The Senior Analyst, Strategy role is crucial in supporting the overall strategic mandate by partnering with team leaders to mobilize resources and fulfill special projects within the Transformation Office. This role involves delivering advisory services to senior management and maintaining a monitoring framework to ensure successful strategy execution.

Position Responsibilities:

• Research and Analysis: Conduct research and analysis of industry trends, market positioning, or competitive activities related to a segment or function strategy. Based on research, recommend actions or alternatives for discussion and decision by the Strategy Lead or relevant business partner.

• Market and Competitive Intelligence: Provide market and competitive intelligence profiles to keep the team abreast of external developments.

• Management Reporting: Serve as a resource for insights for annual, quarterly, and monthly management reporting deliverables.

• Strategic Planning Framework Support: Support the implementation of strategic planning frameworks and processes that engage leaders in strategic dialogues and decision-making.

• Strategy Discussions Support: Support strategy discussions across key business units and with strategy groups across the organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline with 2 years of experience, or equivalent education and experience.

• Experience using a variety of strategy frameworks, methods and techniques to achieve goals.

• Strong interpersonal skills to build support and navigate competing priorities.

• Ability to maintain customer focus when making recommendations and decisions.

• Ownership of career development with proactive coaching and feedback seeking.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills to simplify complex technical issues.

• Exceptional relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• High self-motivation and accountability, with demonstrated ability to drive work forward.

• Developed financial acumen and business orientation.

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you desire.

• 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.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

Salary range is expected to be between

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. 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. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife 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 and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.