Director, Sustainability Reporting and Strategy

Manulifes Global Sustainability & Impact team is seeking a Director Sustainability Reporting & Strategy to lead our global sustainability reporting and disclosuresboth voluntary and regulatoryand help accelerate progress against our Impact Agenda.

In this role youll report to AVP Global Sustainability and collaborate with a passionate team of sustainability professionals and cross-functional partners across the organization. Youll play a key role in shaping how we measure communicate and advance our sustainability performance with integrity and transparency.

At Manulife our mission is Decisions made easier. Lives made better. Our sustainability strategythe Impact Agendais how we bring that mission to life focusing on areas where we can drive meaningful change for our customers communities and the planet.

If youre driven by purpose energized by complexity and ready to lead in a space where sustainability is both a business imperative and a catalyst for innovation wed love to hear from you!

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead the Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure team providing coaching and leadership to direct reports.

• Oversee the production and publication of Manulifes annual Sustainability Report Public Accountability Statement and related disclosures.

• Oversee Manulifes sustainability reporting process including maintaining strong governance contributing to data collection and third-party assurance.

• Manage Manulifes responses to ESG raters and rankers including MSCI S&P Sustainalytics Corporate Knights among others.

• Develop executive caliber materials to ensure all levels of Manulifes sustainability governance structure are informed of progress against strategy.

• Collaborate closely with Legal Compliance Government Relations and other teams in monitoring assessment and compliance efforts to track the sustainability regulatory landscape across the jurisdictions Manulife operates in.

• Drive continuous improvement of internal sustainability reporting by developing and maintaining policies and overseeing the design of dashboards frameworks and tools for in-depth analytics to inform management decisions and support organizational change.

• Lead best-practice research and analysis contributing to the sustainability strategy development

• Lead the day-to-day operations and sessions of the Sustainability Centre of Expertise including setting developing meeting agendas and materials.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. community investment) to integrate sustainability considerations into business operations and decision-making processes and provide subject matter expertise to internal stakeholders on matters related to sustainability disclosure in efforts to increase our performance.

• Stay informed of emerging sustainability-related policies regulations standards and industry trends providing strategic guidance on opportunities and challenges.

• Act as a trusted advisor and collaborator with procurement investor relations facilities finance legal marketing human resources corporate governance communications and others to help operationalize the sustainability strategy drive performance and communicate to key stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field ideally with a focus on sustainability corporate responsibility or similar.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in corporate sustainability or related discipline (inclusive of post graduate experience) with experience in the financial sector or with consulting firms is considered a strong asset.

• In-depth knowledge and experience with the voluntary sustainability reporting frameworks (i.e. SASB GRI) and regulatory frameworks (OSFI B15 ISSB).

• In-depth experience preparing disclosures and responses to rating agencies such as MSCI S&Ps Corporate Sustainability Assessment Morningstar Sustainalytics and others.

• Excellent research writing and synthesizing skills with the ability to communicate complex information succinctly.

• Proficiency with the Microsoft suite of tools especially Excel and PowerPoint.

• Strong people skills with ability to develop and maintain relationships internally and externally build consensus and drive change through effective collaboration.

• Excellent project management skills.

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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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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If 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 job-related 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 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.