Senior Data Analyst

Manulife Insurance Malaysia; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to design, develop, and interpret risk metrics that drive strategic decisions across technology and cybersecurity risk domains. The role sits in the GBS COO – Business Insights & Analytics team and involves cross‑functional collaboration with Cybersecurity and Technology teams.

You will translate complex data into actionable insights for risk committees and senior leadership, supporting reporting and narratives that inform executive decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree holders with relevant work experience are welcome to apply.
• 5–7 years’ experience in analytics, risk management, cybersecurity, or technology governance.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data sets and identifying trends, patterns, and emerging risks.
• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need).
• Shift Schedule: Amenability to work on mid shift or night shift (dependent on business need).
• Proven ability to translate technical data into clear, business focused insights.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trends across KRIs, KCIs, and KPIs to identify emerging risks and control weaknesses.
• Provide analytical input and recommendations to enhance metric design, including leading indicators, thresholds, and signal quality, and relevance.
• Develop executive level insights and narratives for risk committees and senior leadership.
• Partner with Cybersecurity (GCS) and Technology teams to improve interpretation of metric results.
• Support thematic reviews and challenge metrics that do not provide meaningful risk insight.
• Contribute to the evolution of the technology risk metrics framework and reporting approach.
• Analyze breach trends and systemic risk patterns to inform leadership decisions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Python

R

Power BI

Data storytelling

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power Query

VBA Macro

Tableau

QlikView

Qlik Sense

Job description

The Senior Data Analyst is responsible for designing, developing, analyzing, and interpreting business, technology, and cybersecurity risk metrics to provide actionable insights that support strategic decision-making and drive business performance. As part of the GBS COO – Business Insights & Analytics team in Manulife.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze trends across KRIs, KCIs, and KPIs to identify emerging risks and control weaknesses
• Provide analytical input and recommendations to enhance metric design, including leading indicators, thresholds, and signal quality, and relevance
• Develop executive level insights and narratives for risk committees and senior leadership
• Partner with Cybersecurity (GCS) and Technology teams to improve interpretation of metric results
• Support thematic reviews and challenge metrics that do not provide meaningful risk insight
• Contribute to the evolution of the technology risk metrics framework and reporting approach
• Analyze breach trends and systemic risk patterns to inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree holders with relevant work experience are welcome to apply
• 5–7 years’ experience in analytics, risk management, cybersecurity, or technology governance
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data sets and identifying trends, patterns, and emerging risks
• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation)
• Shift Schedule: Amenability to work on mid shift or night shift (dependent on business need)
• Proven ability to translate technical data into clear, business focused insights
• Strong understanding of risk metrics (KRIs, KCIs, KPIs), including leading and lagging indicators, with demonstrated ability to challenge and enhance metric design, thresholds, and overall signal quality to improve effectiveness
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in supporting executive or committee-level reporting, including development of narratives and decision-focused insights is an asset

Minimum Skills to Hire/Must Haves

• Should have advanced knowledge on Microsoft Excel (Power Query & VBA Macro)
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge on Microsoft PowerPoint and Business Intelligence Tools such as Python, R for data querying, PowerBI, QlikView, Qlik Sense, Tableau, or any other similar tool
• Should have hands‑on experience in data analysis, data manipulation, and ETL processes skills such as collecting, transforming, and compiling raw data and generating useful reports from raw information
• Should have demonstrated data storytelling, data visualization, and data governance skills to create compelling reports with dashboard elements like tables, charts, graphs, heat maps, and data models
• Should have an extensive familiarity with data management concepts such as data warehousing, data mining and extraction, and predictive analytics and business reporting principles and best practices
• Should have analytical skills to rigorously and effectively examine large quantities of data and derive useful insights from these data sets
• Should provide mentorship to team members on best practices in reporting and dashboard development, while also leading team initiatives and strategic projects

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

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

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