Project Director

Manulife • Boston, MA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

The project director will lead and coordinate projects of varying complexity and scale through all phases of initiation, development, and implementation. As part of the US Insurance Project Management Office, you will ensure launch readiness of products and solutions through close collaboration with Marketing, Sales & Distribution, Finance, Product, Operations and Technology, to ensure market success. Position Responsibilities: Lead end-to-end delivery of initiatives through close cross functional collaboration. Ability to manage multistakeholder teams with interlinked needs, identify and oversee dependencies. Work with teams to drive readiness of processes, reporting, controls, and training for impacted teams to ensure smooth adoption of new tools and capabilities. Ability to manage projects with net-new build, processes and infrastructure Be responsible for the backlog of post-launch actions to ensure market acceptance, working across the business to ensure agreed-upon delivery and timely resolution of any issues or challenges. Report regularly on project status, including key achievements, risks, and challenges – taking proactive measures to remove obstacles to success. Support in business case development for projects and track to benefit targets and budget. Identify resource needs for the project and establish roles, expectations, and goals with team members. Participate in negotiation of contract terms and conditions and ensure compliance with contract terms for project consultants and vendors.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in project/program management in delivering major cross-functional Insurance solutions.
• Experience in Life insurance finance, including actuarial, accounting and reporting processes is an asset
• Deep understanding and experience with project management tools and methodologies, along with Agile experience.
• Extensive experience working with senior management stakeholders, building trust, and driving impact.
• Strong collaboration, presentation, communication, and influence skills.
• Ability to think strategically, assess alternatives for short and long-term impacts and act conclusively.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

• Prior business analyst experience, particularly with Finance projects is an asset.
• Experience with Jira and Smartsheet is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of initiatives through close cross functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multistakeholder teams with interlinked needs, identify and oversee dependencies.
• Work with teams to drive readiness of processes, reporting, controls, and training for impacted teams to ensure smooth adoption of new tools and capabilities.
• Ability to manage projects with net-new build, processes and infrastructure
• Be responsible for the backlog of post-launch actions to ensure market acceptance, working across the business to ensure agreed-upon delivery and timely resolution of any issues or challenges.
• Report regularly on project status, including key achievements, risks, and challenges – taking proactive measures to remove obstacles to success.
• Support in business case development for projects and track to benefit targets and budget.
• Identify resource needs for the project and establish roles, expectations, and goals with team members.
• Participate in negotiation of contract terms and conditions and ensure compliance with contract terms for project consultants and vendors.

Benefits

• 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.
• Manulife/John Hancock 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/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.
• Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed