We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the delivery and evolution of our US Retirement digital platforms. In this role, you will lead and grow high‑performing engineering teams responsible for building secure, scalable, and customer‑centric solutions that help millions of customers plan for their financial future.

You will play a key leadership role in shaping engineering strategy, driving platform reliability and security, and advancing modernization through cloud and AI-enabled technologies. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-scale transformation while fostering an inclusive and innovative engineering culture.

Position Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Strategy

- Define and lead the engineering strategy, roadmap, and technical direction for retirement digital platforms
- Partner with product, architecture, and business leaders to deliver high-impact customer outcomes
- Contribute to broader organizational strategy and cross‑functional initiatives

Delivery & Execution
- Lead teams to design, build, and operate scalable web applications and supporting services
- Drive adoption of up-to-date engineering practices including CI/CD, DevOps, and automation
- Ensure consistent delivery of high‑quality, customer‑focused solutions

Platform, Security & Reliability
- Champion secure coding practices and lead vulnerability remediation efforts
- Strengthen platform resilience, performance, and availability across digital systems
- Partner with security and risk teams to ensure compliance and continuous improvement

People Leadership & Culture
- Build, develop, and mentor high‑performing engineering teams across multiple workstreams
- Foster an inclusive culture of accountability, continuous learning, and psychological safety
- Support career growth through coaching, feedback, and development opportunities

Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI‑enabled development tools
- Continuously improve engineering processes, quality, and developer experience





Required Qualifications
- Experience leading engineering teams delivering cloud‑based applications at scale
- Robust understanding of modern software development practices and system design
- Experience partnering with cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver business outcomes
- Knowledge of secure development practices, application performance, and reliability
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.G., React)
- Familiarity with backend and API‑based architectures
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure
- Exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools
- Interest in or experience with AI‑enabled development tools

When You Join Our Team
- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well‑being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

Salary Information

For applicants in the US, the salary range is $127,330 to $236,470 USD. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by ap

📌 Director Of Engineering – Retirement Digital Platforms (Toronto)
🏢 Manulife/John Hancock
📍 Toronto