The Investment Compliance team is seeking looking for a Compliance Senior Specialist to join the team. In this role you will provide investment compliance/trade monitoring support to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and internal policies and procedures. The position plays a critical role ensuring that the Company has an appropriate global model in place for investment monitoring activities that include but not limited to account management/new account onboarding activities, monitoring and system usage by ensuring key controls and standards are in place globally.

The focus of the role will be North America/Europe role but will also involve supporting the business in developing standards to align monitoring activities and participate in projects and key initiatives to ensure best practices, policies and procedures are adhered to globally.

Position Responsibilities

• Review account documentation and collaborate with local trade monitoring teams, client relationship management, product, legal and front office to obtain guideline interpretative clarifications for restrictions and portfolio monitoring
• Develop, implement, and ensure adherence to required controls and monitoring best practices and standards to ensure consistency in the way business/process/products are developed and maintained, provide training as needed
• Provide ad hoc monitoring and regulatory advice to Trading, Operations, Compliance monitoring teams (BAU) to ensure awareness and understanding of relevant regulations
• Collaborate with front, middle, and back office to ensure effective business controls in place to prevent, detect and correct violations of regulatory and contractual requirements as it relates to portfolio monitoring
• Keeps abreast of regulatory developments and assess impact on business operations; support the development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures that enable the firm to remain in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Engage with internal teams and external vendors to communicate deficiencies; gather compliance requirements; and incorporate systemic enhancements and changes
• Contribute to design and implementation of new critical investment initiatives by identifying key compliance requirements, assessing gaps and risk exposures
• Assist management and other business unit partners in ad hoc compliance related projects as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of related financial services, audit, compliance, or legal experience
• Experience coding compliance rules within an order management system such as Bloomberg AIM, Charles River (CRD), BlackRock Aladdin and/or similar systems preferred
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to demonstrate a high degree of initiative and a strong commitment to meeting deadlines
• Able to prioritize and reprioritize work deliverables and projects for internal clients based on changing business needs
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to facilitate decision making across groups in the company
• Ability to analyze information, make appropriate recommendations
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills
• Knowledge of investment industry and international financial markets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong project management skills with an ability to understand business processes and their risk implications, analyze complex situations, reach appropriate conclusions, and make value-added and practical recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

• BlackRock Aladdin experience
• Knowledge and monitoring experience of securities laws and regulations – such as Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, NI 81-102 and UCITS

When You Join Our Team

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

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Referenced Salary Location Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between $71,925.00 CAD - $119,875.00 CAD

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.