Qualifications:

§           University degree or similar

§           5+ years experience in either a project delivery function or a PMO function

§           3+ years in the insurance industry (Life Insurance or Financial Institutions preferred)

§           3+ years in managing teams of people, either direct reporting or through projects

§           Hands-on experience in project delivery and/or strategic planning of projects

§           Solid understanding of the Waterfall and Agile methods of delivery

§           PMP, Prince2, Agile, SAFe or other project related certification is required.  

§          PowerBI and Planview (or other PMM system) experience an advantage 

Competencies:

§            A passion for project management and a desire to make changes to improve and mature the function.

§            A self-starter attitude to formulate improvement plans and deliver on plans to improve the function with little guidance needed from above.

§            Possess excellent leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills to lead cross-functional teams and coach/advise peers and staff.

§            Detail orientated. An ability to track and follow multiple projects and ensure that all are progressing to plan and conforming to standards. Tracking details in either excel, SharePoint, confluence, Kanban boards, or other tracking tools is required.

§            Self-motivated, confident and willing to take ownership of the portfolio.

§            Ability to successfully manage interaction with internal stakeholders with professionalism and collaboration. Act as a coach and trusted advisor to stakeholders.

§           Reporting – creating presentations for various stakeholders. In particular senior executive level/quality reports that are not simply information sharing but help drive decisions.

§           Ability to think and work creatively and work around traditional roadblocks.

§           Bilingual (business level) in Japanese & English is required.

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.

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