Manager of Marketing Strategy & Program Management responsible for delivering clear stories and insights. Collaborating across business units in a fast-evolving marketing ecosystem at Manulife.
Responsibilities
Run critical business reporting cadences: curate metrics and insights, surface trade-offs, and drive follow-through on top priorities
Chief of Staff operations: leadership team meetings, offsites, and Canada Marketing Town Halls; shape executive communications and narratives
Champion special initiatives: establishing clear governance and activation plans
Optimize planning cycles: align OKRs, scorecards, and intake processes to streamline decision-making for marketing leadership team
Support Digital transformation: project manage select workstreams and support business casing for future-year funding
Continuously improve ways of working: simplify processes, remove blockers, codify best practices
Partner across teams: build collaborative relations across business units and global teams to achieve shared objectives
Requirements
5–7 years in marketing strategy, business strategy and/or program management
Exceptional executive communication, presentation, and data‑driven storytelling skills
A passion for relationship building supported by solid facilitation skills
Strong analytical and strategic thinking; ability to turn insights into actions and draw crisp connections between customer outcomes and business benefits
A deep curiosity to learn more about business drivers and processes
Familiarity with Mural and modern program management tools/best practices
High data literacy; Excel proficiency; Power BI an asset
PMP, Prosci, CCMP or PRINCE2
Benefits
health, dental, mental health, vision insurance
short- and long-term disability
life and AD&D insurance coverage
adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
employee/family assistance plans
various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
financial education and counseling resources
generous paid time off program (holidays, vacation, personal, sick days, and statutory leaves of absence)
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