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Operations Support Specialist

John Hancock

John Hancock

Customer Service, Operations
Boston, MA, USA
Posted on Sunday, September 10, 2023

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

At Home

Job Description

The opportunity

John Hancock is undertaking a multi-year transformation into a more digital, customer- centric organization. As a part of this transformation, we plan to build digital solutions based on the latest technologies.

The customer is the focus of everything we do, and millions of customers rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering our team members with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you!

You will be part of our Personal Investing organization and you will support multiple Consumer products in the digital advice space. You will carry out, and improve existing, policies and procedures to ensure optimal efficiency as it relates to operational workflow while adhering to all Firm and regulatory standards.

You will partner with vendors, such as custodians to troubleshoot operations issues and errors as well as with various teams on internal and external reporting. Your responsibilities will include caring for time sensitive operations areas such as trading, billing, and handling critical issues.

Responsibilities

  • Help develop, fine-tune, and carry out operations policies and procedures

  • Work with Legal and Compliance to make sure operational procedures are adhered to

  • Work with Customer Support staff to fulfill operations requests and to troubleshoot and come up with resolutions

  • Work on and improve reporting capabilities inclusive of client fee billing, financial reporting and sales reporting

  • Work with custodians to resolve operations and trading issues

What we are looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • At least two years’ experience, preferably in investment management or broker dealer operations

  • A working understanding of the investment management or advisory business with an ability to articulate investment concepts

  • Excellent time management and organizational skills with a focus on attention to detail

  • Analytical approach to problem solving requiring self-reliance

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up environment

What motivates you?

  • You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.

  • You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.

  • You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.

  • You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.

  • You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.

  • You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What can we offer you?

  • 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 to you

  • 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 collaborators and has a positive social and environmental impact.

Manulife/ John Hancock 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 cultivate 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.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

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

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

USA, Massachusetts, Boston, 200 Berkeley Street

Salary range is expected to be between

$57,450.00 USD - $95,750.00 USD

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/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.

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Company: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.)