Hybrid Operations Manager, Health and Dental Claims

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About the role

  • Operations Manager responsible for leading teams in Health & Dental Claims at Manulife. Ensuring accurate, compliant adjudication while managing operational excellence and team performance.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business priorities into team plans, workflows, and resource allocation
  • Provide full supervisory leadership, including performance management, coaching, talent development, and workforce planning
  • Cultivate a culture of high performance, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement
  • Mentor emerging leaders and create bench strength
  • Identify opportunities to improve claims processes, workflow efficiency, and customer experience
  • Ensure adherence to claims policies, regulatory requirements, audit standards, and risk controls
  • Sponsor operational excellence initiatives and implement best practice methodologies
  • Interpret internal/external business challenges and recommend action to improve claims operations
  • Collaborate with partners across Group Benefits, including Product, IT, Fraud, Finance, and Customer Experience
  • Use data-driven insights to assess performance trends, forecast needs, and recommend operational strategies
  • Lead teams through complex operational issues using analysis of multiple data sources
  • Approve exceptions in escalated or ambiguous claims situations
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate operational, financial, and regulatory risks
  • Communicate operational results, risks, and priorities to senior leaders
  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders to adopt new processes and solutions
  • Represent Claims Operations in enterprise initiatives or cross-functional projects

Requirements

  • 5–7+ years of experience in operations leadership, preferably in insurance, financial services, or health benefits
  • Strong knowledge of Group Benefits Health & Dental claims adjudication, regulations, and industry practices
  • Demonstrated experience managing teams through supervisors and leading performance/results delivery
  • Proven ability to interpret business challenges, solve complex operational problems, and lead change
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Proficiency with operational analytics, KPIs, and continuous improvement methodologies

Benefits

  • Health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
  • Employee/family assistance plans
  • Retirement savings plans (including pension)
  • Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
  • Financial education and counseling resources
  • Generous paid time off program including holidays, vacation, personal, sick days, and statutory leaves of absence

Job title

Operations Manager, Health and Dental Claims

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$85,300 - CA$135,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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