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Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Opportunity

An opportunity to join Manulife’s Asia Regional Distribution team, playing a critical role in shaping and executing the overall strategy within a fit-for-purpose governance framework.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Manulife’s Asia distribution – both in terms of the transformative changes required in the short- to medium-term as well as the game-changers required to build longer-term competitive advantage. This role is not simply about putting strategy and plans on a page – rather it encompasses both the strategic element as well as taking a pragmatic approach to planning how to capture value in the short-term. Working closely with the Asia Chief Distribution Officer and the Head of Asia Distribution Strategy, there is large scope for impact and driving massive change!

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 the following experience and traits:

• Experience in having conceived and executed on transformation end-to-end to create tangible value. Familiarity with an agile organizational model is essential

• Autonomous Operation: Ability to drive broad priorities independently with minimal guidance from senior leadership

• A strong understanding of where and how value is created. We are obsessed about impact, not the plans themselves!

• High Intellectual Curiosity: Have an insatiable curiosity to learn and a proactive approach to leaning in on new opportunities, even those outside their comfort zone.

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly and can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods

• Results Orientation: Delivers beyond expectations and sets new and stretching goals for him/herself. S/he will have a deep understanding of operational and process improvements that impact quality and execution and deliver continuous improvement

• Process Management: Can identify and articulate the processes necessary to get things down efficiently and effectively

• Planning & Priority Setting: Demonstrate an ability to set objectives and goals and organize work appropriately to meet and exceed goals

• Problem Solving & Decision Quality: Able to use rigorous logic, and a highly structured approach and methods to solve problems with effective solutions

• Organizational Savvy: Able to build constructive and effective relationships and use them to maneuver through complex situations

• Influencing & Negotiation: Can present ideas and directions that lead others to action – internally (within the team, stakeholders within region and markets), and externally

• Risk Management: Ability to think ahead and catch problems before they arise

• Ambidextrous: Able to work on multiple key efforts simultaneously, welcoming ambiguity and regular change

• An articulate and top-down communicator

More specific to this role you will:

• Own the design and roll-out of strategic initiatives across markets – which will combine current state analysis, problem solving, solution planning, execution orchestration and change management

• Hand-in-hand to drive strategic initiatives and realize impact

• Continuously identify and address opportunities to develop our business across core strategic themes

• Develop communities of practice across core strategic themes - coach practitioners and ensure that best practices are identified and synergized across markets

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the organization to ensure effective end-to-end delivery

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.

Learn more about opportunities with us at www.manulife.com/en/careers/why-join-us.html

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 .