AVP leading Manulife’s global HR lifecycle services and Pathways strategy. Driving automation, compliant delivery, executive support, and transformation across colleague transitions.
Responsibilities
Set the global strategy, roadmap, operating model, service standards, and decision rights for colleague pathways
Establish a scalable enterprise approach for colleague lifecycle events while accommodating local legal, regulatory, and cultural requirements
Lead global delivery of high-volume, complex, and high-risk colleague transitions
Set process standards and escalation models for consistent regional execution
Coordinate delivery across People & Comms, Payroll, Benefits, Mobility, Legal, Employee Relations, People Technology, People Partners, and business leaders
Manage service risks, capacity constraints, process gaps, and downstream impacts
Establish differentiated service and governance for executive, VIP, confidential, urgent, and business-critical cases
Oversee sensitive transitions and escalations requiring discretion, speed, accuracy, and senior judgment
Advise and influence senior stakeholders on pathway strategy, priorities, dependencies, risks, and actions
Resolve cross-functional ownership and accountability issues and represent GPS in senior enterprise forums
Simplify and standardize processes through digital tools, workflow automation, self-service, analytics, and AI
Create scalable global playbooks, intake and routing models, controls, and quality standards
Lead transformation of lifecycle operations while maintaining delivery stability, stakeholder readiness, and adoption
Establish dashboards and performance routines for visibility into priorities, capacity, risks, and outcomes
Develop global talent and a culture of ownership, learning, and service excellence
Requirements
Significant leadership experience in global HR operations, colleague lifecycle administration, shared services, service delivery, or HR transformation in a complex organization
Proven ability to set strategy, design operating models, standardize global processes, lead transformation, and deliver scalable outcomes
Strong knowledge of lifecycle events and related colleague data, payroll, benefits, technology, compliance, and cross-functional dependencies
Demonstrated discretion and judgment in executive, confidential, sensitive, and high-risk matters
Strong executive presence, stakeholder influence, communication, and decision-making in a global matrix
Experience using technology, automation, metrics, colleague insights, and controls to improve service while maintaining delivery stability and data integrity
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Well-being and inclusion support
Health, dental, mental health, and vision benefits
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy benefits
Wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans, including pension
Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
Financial education and counseling resources
Paid holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days in Canada
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