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Manager, strategy & transformation


Company : Société Financière Manuvie


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2026-01-24


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Overview Manulife has a bold ambition to be the #1 choice for customers. As part of this ambition, the Global Marketing Strategy & Transformation team plays a critical role in enabling enterprise strategy, driving alignment, and ensuring clear visibility into progress and performance across the organization. This role is ideal for a high performing strategy or operations professional who thrives at the intersection of executive reporting, strategic planning, and day-to-day leadership enablement. Acting as an advisor to the Global CMO and Marketing Leadership Team, you will help shape the narrative of Global Marketing, track delivery of strategic priorities, and ensure clarity, alignment, and momentum across a global organization. Position Responsibilities Executive Reporting & Decision Enablement Own the executive reporting cadence for Global Marketing, partnering with Portfolio Oversight & Reporting teams to track strategic initiatives, performance metrics, risks, and outcomes. Develop high quality content for Board, ELT, and leadership forums, including strategy updates, operating reviews, and ad hoc executive requests. Translate complex information into clear, concise, and decision-oriented narratives, recommending actions, options, and implications. Proactively identify misalignment, execution risk, or strategic gaps and escalate with thoughtful, solution-oriented recommendations. Strategic Operations Partner closely with the Global CMO and Marketing Leadership Team to manage priorities, planning rhythms, and follow through. Drive alignment across regions and capabilities by maintaining global marketing roadmaps, calendars, and operating cadences. Prepare leadership for key moments including strategy reviews, planning cycles, and enterprise initiatives. Governance, Risk & Operational Excellence Own and coordinate control and governance processes, including intersections with compliance, privacy, risk, audit, procurement, and expense management. Ensure Global Marketing operates in accordance with enterprise policies while maintaining agility and effectiveness. Spearhead knowledge management and information sharing, enabling consistency, reusability, and institutional memory across the function. Strategy Execution & Special Projects Support the end-to-end delivery of high priority strategic initiatives sponsored by the Global CMO or Marketing Leadership Team. Conduct structured research and analysis on industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities relevant to Global Marketing strategy. Synthesize insights, articulate tradeoffs, and recommend strategic options, implementation plans, and success metrics. Partner with execution teams to transition strategy into action, maintaining momentum and accountability. Influence, Communication & Change Leadership Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior leaders across Marketing and the enterprise. Build alignment across diverse stakeholders, geographies, and cultures through strong collaboration and influence. Act as a change agent, reinforcing strategic direction, clarity of purpose, and disciplined execution. Required Qualifications Have 5+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, strategic operations, or Chief of Staff-type roles. Are comfortable operating close to senior leadership and enabling decisions through strong analysis and communication. Excel at creating executive quality materials and navigating ambiguity. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial acumen. Proven ability to influence without authority and build alignment across geographies and cultures. Comfort working across time zones (occasional meetings in HKT). Bring experience from top tier management consulting, investment banking, or in-house strategy teams. Can move fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution. Are known for being organized, pragmatic, influential, and highly credible. Preferred Qualifications Advanced degree in Business or equivalent; MBA is an asset. Experience in a large, complex, multinational organization; financial services experience is a plus. When you join our team As part of our global team, well support you in shaping the future you want to see. 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. #LI-Hybrid propos de Manuvie et de John Hancock La Socit Financire Manuvie est un chef de file mondial des services financiers qui aide les gens prendre leurs dcisions plus facilement et vivre mieux. Pour en apprendre plus notre sujet, rendez vous ladresse www.manuvie.com. Manuvie est un employeur qui souscrit au principe de lgalit daccs lemploi Chez Manulife/John Hancock nous valorisons notre diversit. Nous nous efforons dattirer, de perfectionner et de maintenir une main d''''oeuvre qui est aussi diversifie que nos clients, et de favoriser la cration dun milieu de travail inclusif qui met profit la diversit de nos employs et les comptences de chacun. Nous nous engageons assurer un recrutement, une fidlisation, une promotion et une rmunration quitables, et nous administrons toutes nos pratiques et tous nos programmes sans discrimination en raison de la race, de lascendance, du lieu dorigine, de la couleur, de lorigine ethnique, de la citoyennet, de la religion ou des croyances ou des convictions religieuses, du genre (y compris grossesse et affection lie une grossesse), de lorientation sexuelle, des caractristiques gntiques, du statut dancien combattant, de lidentit de genre, de lexpression de genre, de lge, de ltat matrimonial, de la situation de famille, dune invalidit ou de tout autre motif protg par la loi applicable. Nous nous sommes donn comme priorit dliminer les obstacles laccs galitaire lemploi. Cest pourquoi un reprsentant des Ressources humaines collaborera avec les candidats qui demandent accommodement raisonnable pendant le recrutement. Tous les renseignements communiqus pendant le processus de demande d''''accommodement seront stocks et utiliss conformment aux lois et aux politiques applicables de Manuvie. Pour demander une mesure daccommodement raisonnable dans le cadre du recrutement, crivez [email protected]. Rgion de rfrence du salaire Toronto, sige social mondial (200 Bloor) Modalits de travail Hybride Lchelle salariale devrait se situer entre $103,270.00 CAD - $153,270.00 CAD Si vous posez votre candidature ce poste en dehors de la rgion principale, veuillez crire [email protected] pour obtenir lchelle salariale correspondant votre rgion. Le salaire varie en fonction des conditions du march local, de la gographie et de facteurs pertinents lis au poste telles les connaissances, les comptences, les qualifications, lexprience et lducation ou la formation. Les employs ont galement la possibilit de participer des programmes de motivation et de toucher une rmunration incitative lie au rendement de lentreprise et au rendement individuel. Manuvie offre aux employs admissibles une vaste gamme davantages sociaux personnalisables, notamment une assurance soins mdicaux, soins dentaires, sant mentale, soins de la vue, invalidit de courte et de longue dure, assurance vie et assurance DMA, assurance adoption, de maternit de substitution et de soins mdicaux non urgents ainsi que des programmes daide aux employs et leur famille. Nous proposons galement aux employs admissibles diffrents rgimes dpargne-retraite (y compris des rgimes de rente et un programme international dactionnariat assortie de cotisations patronales de contrepartie) ainsi que des ressources en matire dducation et de conseils financiers. Notre gnreux programme de congs rmunrs au Canada comprend les jours fris, les congs annuels, les congs personnels et les congs de maladie, et nous offrons toute la gamme des congs autoriss prvus par la loi. Si vous posez votre candidature ce poste aux tats-Unis, veuillez crire [email protected] pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements sur les dispositions relatives aux congs rmunrs spcifiques aux tats-Unis. #J-18808-Ljbffr