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Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

The Strategy Analyst, Affinity Business Unit is a key contributor to the development, governance, and realization of our long-term strategy and vision. This role focuses on driving the Affinity Business Unit Strategy forward with direct accountability to the Head of Strategy for Affinity. The Strategy Analyst will support the acceleration of strategic objectives by providing data and insights to help stakeholders solve challenging problems. Additionally, this role aids in the delivery of comprehensive advisory services to senior management and supports maintaining an effective monitoring framework and process to ensure successful strategy execution. The individual will work closely with various teams to enable efficient completion of business unit-led initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with strong communication skills, able to make complex concepts simple and engaging for various audiences.

Key Accountability Focus Areas:

Delivery Execution & Reporting

• Assists development and delivery roadmaps across key strategic initiatives as needed.

• Supports ad-hoc and monthly portfolio management reporting.

• Helps in managing the portfolio-level intake process, understanding the impact of new items on the existing portfolio.

• Provides recommendations on tools and processes to drive enhancements across reporting and analytics.

Strategic Communications

• Assists in planning, developing, and deploying communications in support of strategy execution.

• Supports internal communications strategies, such as all-colleague town halls and offsites, helping to bring them to life.

• Facilitates strategic partnerships with key business partners to gather and share relevant information.

Strategic Analysis & Planning

• Work with internal partners to gather information and deliver thoughtful recommendations on strategic planning and direction.

• Prepare presentation materials, metrics and performance reports, and ad-hoc requests, including crafting analysis and conclusions.

• Analyze key business priorities, evaluate options and bring insights to generate executive action that creates value for the company.

• Monitor industry trends, market positioning, or competitive activity to inform strategy and plans.

• Conduct external research on emerging trends, synthesize recommendations and present findings in a clear, concise manner.

Job Requirements:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field; advanced degree or experience in management consulting is a plus.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to foster and maintain relationships in a matrixed organization.

• Ability to set, manage, and work to the expectations of stakeholders and to work independently as well as collaboratively in a dynamic group.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, for varying audiences.

• Financial Services business acumen is an asset in a fast-paced, high-performing environment.

• Aptitude for strategic, critical, and analytical thinking, and effective problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into actionable steps and to create solutions where blueprints may not exist.

• Receptive and adaptive to an evolving, fast-paced environment.

Competencies:

• Structures problems, analyzes data, and presents findings in a clear, concise, and decision-driven manner.

• Champion of collaboration, proactively engaging with relevant stakeholders to mobilize teams and drive towards a common goal.

• Makes complex concepts simple and engaging for various audiences.

• Embraces change efforts and acts as a change agent to build awareness and vision.

• Applies organizational savvy and business expertise to present and defend issues with a significant impact on the business.

• Ability to quickly shift priorities.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). 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

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 .

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

CAN, Ontario, Toronto, 200 Bloor Street East

Salary range is expected to be between

$74,270.00 CAD - $137,930.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact 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 for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.