Director, Portfolio Management

The Director of Portfolio Management is accountable for driving enterprise-wide portfolio strategy, ensuring investments deliver measurable business value and align with corporate objectives. This role leads portfolio governance, influences senior leadership decisions, and owns outcomes related to strategic prioritization, resource optimization, and benefits realization.

Position responsibilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance, or a related field.

• Preferred: Master’s degree or professional certification in Portfolio Management, Program Management, or Strategic Planning (e.g., PfMP, PMP, SAFe POPM, MoP).

• Certifications in Agile or Lean practices (e.g., SAFe, Scrum, Kanban) are highly desirable.

• 10–15 years of experience in portfolio and program management within large, complex enterprises.

• Proven ability in:

  • Influence executive decision-making

  • Establishing and managing intake and prioritization frameworks

  • Driving strategic alignment and value realization

  • Leading cross-functional programs and initiatives

  • Resource capacity planning and optimization

• Experience working with senior leadership and governance bodies to influence strategic decisions.

• Exceptional communication, executive presence, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Familiarity with portfolio management tools (e.g., Clarity, Planview, Jira Align, MS Project Online, Smartsheet).

• Strong understanding of financial management, including budgeting, cost tracking, and benefit realization.

• Strategic thinking and financial acumen.

• Executive presence and ability to influence at the highest levels.

• Leadership in organizational change and transformation.

• Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive enterprise alignment.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.

• Knowledge of risk management, dependency mapping, and scenario planning.
   

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.

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.

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 hr@manulife.com.