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Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Opportunity

Do you want to join a growing team in a high-performance culture that provides leadership and technical development opportunities? We are currently searching for a talented and driven individual to join our Portfolio Modeling team within our MBPS Actuarial Function. The role is responsible for developing investment models for Manulife/John Hancock, which are used to calculate reserve levels, for risk management activities, and for other critical business functions within the company.

Established in 2012, MBPS Actuarial has become an actuarial center of excellence, with over 160 staff and growing, along with increasing range and ownership of deliverables, specializing in Valuation, Liability and Asset Modelling, Experience Analytics, Pricing, and more.

MBPS Actuarial offers a wide range of global opportunities across multiple actuarial disciplines, a high performing culture, a market leading actuarial development program, a job rotation program, and a leadership team dedicated to your growth and success.

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 mindset 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 

We are looking for someone with:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Finance or Management Engineering

• Strong understanding of Investment theory and terminology, as well as financial accounting concepts. This may be derived from academic study or related work experience.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and interpret more advanced models involving overall business strategies. Capable of working outside of standard procedures to resolve issues. Tasks performed have a long term impact on the business and must be highly accurate, i.e. Investment Plan development and cash flow forecasting tasks.

• Advanced working knowledge of MS Suite, Macros (e.g. Visual Basic); relational databases (e.g. MS Access); actuarial models (e.g. GGY AXIS).

• Experience in people management and/or technical coaching.

• At least 5 years of progressive portfolio modeling experience required.

On the job you will:

• Conduct review of dataset and supporting files of analysts to ensure accuracy and quality - making sure that all necessary steps have been executed well. Must be able to spot dataset peculiarities to ensure reasonableness of the model.

• Review the reasonableness of the deliverables such as adherence to the guidance and movement in cashflows.

• Provide support to GAM’s business objects by providing leadership on overseeing projects and initiatives, managing different stakeholders and change management.

• Lead the development of the team’s business acumen through providing insightful analyses and train junior staff to develop their competencies.

• Lead the direction of research on issues/queries coming from customers as necessary.

• Perform people manager role for the performance management, professional growth and development of staff which includes feedback sessions, productivity tracking, coaching and regular employee reviews.

Our commitment to you:

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better

• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success 

• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry 

• Our best. Every day. 

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

Manulife 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 pregnancy-related 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 .