Senior Solution Architect — Global Wealth & Asset Mgmt

Manulife; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial Corporation is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to join GWAM Enterprise Architecture. The role focuses on driving global investment management architecture, translating business goals into scalable solutions, and guiding cross-functional teams through end-to-end design and delivery.

The candidate will shape platform strategy across institutional and general accounts investments and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to own solution architecture and influence strategic direction.
• Strong understanding of diverse business domains and enterprise patterns.
• Experience with architecture frameworks and end-to-end system design.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate needs into scalable, secure architectures.
• Own end-to-end development and maintenance of domain-specific solution architectures.
• Evaluate current architectures and identify gaps to propose fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Apply industry design patterns and standards to deliver resilient and cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to align with enterprise direction and governance.
• Oversee architecture artifacts and guidance throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise integration

Cloud architecture

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Manulife Financial Corporation is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to join GWAM Enterprise Architecture. The role focuses on driving global investment management architecture, translating business goals into scalable solutions, and guiding cross-functional teams through end-to-end design and delivery.

The candidate will shape platform strategy across institutional and general accounts investments and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.