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Job Description

The Opportunity

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

Asia LEAD (Leadership, Experience, Advocacy, and Development) is a future-focused graduate development program that offers business rotational assignments, social learning, and advocacy experience. Program graduates are offered final placement into management positions aligned to business and career interests.

The LEAD graduate program aims to attract and develop a pipeline of digitally minded and trained millennial talent with the potential for either a General Management and/or business leadership career pathway trajectory.

What motivates you?

Asia LEAD:

• Provides a multi-faceted learning and development experience for entry level talent to advance into future leadership roles aligned to our corporate vision, mission, strategic priorities and brand values

• Develop skills for individuals that aspire towards a career in general management and support the growth of our global business

• Supports future leaders with establishing a powerful internal network to advance their careers within the organization 

On the job you will:

Asia LEAD is a comprehensive 18-month graduate program where Management Associates complete the following:

• Business Rotations – after induction, you will spend 18 months through three six-month rotations in the main business functional areas. It’s your chance to find the team you fit into best and begin your Manulife career.

• Community project – create and pitch a business case for a community cause that you might wish to support.

• Development weeks – undertake an exclusive series of classroom learning and experiential programs sponsored by Manulife senior executives to help you develop core business skills.

• Mentors and Buddies – Benefit from being assigned a Mentor (typically a senior leader) to help you with your career and personal development and well as business buddies to help you navigate our global organization.

Skills & Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited and reputable institution

• Candidates from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply, with strong academic performance required

• Open to candidates with less than 2 years of full-time work experience

• Demonstrated enthusiasm and a deep-seated interest in pursuing a career within the insurance corporate sector

• Relevant internship or work experience within insurance or financial institutions is desirable

• A strong propensity for creativity and innovation

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate ideas clearly and effectively

• Proficiency in English is required

• Well-rounded, digitally minded, and customer-focused

• Have engaged in social work and extra-curricular activities

Our commitment to you

• Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better 

• A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success  

• A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry  

• Our best. Every day.  

• We are committed to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.  

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

Connect with our team!

For questions and inquiries about the LEAD graduate program, please email [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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