Associate Manager – Data Analytics & Technology Infrastructure Security Audit

Manulifes Internal Audit team is looking to hire an Associate Manager to support our growing Data Analytics and Technology Audit capability. This role is primarily focused on data analytics including building Power BI dashboards performing auditdriven data analysis and supporting internal analytics and automation initiatives. At the same time the role is expected to progressively support and over time perform Technology Audit engagements particularly in areas related to technology infrastructure cybersecurity and IT controls. This is a hybrid role by design. While analytics delivery is the primary focus the successful candidate should be interested in developing into a wellrounded Technology Auditor. Prior audit experience is preferred but not required.

Position Responsibilities:

• Data Analytics Automation & Audit Enablement
• Design build and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports to support audit planning testing and reporting.
• Develop and maintain data models measures (DAX) and reusable templates to support analytics across multiple audits.
• Extract transform and analyze data from a variety of sources (e.g. SQL databases Azure data platforms Excel flat files).
• Partner with auditors to translate audit risks and questions into practical defensible data analytics (e.g. completeness testing exception analysis trend analysis).
• Support internal AI and analytics initiatives including experimentation with Microsoft Copilotenabled solutions and other automation use cases.
• Ensure analytics outputs are well documented reproducible and auditdefensible including clear explanation of assumptions data sources and logic.
• Communicate insights clearly to audit teams and nontechnical stakeholders.

Technology Audit & Assurance

• Participate in the planning execution and reporting of Technology Audit engagements (e.g. key risk audits emerging risk reviews program and project audits).
• Support audits covering areas such as technology governance information risk management cybersecurity infrastructure security identity and access management cloud security and disaster recovery.
• Assist in developing audit scopes risk assessments testing procedures and evidence requests.
• Perform control design and operating effectiveness testing and clearly document results.
• Evaluate management corrective action plans and support issue validation and closure activities.
• Contribute to internal audit initiatives including analytics standards reusable testing approaches and process improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• A degree in data Analytics Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong handson experience with Power BI including data modeling DAX measures and report development.
• Working knowledge of SQL and data transformation techniques.
• Experience supporting analytics in a controlled or regulated environment (e.g. audit risk compliance finance technology).
• Ability to clearly explain datadriven results and risks to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver highquality work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to technology audit IT risk or control testing (CISA CISSP or CISM are a plus but not required).
• Understanding of cybersecurity and technology infrastructure concepts such as identity and access management network security cloud platforms operating systems or vulnerability management.
• Experience in financial services or insurance environments.
• Experience with Power Platform tools (Power Apps Power Automate) or emerging analytics/AI tools is an asset.

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

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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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