Senior Manager, Product Development

Job Description

Are you looking for unlimited opportunities to develop and succeed? With work that challenges and makes a difference, within a flexible and supportive environment, we can help our customers achieve their dreams and aspirations.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head/ Team Lead of Product Development in:
• Developing the product roadmap and key stories for the product line.
• Delivering of customer centric insurance solutions by involving the customers, our distribution partners and other stake holders in our product development process
• The development, implementation and on-going management of our product initiatives and other enhancements that align with our business directions including; detailed product specs, user and business requirements and output testing.
• Provide insight into our key competitors and positioning through leveraging market contacts and insightful competitive analysis.
• Support the overall project management process by working closely with our project managers and other departments as well as external service providers to ensure our product initiatives and related supports are delivered effectively and meet our customer expectations.
• Collaborate with other teams on cross functional initiatives.
• Coach and guide junior product managers on specific assignments

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies/Education:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of customer centric insurance solutions.
• Knowledge of basic insurance product pricing principles and financial metrics.
• Experience in working with multi-channel distribution
• Good project management, problem solving and communication skills
• Good team player
• University degree- Marketing, Business or Financial recommended
• Working towards insurance/Finance industry education (ie. FLMI, CFP, CLU, CFA, FSA) preferred

If you are ready to unleash your potential, it’s time to start your career with Manulife/John Hancock.

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2018, we had more than 34,000 employees, over 82,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 28 million customers. As of June 30, 2019, we had over $1.1 trillion (US$877 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $29.4 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States are where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

Manulife is an equal opportunity employer. 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 and advancement and we administer all of our practices and programs based on qualification and performance and without discrimination on any protected ground. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will consult with applicants contacted to participate at any stage of the recruitment process who request any accommodation. Information received regarding the accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.