Manager Senior Manager, AI Model Risk & Operational Risk Oversight, Global Risk

Manulife is seeking an experienced Manager / Senior Manager AI Model Risk & Operational Risk Oversight to provide independent second-line oversight and challenge of AI-enabled solutions across the enterprise. This role sits at the intersection of AI technology and risk management helping ensure that AI-related model risks and operational risks are effectively identified assessed monitored and governed. The successful candidate will partner with business technology data science and governance stakeholders to provide credible challenge influence risk-informed decision-making and support the responsible adoption of emerging technologies including Generative AI and Agentic AI. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI risk governance while developing deep expertise in one of the fastest-growing areas of enterprise risk management.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide independent second-line oversight and challenge of AI model risks and operational risks associated with AI-enabled solutions platforms and business processes.
• Review and assess medium- and high-risk AI use cases ensuring risks are appropriately identified evaluated mitigated monitored and escalated.
• Evaluate AI governance model risk management practices operational controls monitoring programs incident management activities and regulatory compliance processes.
• Assess risks associated with machine learning models Generative AI large language models foundation models third-party AI services and Agentic AI solutions.
• Review operational resilience technology risk third-party risk change management access controls and incident response processes supporting AI solutions.
• Conduct thematic reviews to identify emerging risks recurring control weaknesses governance gaps and systemic issues across AI portfolios.
• Develop and communicate independent risk opinions oversight assessments executive reporting and committee materials.
• Provide effective challenge to business technology data science and governance stakeholders while maintaining clear second-line independence.
• Support the evolution of AI Model Risk Management and Operational Risk Management frameworks standards methodologies and governance practices.
• Monitor emerging industry trends regulatory developments and leading practices related to AI technology risk and responsible AI.

Required Qualifications:

• 7 years of relevant experience for Manager-level candidates or 10 years for Senior Manager-level candidates.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Artificial Intelligence Statistics Mathematics Engineering Risk Management Business or a related discipline.
• Experience in Operational Risk Technology Risk Model Risk Management Enterprise Risk Management Internal Audit Compliance or related risk functions.
• Experience assessing or overseeing AI machine learning advanced analytics or technology-enabled solutions.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks governance practices control environments and regulatory requirements within a regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide independent challenge on complex risk matters.
• Strong written verbal analytical and presentation skills.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is a strong asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within financial services insurance banking or another highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of AI Model Risk Management frameworks and model lifecycle governance practices.
• Familiarity with Generative AI large language models (LLMs) foundation models retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and Agentic AI solutions.
• Understanding of technology risk operational resilience third-party risk cybersecurity and AI governance frameworks.
• Practical familiarity with Python SQL analytics tools or machine learning environments.
• Experience developing executive reporting risk assessments governance committee materials or oversight opinions.
• Knowledge of emerging regulatory expectations related to AI model risk operational risk or technology risk management.

When you join our team:

• 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

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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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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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