Manulife Co-op 6-Month Internship Program – Asia Marketing Strategy & Business Planning

The Opportunity

Manulife Asias ambition to become the Leading Pan-Asian Insurer is enabled by achievingglobal digital and customer leadership in our peer group. For the last 5 years we have focused
on building out new capabilities to digitize and simplify our customer experience and weveinvested heavily in growing advocacy from our customers. The Regional Marketing team is the
bridge between Global Marketing and individual countries in which we operate to buildstrategies and programs to achieve our digital and customer ambitions through commercial and
execution focused marketing excellence. At Strategy & Business Planning the intern will gainmanagement exposure through interacting with senior stakeholders such as Chief Marketing
Officers and regional team leaders at the Marketing function on a daily basis.

Position Responsibilities:

Strategic & Business Planning Support
Support the development and execution of regional marketing strategy and annualbusiness planning.
Prepare executive-ready materials (presentations dashboards briefing notes) forleadership discussions.
Proactively identify gaps in analysis or storyline and recommend improvements.
Assist in coordinating strategic planning sessions offsites and leadershipcadences (agenda design synthesis of discussions follow-up tracking).

Commercial & Financial Insights
Support quarterly expense reviews and annual budgeting processes in collaborationwith Finance and market teams.
Conduct structured analysis to identify cost optimization and reinvestmentopportunities.
Track marketing performance metrics and synthesize insights linking activities tobusiness outcomes.
Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate data synthesis benchmarking and reportingproductivity.

Project & Initiative Management
Coordinate cross-functional marketing initiatives including transformationprograms and operating model enhancements.
Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously prioritize effectively and trackprogress against deadlines.
Drive follow-through on action items with stakeholders across markets andfunctions.
Demonstrate ownership by anticipating risks flagging issues early and proposingpractical solutions.

Team Engagement & Communications
Support internal communications such as newsletters townhalls and learningsessions.
Help design engagement initiatives that strengthen collaboration and team culture.
Maintain shared planning tools and calendars to enhance visibility andcoordination.
Leverage AI tools to improve drafting efficiency content structuring andcommunication quality.

Operational Excellence
Identify opportunities to streamline reporting documentation and governanceprocesses.
Support leadership meeting cadences ensuring timely inputs clear pre-reads andstructured outputs.
Assist with key administrative processes (procurement delegation of authorityonboarding) while maintaining attention to detail and confidentiality.

Required Qualifications:
AI-Enabled Productivity: Experience using AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT Copilot NotionAI etc.) to enhance research synthesis drafting and workflow efficiency.
Communication & Stakeholder Skills: Clear concise communicator who canwork effectively across functions and cultures.
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel; familiarity with budgeting or planning tools is aplus.
Proactive & Ownership Mindset: Takes initiative follows through independentlyand is comfortable operating with ambiguity.
Strong Prioritization & Multitasking Ability: Able to manage competing deadlinesin a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality.
Analytical & Structured Thinker: Comfortable working with data and translatinganalysis into clear insights.

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.

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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