Job Posting Description
Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (GRO) at Manulife John Hancock. Start your career with purpose, growth, and community.
At Manulife John Hancock, we believe in investing in the future—starting with you. Our Graduate Recruitment Opportunities (GRO) program is a bold new approach to early talent development , designed to launch your career with the support, structure, and opportunities you need to thrive. GRO is Manulife John Hancock ’s flagship early talent program and brand. It’s more than just a job— it’s a launchpad for your career. GRO offers a consistent, high-quality experience for new graduates across the organization.
Step into your future with our Actuarial Development Program (ADP)—a key stream within our GRO early talent program. ADP is designed to launch high-potential actuarial talent into impactful careers through structured rotations every 18 - 24 months across areas like Pricing, Valuation, Risk Management, and more. As part of ADP , you’ll benefit from a vibrant community, formal mentorship, and full support on your FSA/FCIA journey—including paid study time and exam resources. With increasing responsibility, competitive compensation, and access to Canada’s largest actuarial network, ADP empowers you to grow into a future business and technical leader while making a difference for customers around the world.

Position Responsibilities:

• Help design and price insurance and annuity products.
• Play a key role in establishing actuarial assumptions, quantifying reserves, and meeting regulatory and capital requirements.
• Provide analysis and sound advice to business partners to help meet our strategic goals.
• Collaborate with management to identify risks and opportunities while taking initiatives to improve business performance.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through ongoing analysis of procedures and actuarial methodologies. Develop better insights and processes by leveraging the latest technology.

Required Qualifications:

• Working towards a University degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Statistics , or a related discipline.
• Possessing relevant actuarial experience and demonstrating a strong commitment towards FSA/FCIA designations ( e.g. passing at least one SOA exam) are considered assets.
• Fully bilingual (French/English): The successful candidate will be required to communicate in English and French in order to support clients from various jurisdictions outside of Quebec.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Well-developed interpersonal, organizational, communication and leadership skills.
• Solution-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter and team player with a high level of initiative and strong work ethic.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel is required . Experience with AXIS or other actuarial software is an asset.

• Help design and price insurance and annuity products.
• Play a key role in establishing actuarial assumptions, quantifying reserves, and meeting regulatory and capital requirements.
• Provide analysis and sound advice to business partners to help meet our strategic goals.
• Collaborate with management to identify risks and opportunities while taking initiatives to improve business performance.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through ongoing analysis of procedures and actuarial methodologies. Develop better insights and processes by leveraging the latest technology