Hybrid Inforce Management Project Manager

at Manulife

• Job title: Inforce Management Project Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: CA$68,775 - CA$114,625 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Waterloo, Canada

About the role

• Project Manager supporting the Canadian Inforce Adjustable Products Repricing Program. Collaborating across teams to deliver successful projects impacting Inforce blocks at Manulife.

Responsibilities

• Support the Inforce Pricing team in the implementation of various projects largely related to the Canadian Inforce Adjustable Products Repricing Program.
• Add value through collaboration across many business unit and functional unit teams.
• Assess issues, analyze risks and develop analysis that will help ensure success to all activity impacting our Inforce blocks.
• Manage and mentor two Business Analysts.
• Manage and provide oversight of the execution of all phases of inforce repricing projects from concept to closure.
• Manage client relations to ensure that project discovery and delivery expectations are specified and met.
• Create project deliverables for discovery that meet/exceed the project sponsor’s specified expectations.
• Engage project stakeholders and communicate project updates effectively.
• Work with multi-site/virtual project teams.
• Develop project plans that effectively align scope, time, cost, quality, resources, risk, communication and procurement.
• Monitor all projects results for significant deviations and ensure development of contingency plans when necessary.
• Identify project risks and manage and escalate as required issues and actions.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience in operational or business functions.
• 5-7+ years of relevant Canadian life insurance experience.
• Working knowledge of Canadian life insurance products and the open and closed system assets in insurance.
• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and values.
• Ability to lead employees and further their development.
• Proven track record of re-thinking financial and project management processes from the ground up.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to influence or persuade others to adopt a specific course of action.
• Experience building project plans and generating and delivering project status reports.
• Deep understanding of the Canadian Insurance business.
• Strong organizational, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable, handle multiple demands and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Capable self-starter who takes initiative to solve problems and streamlining processes.

Benefits

• health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
• adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• employee/family assistance plans
• various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
• financial education and counseling resources
• generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
• full range of statutory leaves of absence