Software Technical Analyst (Actuarial Systems)

The Software Technical Analyst will be part of the Global Actuarial Business Support (GABS) that has been established to accelerate the technical evolution and support of our Actuaries around the world. We are looking for someone with strong analytical and solid collaborative skills to support the improvement requirements, non-production and production processes and fixes of the application. The candidate must have good interpersonal skills to work with collaborators and support teams across the globe.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Valuation System Transformation project team and other groups within the Actuarial Systems group as well as Actuaries within the company to uncover problems and opportunities to accelerate the delivery of new business value through software, infrastructure, and services
• Deliver an exceptional user experience to Actuaries, through the delivery of services enabling:
  • Self-service environment provisioning and configuration
  • Continuous integration, testing, delivery, and deployment
  • Logging, monitoring, and insight
  • Collaboration, planning, and reporting
• Maintain and support these delivery services, with accountability for production reliability and usage, and the delivery of new functionality
• Support Non-Production and Production operations and fixes
• Work with support teams and vendor to implement fixes and changes

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or any related course
• 5+ years experience Software Technical Analyst (Actuarial Systems)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with the following: ETL (e.g. Informatica), Scheduling Automation (e.g. CA, CTRL-M), SQL (e.g. Databases, MS SQL), Reporting (e.g. Qlikview)
• Experience in operations management & vendor management, working with collaborators and support teams across the globe
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and solutioning skills
• Knowledge and application of change & release management, ITIL4 & project management
• Familiarity with agile principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features
• Understanding of software development lifecycle
• Understanding of how technology supports Manulife business strategy
• Collaborative demeanor, willingness to work with team members; able to coach, share skills and methods
• Constantly learns from both success and failure
• Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes
• Good organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Strong management drive to ensure you meet defined service targets and Service Level Agreements
• Ability to maintain the highest level of ethical conduct in safeguarding critical, confidential, financial, HR company information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to and basic understanding of business intelligence systems, dashboard reporting, and analytical reporting
• Exposure to and basic understanding of collaboration tools like Teams, JIRA, Confluence
• Ability to code or exposure in Python scripting, Windows PowerShell

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 crafting the future you want to see.

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 customers and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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.

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 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.