Senior Strategy Lead, Global Wealth & Intermediary

John Hancock; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Incentive programs

Job summary

John Hancock, in partnership with Manulife, seeks an AVP, Strategy – Retail Intermediary, Product and Institutional to shape growth across North America Intermediary, Global Product and Institutional. You will translate ambitious strategy into an executable roadmap and lead cross-functional teams across Distribution, Investments, Finance and Transformation.

You will guide strategy discussions, executives-ready narratives and governance of strategic initiatives, while building a high-performing

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years of relevant, progressively senior experience in Strategy, Transformation, Corporate Development or Consulting, with strong wealth and asset management experience and a record of influencing senior business decisions and translating strategy into measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Frame the most consequential strategic choices, bringing evidence-based recommendations on growth opportunities, competitive positioning, portfolio priorities and investment trade-offs to drive executive decisions.
• Lead the development and ongoing refinement of an integrated strategy that creates value to our target client segments and intermediary needs.
• Translate strategy into a sequenced roadmap with clear business outcomes, accountable owners, milestones and measures of success; test delivery capacity, resource requirements and execution readiness with business, regional and functional leaders.
• Provide strategic leadership on product and capability portfolio choices, including where to invest, build, partner, reposition, rationalize or exit.
• Identify opportunities to connect Intermediary / Institutional distribution with the product and investment agenda, including capability commercialization, channel expansion, strategic partnerships and shared enablement.
• Analyze industry dynamics, investor, advisor and institutional client needs, consultant and platform trends, competitor actions, product vehicles, pricing developments and emerging business models to identify opportunities, risks and implications for strategic choices.
• Partner with Transformation and business leaders to align the book of work with strategic priorities and recommend sequencing or reprioritization when capital, capacity or dependencies require trade-offs.
• Build execution confidence across business and functional teams by surfacing dependencies, resolving cross-functional barriers and escalating decisions when delivery, strategic alignment or expected outcomes are at risk.
• Lead prioritization and governance of strategic initiative pipelines, evaluating strategic fit, commercial potential, economics, resource requirements, dependencies and execution readiness.
• Work with Finance and business leaders to assess performance against strategic and financial outcomes, challenge underlying assumptions and recommend corrective action or strategic pivots when progress or expected benefits fall short.
• Maintain a practical view of strategic priorities, milestones, risks, dependencies and results, making trade-offs explicit and identifying where clearer accountability or a change in direction is required.
• Lead strategy discussions, decision sessions, leadership off-sites and annual planning processes across North America Intermediary, Global Product and Institutional.
• Lead executive-ready strategic narratives for senior management, the Manulife Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors, clearly articulating choices, trade-offs, progress and execution risks.
• Partner with business leaders and Communications to build understanding of strategic priorities, reinforce accountability and communicate progress against intended outcomes.
• Lead and develop strategy professionals, setting a high bar for analytical rigour, commercial judgment, collaboration and executive influence.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Analytics

Influence senior leaders

Job description

John Hancock, in partnership with Manulife, seeks an AVP, Strategy – Retail Intermediary, Product and Institutional to shape growth across North America Intermediary, Global Product and Institutional. You will translate ambitious strategy into an executable roadmap and lead cross-functional teams across Distribution, Investments, Finance and Transformation.

You will guide strategy discussions, executives-ready narratives and governance of strategic initiatives, while building a high-performing