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Job Description

The Opportunity

Leads Manulife Investment Management Forest Management’s (MFM) North American Resource Support Team (RST) Resource Planning Group that is responsible for forest resource planning and investment analysis for properties managed by Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture (MIMTA).  The resource planning group exists to provide clients, client account managers, MIMTA partners with forward looking investment performance decision support which ultimately forecasts asset-level wood flow, cash flow, and return on investment.

Scope:

• MFM-managed properties totaling ~3.2 million acres in the Pacific Northwest, Inland-Northwest, Western Gulf, Mid-Atlantic, Lake States, and Northeast regions of North America.
• Resource management planning and reporting for approximately 100+ client properties and three MFM Operating divisions.

Job Dimensions:

• Leads distributed team of two direct reports; ten total reports.
• Services the information needs of teams in multiple locations.
• Reports to Resource Support General Manager.
• Position is classified as a hybrid working arrangement

Specific Duties:

• Enable and foster an environment of high performance:
• Implement a work plan to accomplish what is important for the business.
• Maintain sustainable workflows and controls to mitigate risk.
• Provide effective performance feedback.
• Develop team members to enhance their potential.
• Direct hiring processes to fill positions for the best team fit and talent.
• Establish effective customer and partner relationship
• Provide oversite and expertise for team’s work in optimization modeling, strategic and tactical planning, timber yield and modeling assumptions, price forecasts, timber investment and variance analysis.
• Deliver annual timber investment model updates for every client property in collaboration with MFM Operations and MIMTA partners.
• Deliver scheduled comprehensive property management plans, developing modeling assumptions and harvest schedule optimization in collaboration with MFM operations and MIMTA team members.
• Lead integration and fit of timber investment model output with MFM business systems.  
• Develop relationships and strategies with 3rd-parties that lead to external resource contribution to group’s deliverables.
• Advance MIMTA business development objectives including property transactions, timberland investment analysis and decision support tools, and other strategic business objectives.
• Support MFM conformance with certification requirements and support management systems that enable the advancement of its forest stewardship commitment.
• Special projects as requested or needed.

What are we looking for

• A Bachelor of Science degree related to natural resources
• A graduate degree in a forestry or business is highly desirable.
• Ten plus years of experience in forest planning, discounted cash flow modeling, resource management, resource analysis, and related software tools; experience in multiple different forestry operating regions is preferred.
• A minimum of five years of team managerial experience; mid-level managerial experience is preferred with aspirations for succession opportunities.
• Knowledge of silviculture, forest mensuration, timberland appraisal, growth and yield models, timber supply and demand modeling, forestry operations, and forest regulatory matters.
• Must be strongly skilled at:
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Providing feedback
  • Working as a team
  • Caring for others
  • Ethics and integrity
  • Problem solving
  • Analysis and variance determination
  • Negotiating consensus with multiple groups

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 stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

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].

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Charlotte, North Carolina

Salary range is expected to be between

$111,525.00 USD - $200,745.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] 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/John Hancock 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/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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