Production Operations Lead

Manulife Insurance Malaysia; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife/John Hancock in Boston is seeking a Production Operations Lead to drive end-to-end production and distribution across print, direct mail, digital, and fulfillment channels. You will partner with stakeholders, creative teams, and vendors to ensure timely, accurate delivery and to develop expertise in project and vendor management.

The role emphasizes collaboration in a fast-paced environment and offers opportunities to optimize processes and influence how customer communications are

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in print production, print operations, direct mail, fulfillment, marketing production, or a related field.
• 3+ years of project management or project coordination experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Bachelor's degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end production projects across print, direct mail, digital, and fulfillment channels.
• Serve as primary liaison between business partners, creative teams, fulfillment teams, and external vendors.
• Coordinate print production, procurement, vendor bidding, scheduling, and invoice management.
• Manage direct mail initiatives, including vendor coordination, lists, and distribution.
• Monitor fulfillment inventory levels and support process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Print production

Vendor management

Direct mail

Fulfillment operations

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

As a Production Operations Lead, you will play a key role in delivering customer and participant communications across print, direct mail, digital, and fulfillment channels. You will partner with internal stakeholders, creative teams, and external vendors to coordinate end-to-end production and distribution activities that support our mission of making decisions easier and lives better. This role offers the opportunity to influence how customer communications are produced and delivered while developing expertise in project management, vendor management, print production, and fulfillment operations within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Position Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end production projects across print, direct mail, digital, and fulfillment channels, ensuring timely and accurate delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business partners, creative teams, fulfillment teams, and external vendors.
• Coordinate print production, procurement, vendor bidding, scheduling, and invoice management to ensure quality and cost-effective execution.
• Manage direct mail initiatives, including coordination of print vendors, mail houses, mailing lists, and distribution activities.
• Monitor fulfillment inventory levels, recommend print quantities, and support operational reporting and process improvements.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in print production, print operations, direct mail, fulfillment, marketing production, or a related field.
• 3+ years of project management or project coordination experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Bachelor's degree, diploma, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing external print, fulfillment, and direct mail vendors.
• Knowledge of print production processes, procurement, and fulfillment operations.
• Experience working in financial services, insurance, or another regulated industry.
• Understanding of creative development, graphic design, and production workflows.
• Experience using workflow, project management, or production 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.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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].

Referenced Salary

Location Boston, Massachusetts
Working Arrangement In Office
Salary range is expected to be between $61,875.00 USD - $103,125.00 USD. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans.

We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.

Know Your Rights I Family & Medical Leave I Employee Polygraph Protection I Right to Work I E-Verify Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) 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.

Award List

• 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/.