Global Marketing Strategy & Transformation Lead

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 103,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Manager of Global Marketing Strategy & Transformation to shape and advance our global marketing strategy and transformation agenda. You will collaborate with marketing leadership to drive annual planning, executive reporting, and strategic advisory work while translating insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Ideal candidates bring 3-5 years in management or strategy consulting with a strong background in marketing strategy, analytics, and executive

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in management consulting, strategy consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, marketing strategy, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex and ambiguous business problems using structured analytical approaches.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills and experience creating executive level presentations and strategic communications.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with strong executive storytelling abilities.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to turn data, research, and stakeholder input into actionable insights.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
• High attention to detail and commitment to delivering polished, high quality work.

Responsibilities

• Support the annual strategic planning process for Global Marketing, including the development of strategic priorities, business plans, and executive materials.
• Partner with marketing and business leaders to assess opportunities, evaluate strategic choices, and build alignment around key priorities.
• Conduct research and analysis on customer, market, business, and competitive trends that may impact marketing strategy and performance.
• Support strategic discussions, planning sessions, leadership workshops, and executive offsites.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear objectives, initiatives, and measures of success.
• Develop materials for monthly, quarterly, and annual business reviews, leadership discussions, and executive forums.
• Synthesize performance results, strategic progress, risks, and opportunities into concise executive level narratives.
• Partner with teams across Marketing to gather inputs, identify key insights, and ensure reporting is accurate, relevant, and decision-oriented.
• Track progress against strategic priorities and support leadership in monitoring performance and outcomes.
• Continuously improve reporting processes, templates, and governance.
• Support high priority strategic initiatives and special projects sponsored by Marketing leadership, enterprise leaders, or the Office of the CEO.
• Conduct strategic assessments, benchmarking, research, and analysis to support decision making.
• Evaluate opportunities, risks, and trade-offs associated with key business and marketing decisions.
• Develop fact based recommendations and perspectives for leadership consideration.
• Provide flexible problem solving support on emerging priorities and business questions.
• Monitor emerging trends and leading practices across marketing, customer experience, brand, content, digital, data, AI, and marketing technology.
• Conduct competitive intelligence and external research to identify opportunities, risks, and implications for the organization.
• Develop perspectives on emerging marketing topics and industry trends to inform strategic discussions and decision making.
• Assess the impact of evolving customer expectations, competitive developments, and technological innovation on marketing strategy and capabilities.
• Support the development of thought leadership and future state perspectives on marketing capabilities, operating models, and industry trends.
• Develop clear, compelling, and visually effective PowerPoint presentations for senior leaders and executive forums.
• Build storylines that communicate business context, insights, implications, recommendations, and decisions.
• Transform complex information into concise, executive ready communications.
• Prepare briefing materials, strategic updates, business review content, thought leadership pieces, and leadership presentations.
• Present findings and recommendations in a clear, credible, and impactful manner

Skills

Management consulting

Strategy consulting

Corporate strategy

Transformation

Marketing strategy

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance, or Marketing

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Manulife is seeking a Manager of Global Marketing Strategy & Transformation to shape and advance our global marketing strategy and transformation agenda. You will collaborate with marketing leadership to drive annual planning, executive reporting, and strategic advisory work while translating insights into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Ideal candidates bring 3-5 years in management or strategy consulting with a strong background in marketing strategy, analytics, and executive