The Opportunity

The Executive Recruitment team is seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and highly organized professional to support the end-to-end coordination of executive-level hiring activities. In this role, your exceptional time management, communication skills, and ability to navigate complex administrative workflows will be critical to ensuring a seamless candidate and stakeholder experience.

Position Responsibilities:

• Coordinate executive hiring logistics, including scheduling interviews with senior leaders and managing candidate communications with professionalism and discretion.
• Manage background check initiation and completion by liaising with executive candidates and our third-party screening partner.
• Support executive onboarding activities, ensuring all documentation and processes are handled accurately and efficiently.
• Assist with talent mappings and creation of reports.
• Prepare monthly reports and support administration of recruitment related activities.
• Respond to inquiries received through the executive recruitment inbox, providing timely and high-quality service.
• Partner closely with HR centers of excellence, Talent Acquisition, Compensation, and Business Leaders to ensure smooth information flow and a consistent approach to executive hiring.
• Contribute to project work supporting enhancements to executive recruitment operations and process optimization.
• Provide general administrative support to the broader Executive Recruiting and HR Operations teams.

Required Qualifications :

• Exceptional Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities for interacting with senior leaders, executive candidates, and cross-functional partners.
• Proven capability to manage competing priorities, tight timelines, and complex schedules
• Familiarity with recruitment operations and HR best practices; executive recruitment exposure is an asset.
• Ideally, 3–5 years in recruitment coordination, HR, or related administrative roles, preferably supporting senior-level or executive stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is an asset.

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.

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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 hr@manulife.com .

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$55,125.00 CAD - $91,875.00 CAD

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

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 hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.