Join our Insurance Engineering Team!

Does modernization excite you? Do you want to be part of the team that redefines how we approach technology?

We are growing our Affinity Technology team; we believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to address critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you!

We are seeking a self-motivated, strong technical people leader, who is forward-thinking and obsessed with delivering value.

How you will contribute?

Developing a Strong Team - Growing your squads’ strengths through coaching, mentoring, and enabling excellent opportunities.Building an extraordinary team dynamic through engagement, coordinating around the squads’ strengths and/or adding the right people to the squad.Delivering a Best-In-Class Products through Technical Design.Influence, collaborate and strategize with product owners, architects, and software engineers to uncover difficulties and opportunities to deliver business value through software.Delivery of products, technical enhancements, and services in an iterative and extendable architectural design.Maintain, with an eye for further improvement opportunities, these critical applications, with accountability for production reliability, security and performance.Develop patterns and documentation to ensure ongoing maintenance of technical and regulatory solutions.Evaluate and define existing technology standards to ensure compliance with program-level requirements.Work with partner teams to redesign process flows when necessary.Track emerging technology and policy trends that might affect day-to-day operations.

Accountabilities & Attributes:

Demonstrates understanding of how technology supports Manulife's strategy.Strong leadership skills for mentoring, developing team members, motivating/engaging a squad.Experience within the insurance or financial services industry is preferred.Strong detail orientation and analytical skills.Awareness of full-technology stack (MERN).Shown interpersonal skills beyond role requirements and ability to build strong relationships with business partners.Constantly learns from both success and failure.Good organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to lead through creative abrasion.

You will bring and continuously build upon the following skills:

7+ years of mainframe engineering delivery experience for large projects, enhancements, improving processes for efficiencies and supporting incidents.7+ years with hands-on Mainframe development preferred and ability to guide developers with technical decisions.2+ years’ of people leadership experience leading a distributed technical team.COBOL, DB2, CICS, VSAM, JCL, SAS, Easytrieve+, Endevor and TSO.Mainframe platforms: zOS Connect, MVS/OS 390, Unix.Mainframe utilities: File-Aid/DB2, SDSF, SPUFI, ISPF, Xpediter, Scheduler (CA WorkLoad Automation/ESP dSeries Workload Automation, CONTROL M, CA7).Querying and modifying VSAM.Experience with legacy transformation is a bonus.Responds well to ambiguity and works efficiently to clarify situations and outcomes.Collaborative and willingness to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, support or drive design sessions.Good problem-solving skills.Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities and outcomes.

What can we offer?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.A focus on growing your career path with us.Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment:

Values-first culture
We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity
We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation
We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship
We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an 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 applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

Primary Location

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$94,220.00 CAD - $174,980.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife 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. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact recruitment@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.