Director, Retirement Strategy

Global Wealth & Asset Management is a key growth segment for Manulife operating across Retail Wealth Retirement and Institutional channels in North America Asia and Europe. The Director Retirement Strategy will help shape the growth and transformation agenda for the U.S. and Canada Retirement businesses translating strategic objectives into actionable priorities and quality execution. By strengthening connectivity between Retirement Wealth and broader Manulife capabilities this role will support our mission to make decisions easier and lives better for our customers. This high-profile opportunity provides broad exposure to senior leaders complex strategic priorities and enterprise-wide initiatives while enabling the successful candidate to build deep expertise and influence the future of GWAM.

• Shape and advance the strategic agenda for the U.S. and Canada Retirement businesses by identifying growth opportunities strategic risks and value-creation initiatives.
• Develop strategies that strengthen the Retirement businesses and deepen connectivity with Wealth and broader Manulife capabilities.
• Translate strategic objectives into clear priorities align discretionary spending with those priorities and support business readiness for execution.
• Partner across GWAM Finance Transformation and Business Operations to drive cross-functional collaboration monitor delivery and recommend interventions or pivots where required.
• Apply competitive and market intelligence to ensure strategic goals are aspirational achievable and responsive to industry dynamics.
• Develop clear decision-oriented materials for the Board of Directors Executive Leadership Team Transformation Delivery Team and other senior audiences.
• Lead strategic projects and support other GWAM priorities as business needs evolve.

• 810 years of relevant progressively senior experience in strategy transformation financial services or a related field.
• Strong business strategic critical and analytical thinking with the ability to translate complex issues into practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and drive collaboration accountability and innovation in a matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities exercise sound judgment and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills including experience preparing materials for senior executive audiences.

• Experience in wealth and asset management retirement or broader financial services.
• Experience developing and executing growth transformation or enterprise strategies.
• Understanding of the U.S. and Canadian retirement markets competitive dynamics and industry trends.
• Experience partnering with Finance Transformation and Business Operations teams to monitor execution and outcomes.
• Experience developing Board Executive Leadership Team or other senior management presentations.

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. 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. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.

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 for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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