Director Front-End Development Global Design System
Director Front-End Development Global Design System
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The Opportunity
As Director FrontEnd Development Global Design System at Manulife you will play a key leadership role in a Global Design System team responsible for shaping scaling and driving adoption of an enterprisewide design system that serves multiple business units across Canada Asia and the US. This system will enable consistency efficiency accessibility and innovation across Manulifes public secure and mobile digital experiences. You will partner closely with engineering design and product teams across regions to establish governance ensure adoption and evolve the system to meet diverse business and customer needs.
As part of Manulifes Technology organization this is a pivotal leadership role within a multifunctionalteam supporting enterprise digital transformation. You will lead a software development team supporting and evolving a based component library that supports all of Manulifes digital experiences on multiple platforms and systems with an immediate focus on Adobe Experience Manager Cloud implementation. The ideal candidate has successfully led software development of enterprisewide design systems and understands the organizational technical and cultural complexities of embedding a design system into the fabric of a global enterprise.
Responsibilities:
Global Design System Strategy & Leadership
- Define and implement a scalable enterprisegrade design system that supports Manulifes digital transformation across all regions.
- Be responsible for the overall software development cycle for Manulifes Global Design System React component library including mobile apps web CMS
- Assist in architecture design and implementation plans for AEM Cloud projects
- Balance global standardization with regional flexibility ensuring usability across diverse markets and regulatory landscapes.
- Partner with executive leadership engineering product and design teams to align the design system with business priorities.
Governance Adoption & Enablement
- Establish governance models contribution frameworks and adoption strategies to ensure system sustainability
Provide oversight and management of technical architecture and delivery by supporting coaching and mentoring crossdiscipline teams.
Build and cultivate a global design system community fostering a culture of design system ownership.
Establish and be responsible for training onboarding and community engagement initiatives to drive system adoption across teams.
Develop and supervise KPIs that measure adoption efficiency gains and business impact.
CrossFunctional Leadership & Stakeholder Influence
- Serve as a primary design system advocate navigating organizational complexity to foster collaboration and influence decisionmaking at all levels
- Lead multifunctional alignment partnering with regional and local technology teams to develop the best technical design and implementation approach ensuring the design system is embedded into workflows
- Collaborate and contribute to software project proposals by reviewing requirements capabilities and infrastructure
- Mentor team members ensuring software development adheres to best practices and quality standards through code and design reviews.
Technical & Operational
- Lead the evolution of tooling documentation and workflows ensuring seamless integration with enterprise platforms (Figma Storybook React Angular etc.
- Work closely with design leadership to ensure designtocode consistency accessibility compliance (WCAG) and performance optimization.
- Maintain a structured backlog of design system updates prioritizing enhancements based on business needs and user feedback.
- Identify and handle external partnerships and vendors as needed to support system expansion.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies providing strategic guidance on their integration for business advantage.
What motivates you
- You obsess about customers listen engage and act for their benefit.
- You think big with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
- You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
- You take ownership and build solutions focusing on what matters.
- You do what is right work with integrity and speak up.
- You share your humanity helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.
What we are looking for
- 10 years of proven experience in technology preferably within a global enterprise or multijurisdictional organization.
- Highdegree of experience supporting and working with Design Systems
- Handson experience directing a team to deliver technical solutions
- Indepth knowledge of cloud computing infrastructure web and/or mobile app development marketing technology (CMS DAM Search Marketing Automation etc
- Practical experience with Responsive Design and Single Page Application development using standard processes and modern frameworks such as React and Angular
- 3 years experience using React with Javascript and/or Typescript
- Proven use of modern CSS and HTML practices to build performant and accessible web experiences
- Experience with web accessibility compliance performance and crossdevice support
- Understanding of tooling including ESLint Webpack NPM Babel
- Experience with alternative JS frameworks (Angular Vue) a plus
- 3 years exposure developing Adobe AEM/CQ websites and applications
- Knowledge of AEM Editable Templates the AEM style system and AEM Core Components to enable effective website customization and design
- Familiarity with the ACS Commons Library for expedient and efficient development processes
- Strong expertise in Agile Lean UX and enterprise digital delivery models
- Exceptional partner management influence and communication skills
- Experience working in sophisticated matrixed organizations with multiple business units and partners
- Experience navigating multilingual multicultural and regulatory complexities in global design and technology
- Background in IT lifecycle management and governance a plus
What can we offer you
- A competitive salary and benefits packages.
- A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
- A focus on growing your career path with us.
- Flexible work policies and strong worklife balance.
- Professional development and leadership opportunities.
Our commitment to you
- Valuesfirst culture
- We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
- Boundless opportunity
- We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
- Continuous innovation
- We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
- Delivering the promise of Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
- Championing Corporate Citizenship
- We build a business that benefits all partners and has a positive social and environmental impact.
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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
At Manulife/John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and 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 pregnancyrelated 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 .
Primary Location
Working Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$105750.00 CAD $190350.00 CADIf you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant jobrelated factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short and longterm 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 paid time off provisions.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
