VP, US Strategy and Transformation
Manulife, Boston, MA, United States
Vice President, US Strategy & Transformation
Senior leadership role responsible for driving the U.S. segment’s most critical strategic initiatives, enterprise integration, and transformation initiatives. This role acts as a trusted advisor and strategic integrator to the U.S. CEO, ensuring clarity, alignment, and momentum across complex, cross‑functional priorities.
Position Responsibilities
Lead high‑priority, internal growth and transformation initiatives that are CEO‑ or enterprise‑sponsored.
Drive initiatives requiring cross‑segment and cross‑functional coordination, alignment, and execution.
Provide structured problem‑solving leadership in ambiguous, complex environments.
Ensure momentum, clear ownership, decision‑making, and escalation where required.
Translate strategic intent into executable plans with measurable outcomes.
Strategic Planning & Vision
Maintain a continuous view of competitive dynamics, industry trends, and emerging business models across the U.S. life & annuities landscape.
Partner with the U.S. CEO to shape strategic direction based on market signals to inform pivots, areas to explore, and strategic trade‑offs.
Identify implications of competitive moves, regulatory shifts, and consumer behavior changes to inform planning, prioritization, and investment decisions.
Own and lead the U.S. segment strategic planning process, including overseeing the 5‑year strategy, annual strategic priorities, outcomes, and success metrics.
Develop and maintain U.S. LT, ELT, and Board‑level materials and meeting content.
Translate enterprise strategy into a coherent, actionable U.S. plans and initiatives.
Ensure alignment between financial goals, strategic priorities, and execution plans.
Support leadership alignment and readiness ahead of key decision points.
Enterprise Integrator / Chief‑of‑Staff Leadership
Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the U.S. CEO; serve as connective tissue across the U.S. Leadership Team, enterprise partners, and functional leaders.
Surface emerging risks, issues, and opportunities early—beyond formal reporting mechanisms.
Maintain strong informal network through trusted internal relationships.
Prepare leadership teams for effective decision‑making and execution by ensuring clarity of context, trade‑offs, and implications.
Portfolio Management & Book of Work Governance
Own the U.S. portfolio governance model and enterprise “book of work.”
Lead ongoing portfolio review processes to reassess priorities over time, determine what to start, stop, scale, or deprioritize, manage sequencing, dependencies, and capacity constraints, monitor delivery health, execution risk, and interdependencies across initiatives.
Drive focus, trade‑off decisions, and resource alignment across the portfolio.
Interface with enterprise and global partners to ensure alignment (e.g., enterprise transformation teams, technology and delivery functions).
Examples include annual planning processes, monthly portfolio reviews, investment committee inputs, and cross‑functional governance forums.
Required Qualifications
Senior leadership experience in strategy, transformation, management consulting, or complex operating environments.
Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives without direct authority.
Strong strategic thinking paired with execution discipline.
Experience working closely with C‑suite leaders and Boards.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex topics into clear, executive‑ready narratives.
High degree of judgment, discretion, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Working Arrangement Hybrid
Salary & Benefits Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. Location‑specific salary ranges and benefits will be provided upon request. 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 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Manulife/John Hancock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment that reflects the strengths of our workforce. All employment decisions are made without discrimination on any protected basis in accordance with applicable law.
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Position Responsibilities
Lead high‑priority, internal growth and transformation initiatives that are CEO‑ or enterprise‑sponsored.
Drive initiatives requiring cross‑segment and cross‑functional coordination, alignment, and execution.
Provide structured problem‑solving leadership in ambiguous, complex environments.
Ensure momentum, clear ownership, decision‑making, and escalation where required.
Translate strategic intent into executable plans with measurable outcomes.
Strategic Planning & Vision
Maintain a continuous view of competitive dynamics, industry trends, and emerging business models across the U.S. life & annuities landscape.
Partner with the U.S. CEO to shape strategic direction based on market signals to inform pivots, areas to explore, and strategic trade‑offs.
Identify implications of competitive moves, regulatory shifts, and consumer behavior changes to inform planning, prioritization, and investment decisions.
Own and lead the U.S. segment strategic planning process, including overseeing the 5‑year strategy, annual strategic priorities, outcomes, and success metrics.
Develop and maintain U.S. LT, ELT, and Board‑level materials and meeting content.
Translate enterprise strategy into a coherent, actionable U.S. plans and initiatives.
Ensure alignment between financial goals, strategic priorities, and execution plans.
Support leadership alignment and readiness ahead of key decision points.
Enterprise Integrator / Chief‑of‑Staff Leadership
Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the U.S. CEO; serve as connective tissue across the U.S. Leadership Team, enterprise partners, and functional leaders.
Surface emerging risks, issues, and opportunities early—beyond formal reporting mechanisms.
Maintain strong informal network through trusted internal relationships.
Prepare leadership teams for effective decision‑making and execution by ensuring clarity of context, trade‑offs, and implications.
Portfolio Management & Book of Work Governance
Own the U.S. portfolio governance model and enterprise “book of work.”
Lead ongoing portfolio review processes to reassess priorities over time, determine what to start, stop, scale, or deprioritize, manage sequencing, dependencies, and capacity constraints, monitor delivery health, execution risk, and interdependencies across initiatives.
Drive focus, trade‑off decisions, and resource alignment across the portfolio.
Interface with enterprise and global partners to ensure alignment (e.g., enterprise transformation teams, technology and delivery functions).
Examples include annual planning processes, monthly portfolio reviews, investment committee inputs, and cross‑functional governance forums.
Required Qualifications
Senior leadership experience in strategy, transformation, management consulting, or complex operating environments.
Proven ability to lead cross‑functional initiatives without direct authority.
Strong strategic thinking paired with execution discipline.
Experience working closely with C‑suite leaders and Boards.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex topics into clear, executive‑ready narratives.
High degree of judgment, discretion, and comfort operating in ambiguity.
Working Arrangement Hybrid
Salary & Benefits Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. Location‑specific salary ranges and benefits will be provided upon request. 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 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer Manulife/John Hancock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment that reflects the strengths of our workforce. All employment decisions are made without discrimination on any protected basis in accordance with applicable law.
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