AVP Retirement & Wealth Strategy

Manulife John Hancock; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Well-being and inclusion programs

Global team exposure

Job summary

Manulife John Hancock in Canada seeks an AVP Retirement & Wealth Strategy to lead strategy across Retirement & Wealth channels. You will partner with global and regional leadership to shape the strategic roadmap, translate strategy into priorities, and drive execution while managing a team of strategy professionals in a complex, global franchise. The role emphasizes collaboration, leadership, and impactful communications with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant, progressively senior experience in Strategy, Transformation or Consulting within wealth and asset management.
• Ability to work independently and pierce through siloes.
• Strong business acumen with the Retirement & Wealth operating model knowledge in North America.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze key business priorities and generate executive actions that create value for Retirement & Wealth.
• Develop and maintain strategy for channels and engage global and regional leadership in strategy development.
• Translate strategy into actionable priorities and drive execution with regional teams.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Wealth & asset management knowledge

Job description

AVP Retirement & Wealth Strategy

Job Summary

Global Wealth & Asset Management (GWAM) is a key growth segment for Manulife. We operate three different channels (Retail, Retirement and Institutional) and are a major player in North America, Asia and Europe. Our Retirement & Wealth business serves over 6M customers worldwide, is a key contributor to GWAM earnings and is well positioned in all of our key markets. Reporting to the Head of GWAM Strategy & Transformation, the AVP, Retirement & Wealth Strategy is a key member of the finance & strategy team and an important catalyst and contributor to the overall strategy, growth, and transformation of our global franchise. The role is trusted advisor to the entire Retirement & Wealth Leadership Team, providing key insights and information to drive the development and execution of our strategy.

Responsibilities

• Analyze key business priorities and bring insights to generate executive action that creates value for Retirement & Wealth
• Build & maintain the strategy for these channels and engage the global and regional Leadership Teams in strategy development discussions
• Translate strategy into actionable priorities, working with regional Leadership Teams to drive execution and accountability.
• Establish and drive cross-functional collaboration and engagement across these teams, focusing on execution and business readiness in support of the global Retirement & Wealth strategy
• Partner with the Portfolio Governance & Oversight team to ensure the project book aligns with the agreed upon strategic roadmap
• Work closely with Finance partners to monitor progress on strategy execution and delivery, identifying areas of intervention and required pivots where needed
• Manage strategy professionals to drive the Retirement & Wealth strategy & transformation
• Align with competitive and market intel to ensure the strategic goals are both aspirational and achievable
• Lead the development of communications to the Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team, Transformation Delivery Team and other senior audiences
• Generate appropriate communications material for various external audiences like analyst meetings/calls, rating agency presentations, and external conferences
• Assist in the development of internal Retirement & Wealth communications plan to effectively communicate progress against strategic priorities

Key attributes and behaviors

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant, progressively senior experience, in Strategy, Transformation, or Consulting - with strong experience in the wealth and asset management industry
• Ability to work independently, get to the relevant information and pierce through siloes
• Ability to handle difficult situations, deal efficiently with escalation
• Strong business acumen and comprehensive knowledge of the Retirement & Wealth operating model in North America
• Ability to connect the dots and rapidly identify and surface the relevant patterns and issues
• Politically astute, with strong situational sensitivity and ability to influence
• Exceptionally organization and project management skills
• Emotional intelligence, with ability to demonstrate judgment, discretion and diplomacy
• Ability to see pressures the leadership team faces in pushing the organization to change and find ways to lessen them
• Result-oriented with an ability to multi-task, prioritize across multiple initiatives, drive accountability, and develop creative solutions where blueprints may not exist
• Outstanding communication skills with proven ability to articulate complex business problems in simple and impactful words
• Ability to develop a clear position / point of view on key questions and issues impacting the business
• Experience managing teams, both directly, and indirectly through influence

When you join our team

• We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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• If you are applying to this role in Massachusetts, please note the salary range is $156,700- $290,900 USD.
• Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance .

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html .

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