Growth Portfolio Lead: Data-Driven Strategy & Impact

Manulife; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 86,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Southwestern Ontario seeks an experienced professional for a growth strategy role. You will own the growth backlog and manage key initiatives, collaborating across various teams to translate data into actionable business strategies. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in product or analytics within regulated domains, with strong skills in growth strategy and data-driven decision-making. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary range.

Benefits

Customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, and wellness

Retirement savings plans with employer matching contributions

Generous paid time off program, including holidays and vacation

Qualifications

• 8+ years in product/growth/analytics in financial services or similar, regulated domains.
• Strong background in growth strategy, segmentation & test design.
• Experience turning data/models into funded initiatives (propensity, segmentation, test design).
• Deep understanding of advisor ecosystem.
• Comfort working across business, data & technology teams; skilled at translating between them.
• CRM/Advisor Platform literacy (objects, queues, flows) and in‑flow UX sense.
• Finance & Risk dialogue comfort; clear, executive‑ready writing.

Responsibilities

• Own the growth backlog and roadmap slice (manage scope, sequencing, acceptance, risks, dependencies).
• Partners with analytics teams to build/ingest signals, refine propensity models and build opportunity maps (what to sell, when, to whom).
• Quantify and prioritize plays: Size value; develop theses with targets and proof plans across cohorts and instrumentation.
• Frame strategic choices: recommend product/pricing/comp/policy change requests with supporting economics and risk perspectives.
• Enable decisions & execution: prepare decision briefs & handoff packages.
• Drive continuous learning: review results post-launch; promote, iterate, or eliminate plays; refresh the roadmap accordingly.

Job description

A leading financial services provider in Southwestern Ontario seeks an experienced professional for a growth strategy role. You will own the growth backlog and manage key initiatives, collaborating across various teams to translate data into actionable business strategies. The ideal candidate has over 8 years in product or analytics within regulated domains, with strong skills in growth strategy and data-driven decision-making. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary range.