Director, Strategy & Business Architecture

at  Manulife

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an expert and highly motivated Director, Strategy & Business Architecture to join Canada segment’s Technology & Operations Strategy team!
We are at the forefront of redefining our business and operating model using the latest artificial intelligence and automation innovations. This role will drive Canada’s business and technology transformation to support our Digital Customer Leader (DCL) goals. You will work closely with business leaders to craft business strategies and objectives, and perform architectural assessments to define target operating models. These models will enhance end-to-end customer experiences, improve straight-through processing, and optimize our technology portfolio.
We are at an organization that values diverse and big thinking, rewards both behaviors and delivery, and focuses on growth and continuous improvement – all in support of Manulife’s mission to help clients and one another succeed!

• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to develop strategies, assess their impact on the operating model, identify innovation opportunities, and achieve business success through customer-focused roadmaps.
• Facilitate outcome-based planning and roadmapping, qualify investment ideas, and create business and technology roadmaps that will streamline transition from strategy to execution, accelerate technology innovation, and optimize technology portfolio.
• Lead complex business transformations, complete capability and value stream assessments to address end-to-end business and technology impacts, and ensure ongoing alignment between strategy and implementation.
• Develop an integrated view of organization’s business architecture to support capability, value stream or customer journey assessments and to define and govern outcome-based transformation roadmaps.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology developments and industry/market trends. Conduct thorough research to find opportunities for technology innovation that can enhance or redefine our business model.
• Drive and facilitate product/vendor direction and integrate new technologies from an architectural perspective within the business environment, while optimizing costs and mitigating risks.Contribute to achieving important project achievements and overall project goals on time, within budget, and by following relevant standards.