As Director, Transformation Delivery , you will build and mature an operations-wide capability that scales delivery through strong standards, sound platform operations, and disciplined portfolio management. You’ll partner with business and technology leaders to identify and prioritize opportunities, ensure secure and compliant solutions, and drive consistent, high-quality results across the organization.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the enterprise Decisions.com automation strategy, roadmap, and operating model.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to identify, shape, and prioritize automation opportunities aligned to enterprise goals.
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices for solution design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing maintenance.
• Define architecture patterns, reusable components, and integration guidelines to enable scalable, repeatable delivery.
• Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, and regulatory requirements and align to internal risk controls.
• Lead intake, demand management, and end-to-end lifecycle management for the automation portfolio.
• Implement KPI/ROI measurement, dashboards, testing frameworks, and release management to drive transparency and quality.
• Build and lead the CoE team; drive training/certification, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement informed by platform and AI feature evolution.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in digital transformation, automation, enterprise platforms, or related fields.
• Experience with workflow automation, business rules engines, or low-code platforms ( Decisions.com preferred).
• Working understanding of integration patterns, APIs, data flows, and enterprise architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and change‑management skills.
• Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec, proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with the Decisions.com platform (rule engine, flows, integrations).
• Experience in Canada and/or US Retirement
• Background in operational excellence, Lean, or Six Sigma.

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.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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

$125,100.00 CAD - $175,100.00 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.

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