Director, Mainframe & Policy Modernization (Hybrid)

Sun Life; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a senior technology leader to set the program direction for the closed block mainframe and policy administration platforms. You will guide multi-year sustainment and modernization, balance operational reliability with cost efficiency, and drive strategic improvements across the portfolio.

You will manage several squads, ensuring staffing, performance, and engineering standards while partnering with business stakeholders to align investments and risk management.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as Director or similar senior technology leadership role.
• 5–10 years leading technology teams including leaders and multidisciplinary engineers.
• Strong mainframe and policy administration expertise (COBOL, JCL, DB2, VSAM, RACF, Endevor, CICS).
• Experience with modernization strategies spanning mainframe, APIs and cloud (Azure).
• Insurance policy administration domain knowledge with in‑force or legacy products.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical program direction for mainframe and policy administration across multi-year roadmap.
• Lead multiple direct reports and squads with accountability for resources and delivery.
• Partner with Business Delivery Leads to balance stability, regulatory commitments, and modernization opportunities.
• Manage portfolio risks, dependencies, and partner delivery with focus on cost and quality.
• Drive improvements in cost, risk, and platform health through optimization and reliability initiatives.
• Champion responsible AI adoption and engineering productivity across the portfolio.

Skills

Director-level leadership

Technology team leadership

Mainframe & policy administration

Architecture & modernization

Cost management & budgeting

Tools

IMS & IBM MQ for z/OS

CA AutoSys

File-AID

Easytrieve

REXX

SAS

Job description

Manulife is seeking a senior technology leader to set the program direction for the closed block mainframe and policy administration platforms. You will guide multi-year sustainment and modernization, balance operational reliability with cost efficiency, and drive strategic improvements across the portfolio.

You will manage several squads, ensuring staffing, performance, and engineering standards while partnering with business stakeholders to align investments and risk management.