Lead, Portfolio Management and Governance

Manulife/John Hancock; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 71.000 - 119.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Mental health benefits

Vision insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Life and AD&D insurance

Adoption/surrogacy benefits

Wellness benefits

Employee/family assistance programme

Zusammenfassung

Manulife/John Hancock in Montreal is seeking a Lead, Portfolio Management & Governance to drive prioritization, governance, and delivery oversight across Canada Operations. You will partner with senior leaders to support data-driven decision-making, resource planning, and initiative sequencing.

The role emphasizes aligning resources with strategic goals, maturing portfolio tools, and delivering transparent reporting to executives and stakeholders across the portfolio.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years in portfolio management and governance, including prioritization, oversight and reporting.
• 7+ years combined experience in project, program, or portfolio management functions, including governance and executive decision support.
• Hands-on experience in maturing portfolio management tools and practices.
• Experience producing accurate portfolio-level reporting.
• Ability to connect the dots across multiple projects and stakeholder groups.
• Strong relationship and influence skills in a matrixed environment.

Aufgaben

• Enable and champion portfolio management and governance practices with prioritization support and delivery health oversight.
• Own portfolio-level reporting to stakeholders, including Senior Leadership.
• Embed data-driven decision-making into portfolio planning and resource management.
• Support senior leadership with insights and trade-off assessments in governance forums.
• Uphold governance frameworks and ensure consistent application across initiatives.
• Support annual planning and roll-out of Resource Management across Canada Operations.
• Improve portfolio tools and practices toward maturity.

Kenntnisse

Portfolio governance

Strategic prioritization

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Executive reporting

Tools

Smartsheet

Jobbeschreibung

Reporting to Director, Portfolio Management & Governance, the Lead, Portfolio Management & Governance plays a pivotal role in supporting the way initiatives are prioritized, governed, and delivered within Canada Operations. This role drives consistency, transparency, and disciplined execution across the portfolio to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and optimal use of resources. The selected candidate will play a pivotal role in partnering closely with Senior Leaders across Canada Operations and other key stakeholders and teams to support rigorous prioritization, stronger delivery oversight, resource management, and improved outcomes across a backlog of over 1,000 line items. The role is also instrumental in supporting the Director in continuously evolving and maturing a high performing Portfolio Management and Governance practice.

Position Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Director, the role will be a key enabler of the Portfolio Management discipline within Canada Operations.
• Lead, enable and champion our existing portfolio management and governance practices, including prioritization support, delivery health oversight, and decision support aligned to strategic objectives and resource allocation frameworks.
• Own Portfolio-level reporting to stakeholders, including Senior Leadership.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed data-driven, evidence-based decision‑making into portfolio planning, resource management, and initiative sequencing.
• Support senior leadership decision making by providing clear insights, recommendations, and trade‑off assessments in governance and leadership forums.
• Uphold governance frameworks, ensuring consistent application, awareness, and adherence across initiatives.
• Support the roll‑out of Resource Management across the Canada Operations portfolio.
• Support the annual planning process, ensuring alignment of resources with strategic objectives.
• Support the continuous improvement and maturity journey of Portfolio tools and practices.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in portfolio management and governance, including prioritization, oversight and reporting is a must.
• 7+ years of combined experience in project, program, or portfolio management functions, including governance, prioritization, and executive decision support.
• Hands‑on experience in continuously improving and maturing project, program or portfolio management tools and practices.
• Demonstrated experience producing accurate and timely portfolio‑level reporting.
• Ability to "connect the dots" between multiple projects and stakeholder groups.
• Strong relationship and influence skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and build trusted partnerships in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to proactively anticipate and act upon stakeholder needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Change Management experience is an asset.
• PMO experience is an asset.
• Resource Management experience is an asset.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet is an asset.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec, proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec.

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.

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 compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Salary & Benefits

Referenced Salary Location CAN, Quebec, Montreal, 900 Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest. Working Arrangement: Hybrid. Salary range is expected to be between $71,475.00 CAD – $119,125.00 CAD. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location. Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short‑ and long‑term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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