Head of AI & Data Strategy & Portfolio

Manulife; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Hong Kong is elevating its AI & Data agenda to enterprise scale, requiring a leader to connect ambition with funding, portfolio decisions and executive communications. This role orchestrates a coherent portfolio across business, technology, risk, finance and regional stakeholders to drive measurable outcomes and sustained adoption.

You will own AI & Data strategy, roadmaps and investment prioritization, coordinate cross-functional reviews, track value realization and communicate with

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategy, transformation, portfolio management or related domains.
• Strong executive communication, structured problem solving and stakeholder management.
• Experience translating ambiguous business needs into clear plans, roadmaps and decisions.
• Ability to work across business, technology, risk, finance and regional stakeholders.
• Financial services experience preferred; exposure to AI, data, analytics or operating model design preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the AI & Data strategy, roadmap and priority portfolio.
• Translate priorities into AI capability needs, initiatives, sequencing and outcome measures.
• Support annual strategy refresh and Book of Work planning for AI & Data initiatives.
• Develop executive proposals, business cases and decision materials for senior leadership.
• Coordinate planning across AI, Data, Technology, Risk, Finance and regional teams.
• Maintain a consolidated view of AI & Data initiatives, owners, funding, dependencies and risks.
• Define portfolio prioritization criteria and facilitate trade-off discussions.
• Coordinate portfolio reviews and executive decision forums.
• Track demand, resourcing assumptions, delivery dependencies and alignment.
• Drive decision logs, escalations and operating discipline across the portfolio.
• Establish and coordinate the operating cadence for the AI & Data agenda.
• Prepare executive updates, dashboards and management materials.
• Support evolution of the AI & Data operating model as priorities mature.
• Develop benefits realization and KPI framework for AI & Data initiatives.
• Prepare executive narratives and materials for CEO and SMT discussions.

Skills

Executive communication

Structured problem solving

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Job description

Manulife Hong Kong is elevating its AI & Data agenda to enterprise scale, requiring a leader to connect ambition with funding, portfolio decisions and executive communications. This role orchestrates a coherent portfolio across business, technology, risk, finance and regional stakeholders to drive measurable outcomes and sustained adoption.

You will own AI & Data strategy, roadmaps and investment prioritization, coordinate cross-functional reviews, track value realization and communicate with