AI Delivery Director: Underwriting Transformation Lead

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Director of AI, Delivery Squad Lead to drive end-to-end AI initiatives in life insurance underwriting, from planning to value realization. You will guide cross-functional squads, align priorities with governance, and balance growth, risk, and customer experience in a complex regulatory setting.

The role emphasizes translating strategy into executable roadmaps, leading data scientists, and coordinating with IT, data, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes

Qualifications

• Experience with life insurance underwriting principles and AI-enabled decision support.
• Enterprise AI product delivery across planning through production deployment.
• Strong cross-functional leadership bridging underwriting and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of AI initiatives in underwriting and related platforms.
• Translate strategy into execution-ready plans and manage delivery milestones.
• Lead data scientists and squads, manage risks, and maintain delivery momentum.

Job description

Manulife is seeking a Director of AI, Delivery Squad Lead to drive end-to-end AI initiatives in life insurance underwriting, from planning to value realization. You will guide cross-functional squads, align priorities with governance, and balance growth, risk, and customer experience in a complex regulatory setting.

The role emphasizes translating strategy into executable roadmaps, leading data scientists, and coordinating with IT, data, and business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes