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Job Description

The opportunity

The Head of Plan Compliance and Consulting will provide strategic vision, direction and overall accountability for establishing John Hancock Retirement as the partner of choice for TPAs in the U.S. and delivering on our in house bundled service capabilities including Plan Design, ERISA Consulting, and Defined Benefit Actuarial Services. These offers are required to be successful in the US Retirement target markets. You will demonstrate collaborative influence with key internal partners (operations, technology, product, sales, service, and others) to enable an integrated, differentiated offer in the marketplace.

This role will be responsible for defining a strategic plan that is aligned with the overall US Retirement strategy and then implementing the appropriate operating model, service model, offers and services by collaborating with our TPA partners and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Individual Accountabilities:

• 20%: Developing, communicating and implementing the business strategic vision, plan, operating model and success criteria for function.

• 20%: Oversight of overall TPA Channel Management, including firm segmentation, strategic relationship management, value add programs.

• 20%: Build a scalable consulting and 3rd party model that places Plan Sponsors at center, maintains Advisor Awareness/alignment, and delivers a predictable and consistent audience experience regardless of method of delivery.

• 10%: Provide leadership to retirement professionals in Plan Compliance and Consulting function and optimize resources, budget and innovations to drive continuous improvement and efficacy.

• 5%: Develop and maintain an external presence as a leader with vision by attending, presenting and delivering thought leadership insights related to Plan Compliance and Consulting.

Key Shared Accountabilities:

• 15%: As part of US Retirement leadership team, participate and lead to achieve shared/mutual business goals.

• 10%: Attract, develop, promote and retain top, diverse talent in US Retirement and more broadly, Manulife organization

How will you create impact?

The Head of Plan Compliance and Consulting will advance our strategic pillar of being the ‘Partner of Choice’ by leading a team of retirement industry professionals to provide retirement plan compliance and consulting services to John Hancock Retirement clients, Financial Advisors and Third-Party Administrators (TPA) partners.

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 we are looking for

• 20 years+ experience in Retirement industry with expertise in plan rules, TPA and overall retirement ecosystem.

• 10 years+ experience in people leadership with proven ability to attract, develop, promote and retain top, diverse talent.

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Public speaking and keynote presentation experience.

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 stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

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. Please contact recruitment@manulife.com for additional information.

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.)