefits

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.
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.
To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Equal Opportunity

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We embrace our diversity and strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve.
We foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals.
We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation.
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.