Finance Strategic Program Manager

Manulife Insurance Malaysia; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife in Manila is seeking a Finance Shared Services Transformation Manager to drive transitions into a functional shared services model within the Finance Service Delivery Tower.

You will analyze process inventories, standardize value streams, and partner with automation teams to enhance scalability and quality across delivery channels. Strong PM experience in financial services, plus a university degree, is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project/program management experience using leading methodologies and processes.
• Transitions Management experience in a service outsourcing environment.
• Transformation Project Management Experience in a financial services company.
• Strong oral/written communication skills required to interact with senior officers and representatives.
• University degree in accounting, finance, business management, or computer science.
• Six Sigma or Project Management Certification is a plus.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Office Suite includes Power Point, MS Project, Excel, Word, One Note.
• Execution-oriented with strong focus to deliver targeted outcomes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrates initiative and confidence to make sound judgement calls.

Responsibilities

• Identify shared services opportunities through analysis of process inventories.
• Drive standardization within a functional value stream across delivery channels including SOPs and job aids.
• Collaborate with automation teams to integrate automation into standardized process designs to improve scalability, efficiency, and quality.
• Project manage and drive the transformation into a shared services operating model for process/teams in scope.
• Ensure that quality and efficiency benefits are materialized when pivoting into shared services model.
• Program governance and crafting of project dashboards for weekly status updates to key stakeholders.
• Define success measures for each initiative and contribution toward the overall shared services program.
• Actively engage with stakeholders to understand business expectations, priorities, and requirements.
• Effectively mitigates business and operational risk resulting from change.
• Ensure robust change management practices are adhered to.
• Serves as a change agent and leads organizational, process and people change efforts associated with achieving business objectives.
• Assists colleagues in shaping solutions through changes in strategy, organization, or business process solutions using critical thinking.
• Partner with various work stream leads to generate innovative solutions.
• Participates in strategic business planning activities and helps translate to business initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Transformation PM

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Change management

Problem solving

Initiative

Cross-cultural communication

Education

University degree (accounting/finance/business/CS)

Six Sigma or PM Certification

Tools

PowerPoint

MS Project

Excel

Word

OneNote

Job description

Accountable to the Finance Service Delivery Business Program and Metrics Manager, the FSSCM is primarily accountable for transitioning processes into functional shared services or developing shared services teams under the Finance Service Delivery Tower.

Position Responsibilities

• Identify shared services opportunities through analysis of process inventories.
• Drive standardization within a functional value stream across delivery channels which includes drafting of key operating procedures and job aids.
• Collaborate with automation teams to integrate automation into standardized process designs to improve scalability, efficiency, and quality.
• Project manage and drive the transformation into a shared services operating model for process/teams in scope.
• Ensure that quality and efficiency benefits are materialized when pivoting into shared services model.
• Program governance and crafting of project dashboards for weekly status updates to key stakeholders of the Finance Shared Services initiatives.
• Define success measures for each initiative and contribution toward the overall shared services program.
• Actively engage with stakeholders to understand business expectations, priorities, and requirements.
• Effectively mitigates business and operational risk resulting from change.
• Ensure robust change management practices are adhered to.
• Serves as a change agent and leads organizational, process and people change efforts associated with achieving business objectives.
• Assists colleagues in shaping solutions through changes in strategy, organization, or business process solutions using critical thinking.
• Partner with various work stream leads to generate innovative solutions.
• Participates in strategic business planning activities and helps translate to business initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of project/program management experience using leading methodologies and processes
• Transitions Management experience in a service outsourcing environment
• Transformation Project Management Experience in a financial services company
• Strong oral/written communication skills required to interact with senior officers and representatives
• University degree in accounting, finance, business management, or computer science.
• Six Sigma or Project Management Certification is a plus.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Office Suite includes Power Point, MS Project, Excel, Word, One Note
• Execution-oriented with strong focus to deliver targeted outcomes
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and influencing skills.
• Demonstrates initiative and confidence to make sound judgement calls.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in ambiguous environment and adapt to change while managing time and workload with aggressive timelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across cultures.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Capable of building a business case for potential process and/or procedure solutions and completes cost/benefit analysis as support.
• Flexible on shift and overtime may be required to meet business deadlines.
• Participates in educational opportunities; reads professional publications; maintains networks and participates in professional organization to always be up to date on job knowledge.

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.

Working Arrangement Hybrid

We’re Manulife. And we’re on a mission to make decisions easier and lives better. Better is what drives us. It’s what inspires us to find new ways to support customers and colleagues in living longer and healthier lives. It’s the reason we’re dedicated to investing in digital innovation and accelerating a sustainable and economically inclusive future. Joining us means you’ll be empowered to learn and grow your career. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. And as part of our global team, you’ll help shape the future you want to see – and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go. We’re proud of our accomplishments and recognitions. Recent awards include: 2024 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award Winner Manulife Named one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2023 Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2023 We’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers (2024) Manulife included in Bloomberg’s 2023 Gender-Equality Index Our ambition is to be the most digital, customer-centric global company in our industry. Learn more at https://www.manulife.com/.

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