Disability Product Manager: Strategy & Portfolio Growth

Manulife/John Hancock; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 93,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock in Toronto is seeking a Product Manager to support the disability portfolio, including Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Absence Management. You will collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Underwriting and Finance to shape strategy and deliver product enhancements.

The role focuses on portfolio management, roadmaps, cross-functional delivery, and data-driven business cases to advance Group Benefits priorities in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience with cross-functional teams.
• University degree preferably in business or health.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to clearly convey business priorities, project status, and translate complex products into clear, compelling value propositions.
• High level of self-motivation and ownership of project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio management: Monitor product performance and identify opportunities and risks.
• Strategy and planning: Translate portfolio priorities into roadmaps and requirements.
• Initiative delivery: Manage initiatives from discovery to implementation with timelines and dependencies.
• Product development and enhancement: Coordinate improvements across the disability portfolio.
• Business analysis: Build evidence-based assessments using customer, market, financial and operational data.
• Relationship management: Build cross-organizational partnerships to achieve shared goals.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or health

Job description

Manulife/John Hancock in Toronto is seeking a Product Manager to support the disability portfolio, including Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability and Absence Management. You will collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Underwriting and Finance to shape strategy and deliver product enhancements.

The role focuses on portfolio management, roadmaps, cross-functional delivery, and data-driven business cases to advance Group Benefits priorities in a hybrid work environment.