We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Director, Strategy & Business Architecture to join the Canada Segment’s Technology Strategy team.This role plays a key part in advancing business and technology transformation aligned to our One Manulife 2030 strategy and Digital Customer Leader (DCL) ambitions. You will partner with business and technology leaders to shape strategy, define operating models, and enable seamless, end-to-end customer experiences through innovation, automation, and data-driven decision-making.We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, encourages innovation, and supports continuous growth and development for all employees.Position ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with business and technology leaders to inform and influence strategic planning, assess operating model impacts, and identify transformation opportunities that drive business outcomes.Develop business-driven, customer-centric roadmaps that support strategic priorities and measurable results.Facilitate outcome-based planning and roadmap development, including evaluating and prioritizing investment opportunities.Lead complex business transformation initiatives, including capability and value stream assessments, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.Build and maintain a holistic view of the organization’s business architecture to support capability, customer journey, and value stream analysis.Conduct market and industry research to identify emerging technologies and innovation opportunities that enhance business models and operational efficiency.Guide product and vendor decisions from an architectural perspective, ensuring effective integration of new technologies while optimizing costs and managing risks.Contribute to the successful delivery of strategic initiatives by meeting project timelines, budgets, and established standards.Required Qualifications10+ years of experience Director / Manager Strategy and Business Architecture coming from Consulting or Financial Services environments.Demonstrated ability to apply an enterprise-wide perspective across strategy, processes,



capabilities, enabling technologies, and governance.Proven capability to identify organizational challenges, including cross‑functional dependencies and inefficiencies, and influence stakeholders at all levels to achieve alignment.Experience acting as a liaison between business and technology teams, effectively communicating business needs, technical constraints, and strategic priorities.Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to identify trends, assess impacts of change, and support informed decision‑making.Experience in strategic planning, roadmap development, emerging technology adoption, and technology portfolio optimization.Experience conducting capability, value stream, and customer experience assessments (e.G., SWOT analysis) and defining transformation roadmaps.Experience using model‑based representations and business architecture frameworks to analyze and communicate complex information.Preferred QualificationsStrong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences across multiple levels of the organization.Experience in management consulting with a focus on business strategy and transformation.Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.G., Zachman, TOGAF) and Business Architecture Guild best practices.When you join our teamWe’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible setting where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words.As part of our distributed team,



we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.マニュライフとジョン・ハンコックについてマニュライフ・ファイナンシャル・コーポレーションは、“あなたの未来に、わかりやすさを”を提供する、国際的な大手金融サービスプロバイダーです。当社について詳しくは、https://www.Manulife.Co.Jp をご覧ください。マニュライフは機会均等を是とする雇用主ですマニュライフ/ジョン・ハンコックでは、多様性を受け入れます。私たちは、サービス提供先であるお客さまと同様に、多様な人材を引きつけ、育成し、定着させ、文化や個人の力を受け入れる包括的な職場環境を促進するよう努めています。当社は公正な採用、定着、昇進、報酬に努めています。当社のすべての慣行およびプログラムは、人種、祖先、出身地、肌の色、民族的出自、市民権、宗教または宗教的信念、信条、性別（妊娠および妊娠関連の状態を含む）、性的指向、遺伝的特徴、退役軍人としての地位、性自認、性に関する表明、年齢、婚姻状況、家族状況、障害、または適用法で保護されるその他の要因に対する一切の差別を行うことなく管理されます。Referenced Salary LocationToronto, OntarioWorking Arrangementハイブリッド勤務Salary range is expected to be between$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CADManulife 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 eligible employees 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Director, Strategy & Business Architecture - C$113,260 - C$210,340 A Year (Winnipeg)
🏢 Manulife
📍 Winnipeg