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Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our Executive Talent Acquisition function. Reporting to North American Lead, Executive Talent Acquisition, you will be proactively headhunting and building leadership pipelines to ensure that the company's executive recruitment result in quality hires. At Manulife John Hancock, our people are the cornerstone of a successful business, and to that end, our Global Talent Acquisition team is dedicated to working together to attract, hire and engage top talent to position our company for future success.

The Recruiter , Executive Talent Acquisition (ETA) is responsible for developing and executing search strategies for executive level recruitment in North America. In addition, this role will serve as a consultant for strategic growth initiatives within both functional and P&L areas. This is an individual contributor role supporting North American VP+ population, based in Toronto or Boston and working within the North American Executive TA team and the broader Global TA and HR community. We have built an exceptional white-glove service in house for our executive leaders that mirrors a retained search practice.

Key Accountabilities

Beyond the day-to-day accountabilities of an exceptional operator, working within our broader team to achieve and celebrate success together is the goal. Individual responsibilities include:

• Responsible for strategy, intake, search, and offer documentation for leaders at VP & above across our enterprise.
• Deploy the highest quality of executive recruitment services, using data insights and feedback to generate a high-quality candidate and manager experiences.
• Develop pipelines of talent to advise on succession plans. Provide insights and advise business and HR leaders in the evaluation and selection of executive talent participate in succession reviews and individual development plans for senior positions.
• Employ direct channels such as personal networking, direct sourcing, employee referrals, affinity groups, and executive search firms to forge constructive relationships and build strong prospective talent pipelines.
• Occasionally lead external retained search partners to deliver niche talent in highly specialized areas.
• Maintain a data-driven approach and build deep insights on the industry and candidates with a robust database/intelligence on candidates, moves, new appointments and capabilities
• Build a network in the industry for referencing; build insights on people beyond what is obvious.
• Partner closely with our leaders of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), HR Partners, and our internal customers to ensure DEI is the foundation of each search undertaken.
• Engage in strategic projects to strengthen Executive TA function such as assessment, onboarding, and building new capabilities.

First Year Success Factors

• Establish your personal brand across our functional areas and business lines.
• Enhance the visibility of the company brand with our external partners.
• Support the onboarding process of our VP+ population to impact their retention and speed to effectiveness.

Position Requirements:

Candidates are expected to minimally reflect the following in their professional qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree.
• Executive search experience across the broader enterprise, rather than a specialist function.
• Solid understanding of the financial services industry (either in insurance, asset management or banking).
• Experience in leadership assessment tools.
• Ability to work as part of a team, willingness to get involved and to work across fields.
• Understand implicitly how to work with different people and various working styles.
• Handle and prioritize multiple projects and outputs.
• Clear communication to raise issues, achieve consensus and resolve any obstacles to execution.
• A great teammate, able to demonstrate collaboration with peers.
• Experience working in a global team environment, able to work outside of standard work hours.
• Proactive and engaging.

Every career at Manulife/John Hancock provides the opportunity to learn new skills and move your career forward. Ready to make an impact somewhere? What are you waiting for? Apply today.

About John Hancock and Manulife

John Hancock is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife globally, including Canada, Asia and Europe. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were CAD$1.3 trillion (US$1.1 trillion) as of June 30, 2021. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com .

One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports more than 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance , annuities , investments , 401(k) plans , and education savings plans . Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com .

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 .

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Salary range is expected to be between

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.