IT Project Manager

Manulife Financial; Makati; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial is seeking a Project Manager to lead defined client projects, coordinating scope, schedule, and resources to ensure alignment with business objectives. You will manage risks, communicate with stakeholders, support staffing, and oversee milestones while maintaining budget discipline within a hybrid Manila-based team.

Ideal candidates will have experience applying project management methodologies, SDLC, and familiarity with annuity products and financial services platforms.

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically, assess alternatives for short-and long-term impacts and act decisively.
• Experience working with project planning and tracking tools.
• Ability to effectively apply project management methodologies and ensure that the necessary technical skills are included with the project team and utilized appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the scope, strategy, requirements and implementation of projects.
• Ensure that assigned projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting client business objectives.
• Identify, analyze, mitigate, document, and control project risks.
• Provide effective and regular communication within the project team, stakeholders, sponsors and management.
• Identify resourcing needs for the project and establish roles, expectations, and goals with team members.
• Participate in negotiation of contract terms and conditions and ensure compliance with contract terms for project consultants and vendors.
• Identify project issues that impact project delivery and escalate to management.
• Set and track project milestones; manage delays and realign schedules and expectations as needed.
• Manage multiple small/medium-sized projects ensuring deliverables on time, within budget and quality targets.
• Assist in hiring project staff and developing, motivating, coaching, advising and managing the project team.
• Manage the technical components of the project or act as the manager of personnel, including evaluating personnel.
• Liaise between project team, sponsor, and client group.
• Establish and maintain relationships with client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on status and changes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project planning

PM methodologies

Technical awareness

Annuity knowledge

SDLC

Office suite

MS Office

Tools

Ticketing systems

Alert management systems

Job description

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Position Responsibilities

• Works with clients to define and manage the scope, strategy, requirements and implementation of projects.
• Ensures that assigned projects are completed within budgets and schedules while meeting client business objectives.
• Identifies, analyzes, mitigates, documents, and controls project risks.
• Provides effective and regular communication within the project team, stakeholders, sponsors and management.
• Identifies resourcing needs for the project and establishes roles, expectations, and goals with team members.
• Participates in negotiation of contract terms and conditions and ensures compliance with contract terms for project consultants and vendors.
• Identifies project issues that impact project delivery and escalates to management.
• Sets and tracks project milestones; manages and accounts for unforeseen delays, then realigns schedules and expectations as needed.
• Manages multiple small and/or medium-sized projects ensuring project deliverables are brought in on time, within budget and quality targets.
• Assists in hiring project staff, and developing, motivating, coaching, advising and managing the project team.
• Manages the technical components of the project or acts as the manager of personnel, including evaluating personnel.
• Liaises between project team, project sponsor, and client group.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with relevant client stakeholders, providing day-to-day contact on project status and changes.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically, assess alternatives for short-and long-term impacts and act decisively
• Experience working with project planning and tracking tools
• Ability to effectively apply project management methodologies and ensure that the necessary technical skills are included with the project team and utilized appropriately
• Some knowledge of technology platforms and environments
• Good understanding of annuity products, administration compliance, operations and systems including business desktop applications (e.g., Microsoft Office), and relevant financial products
• Experience using a defined project management and/or SDLC methodology
• Understanding of Managed Service Provider ticketing and Alert Management Systems

When you join our team:

• We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Working Arrangement

Hybrid