People Services AI Product Lead shaping AI-powered HR products at Manulife, a global financial services provider. Translating colleague needs into scalable, governed solutions.
Responsibilities
Lead discovery with Global People Services, COEs, knowledge owners, HR SMEs, and business product owners to define business problems, desired colleague experiences, and high-value AI-enabled opportunities
Convert approved opportunities into product decisions, requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized Jira backlog items
Shape product vision and roadmap using colleague research, journey insights, service data, business value, dependencies, and delivery feasibility
Make product trade-offs across experience, value, operational impact, enterprise safeguards, and long-term supportability
Provide product demos, stakeholder updates, and executive-ready materials covering capabilities, enhancements, risks, decisions, and trade-offs
Define outcomes and use adoption, quality, feedback, and operational data to communicate impact and adjust priorities
Partner with the AI Solutions BA & Test Lead on UAT planning, test scenario validation, defect triage, acceptance criteria alignment, and post-release learnings
Partner with technology, architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, compliance, risk, and governance teams to incorporate enterprise requirements into product design and delivery
Translate product intent into technical requirements and support design decisions across workflows, agents, integrations, prompts, knowledge grounding, and feedback mechanisms
Use testing, adoption, quality, and colleague feedback to decide whether to iterate, scale, pause, or retire capabilities
Influence communication, change readiness, training, and enablement plans by translating product changes into practical stakeholder guidance
Requirements
5+ years of progressive experience in HR technology, product management, business analysis, digital employee experience, HR operations enablement, or a related discipline
Strong understanding of HR functions, HR service delivery, employee lifecycle events, HR policies, and colleague support channels
Experience with HR technology, employee experience platforms, AI-enabled services, or digital service delivery
Ability to move from ambiguous stakeholder needs to clear problem statements, options, recommendations, requirements, and practical product outcomes
Experience with Jira backlog management, story creation, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement, sprint support, and cross-functional delivery coordination
Experience facilitating stakeholder workshops, discovery sessions, Human-Centered Design activities, user interviews, or journey mapping
Experience navigating regulated enterprise environments and incorporating privacy, compliance, risk, security, architecture, and responsible AI considerations into product decisions
Strong product judgment, analytical thinking, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills
Ability to evaluate trade-offs, assess downstream impacts, recommend practical solutions, and deliver executive-ready updates and credible product demonstrations
Ability to influence without authority and work effectively across diverse, cross-functional teams and time zones
Preferred: Experience with ServiceNow HR Service Delivery, HR case management, employee service portals, knowledge management, or Workday
Preferred: Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or Microsoft Copilot Studio, including agent concepts, prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge grounding, and answer quality improvement
Preferred: Experience shaping AI-enabled product strategy or product discovery in People Services, HR technology, employee experience, or enterprise service delivery
Preferred: Experience supporting enterprise AI, privacy, compliance, or risk assessments and translating findings into practical product requirements and controls
Preferred: HCD, product management, business analysis, Agile, PMP, CHRP/CHRL, or related certification
Post-secondary education in HR, Business, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
Incentive programs and incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Mental health benefits
Vision coverage
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy benefits
Wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans
Pension
Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
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