Director, Distribution Strategy & Portfolio Leadership

Manulife; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Director of Business Management in Hong Kong to translate Distribution's strategic direction into a governed portfolio of initiatives, plans and results. The role partners with Distribution leadership, owning end-to-end strategy execution, governance and communications with internal teams and channels.

You will turn strategic priorities into structured workplans, monitor performance, and collaborate with finance on spend and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Strong structured problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to turn complex information into clear insights and decisions.
• Strong business sense and understanding of the commercial drivers of insurance distribution.
• Proven track record of leading strategy execution, portfolio or PMO governance, or transformation programmes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive presentations and change communication to large frontline audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with senior leaders and across functions.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and lead without formal authority in a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of strategies and initiatives to enable distribution growth.
• Work with product, marketing, health and other functions to formulate and execute strategy.
• Track regulatory developments and market outlooks to shape distribution enablement strategy.
• Lead governance of the distribution strategic initiative portfolio.
• Turn strategic direction into structured workplans, timelines, milestones and deliverables.
• Set priorities, accountabilities and performance measures for initiatives.
• Review initiative plans to align with strategic, commercial and financial objectives.
• Support investment prioritisation and funding decisions across initiatives.
• Support key business transformation efforts.
• Partner with finance to monitor key strategic and financial results.

Skills

Structured problem-solving

Business sense

Strategy execution

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance or related discipline

MBA an advantage

Job description

Manulife is seeking a Director of Business Management in Hong Kong to translate Distribution's strategic direction into a governed portfolio of initiatives, plans and results. The role partners with Distribution leadership, owning end-to-end strategy execution, governance and communications with internal teams and channels.

You will turn strategic priorities into structured workplans, monitor performance, and collaborate with finance on spend and forecasts.