Job Description

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement Hybrid



The Opportunity:

This position will report to the Singapore Head of IS and is responsible for the overall Software Engineering. The function sits within the IT family and leads the engineering team in ensuring that systems meet the business requirements and standards. It is accountable for the end-to-end delivery of strategic programs and projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, support, and maintain overall ownership of the entire business applications portfolio and related services
• Deliver complex and innovative technology initiatives, and balance resource allocation constraints
• Define an IT application strategy to deliver ever-increasing value to the business
• Provide technical guidance and career mentoring to the engineering community
• Hold overall responsibility for effort estimation, delivery, budget, and quality
• Defining a technical vision and strategy for development methodologies introducing new ways of working.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with various stakeholders locally, regionally as well as globally, and maintain regular communication to ensure transparency.
• Manage and inspire the team, mentor existing and hire new staff, ensure a high level of employee engagement and effectiveness, plan and organize resources to successfully deliver on the IT application strategy
• Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role and as necessary in order to achieve the objectives of the technology and corporate goals.
• Establish clear organizational structures and succession plans aligned with

responsibilities, accountabilities, and personal development for all Development staff in line with any anticipated growth. * Coach and support more junior team members and other stakeholders as needed.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes
• You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

We are looking for someone with:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience
• Experience from the financial services sector a plus
• Proven solid hands-on experience in back-end or front-end system design and development pre-Management/Lead experience
• Championing engineering and operational excellence with a growth mindset
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills

Our commitment to you

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better
• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success
• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry
• Our best. Every day.

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 \xe2\x80\x98MFC\xe2\x80\x99 on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under \xe2\x80\x98945\xe2\x80\x99 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 .

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