Strategic Product & Growth Director

Manulife; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife seeks a Director, Product Strategy & Growth to lead strategic direction, growth, profitability and lifecycle management of an assigned product portfolio. You will synthesize customer, market and business insight into a focused portfolio strategy, investment roadmap and commercialization plan that strengthens Manulife’s market position.

You will collaborate with senior leaders across Product, Distribution, Marketing, Digital, Technology, Operations and Finance to accelerate execution,

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, marketing, health, technology or related field.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive product, strategy, innovation or commercialization.
• Experience in financial services, insurance, group benefits or regulated industries.
• Experience developing product or portfolio strategies and executable roadmaps.
• Ability to apply product and strategic capabilities across portfolios and adapt to priorities.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, evaluating product economics.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing people.
• Excellent executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term portfolio strategy, value proposition and investment roadmap.
• Lead full product lifecycle from ideation to exit as needed.
• Maintain focused product shelf for growth and differentiation.
• Translate priorities into roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
• Structure complex opportunities into evidence-based business cases.
• Champion voice of the customer in strategy and prioritization.
• Define customer problems and ensure decisions are evidence-based.
• Lead commercialization and GTM strategies to improve adoption and profitability.
• Manage portfolio scorecards and communicate progress to leadership.

Skills

Leadership experience

Executive communication

Product strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Regulatory understanding

Vendor management

Bilingualism (English/French)

Education

Undergraduate degree in business/related field

Job description

Manulife seeks a Director, Product Strategy & Growth to lead strategic direction, growth, profitability and lifecycle management of an assigned product portfolio. You will synthesize customer, market and business insight into a focused portfolio strategy, investment roadmap and commercialization plan that strengthens Manulife’s market position.

You will collaborate with senior leaders across Product, Distribution, Marketing, Digital, Technology, Operations and Finance to accelerate execution,