Lead AI Strategic Initiatives

Were looking for a high-performing strategic thinker and hands-on operator to join our Canada Operations team as a Lead - AI Strategic Initiatives. This role serves as the central orchestrator for complex cross-functional programs ensuring successful execution from ideation through implementation and benefits realization. The successful candidate will drive project governance planning stakeholder alignment and change adoption across multiple concurrent initiatives. Working closely with senior leaders the Project Manager will ensure initiatives are delivered on time within scope within budget and aligned to strategic business objectives. This role requires a strong blend of execution excellence strategic thinking executive communications and change leadership to successfully navigate large-scale organizational and digital transformation efforts.

• Transformation Delivery & Execution: Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic transformation initiatives ensuring projects are delivered on time within scope budget and quality expectations.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans milestones dependencies and resource requirements while driving accountability across all workstreams.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams vendors and stakeholders to resolve issues remove obstacles and achieve targeted business outcomes.
• Governance Planning & Reporting: Establish and maintain project governance ensuring effective oversight of scope schedule budget risks issues and key decisions.
• Provide clear accurate and timely reporting on project health progress dependencies and performance metrics.
• Partner with initiative owners to monitor benefit delivery track progress against expected outcomes and proactively address any realization gaps.
• Prepare executive presentations steering committee materials and leadership updates that translate complex information into actionable insights.
• Stakeholder Risk & Financial Management: Build strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders to drive alignment facilitate decision-making and manage competing priorities.
• Proactively identify assess and manage project risks issues and cross-functional dependencies escalating concerns with recommended actions when required.
• Manage project budgets forecasts and financial performance ensuring strong fiscal discipline and effective benefits realization.

• 10 years of experience in of project or program management experience leading large-scale business transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience delivering complex cross-functional programs within insurance financial services or other highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated success managing project scope schedule budget resources risks and stakeholder communications.
• Strong governance and reporting experience including preparation of executive updates steering committee materials and decision papers.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent initiatives with significant organizational impact.
• Leadership experience

• 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.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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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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