Technical Program Manager

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About the role

  • Technical Program Manager leading cross-functional technology initiatives for Manulife, an international financial services provider. Coordinating delivery across engineering, product, operations, security, risk, and vendor teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of complex technology initiatives from planning and mobilization through delivery, implementation, and post-implementation review
  • Define program scope, objectives, outcomes, milestones, delivery plans, governance, and success measures with business and technology stakeholders
  • Coordinate engineering, architecture, product, operations, security, risk, and vendor teams
  • Build and maintain integrated program plans covering milestones, resources, dependencies, critical paths, and commitments
  • Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; drive mitigation and escalate decisions
  • Establish governance, reporting, and decision-making forums for visibility into program health, progress, tradeoffs, and outcomes
  • Facilitate planning sessions, status reviews, dependency discussions, and retrospectives
  • Partner with technical leads on solution architecture, delivery constraints, sequencing, operational readiness, and nonfunctional requirements
  • Manage scope, schedule, and delivery approach changes through impact assessment, stakeholder alignment, and documented decisions
  • Track program performance and delivery metrics to improve predictability, quality, and execution
  • Coordinate implementation, release, change management, and operational readiness activities
  • Lead post-implementation reviews, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement
  • Improve delivery processes, team collaboration, and technology outcomes

Requirements

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in technical program management, technical project management, technology delivery, or a similar role
  • Experience with program and project tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar platforms
  • Experience with Agile, hybrid, and traditional program delivery methodologies
  • Experience managing large, complex initiatives spanning multiple teams, systems, vendors, or business areas
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, collaboration, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Ability to translate complex technical information into clear plans, decisions, and updates for technical and nontechnical audiences
  • Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to influence without direct authority, create accountability, and drive progress in a matrixed environment
  • Experience developing executive-level status reporting, delivery metrics, risk assessments, and decision materials
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience (preferred)
  • PMP certification (preferred)
  • Knowledge of life insurance or financial services workflows and regulatory considerations is an asset

Benefits

  • Flexible environment supporting well-being and inclusion
  • Learning and career growth 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
  • Statutory leaves of absence
  • Incentive programs and incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$86,100 - CA$136,100 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

PMP

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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