Strategy Director 戦略ディレクター

Role Summary:

Strategy Director is expected to lead strategic portfolio management to maximize business value and drive transformation involving broad stakeholders.

Job Descriptions:

Under the slogan of “Change to Win”, Manulife Japan is driving strategic transformation to be a truly customer-centric company, adapting to dynamically changing market in an agile manner. Strategy team is responsible for followings with a small but diverse group of people under CEO directly. We are looking for a new member who brings fresh ideas and leads transformation together. He or she will be a leading role in developing the strategic project portfolio and (re)prioritizing projects to meet dynamically changing business environment.

• Strategy building: Develop and review mid-/long-term strategy at corporate level, based on analysis on market and competitive landscape, customer expectations and technological changes
• Execution of strategic initiatives: Design strategic initiatives in cross-functional natures and lead execution involving relevant stakeholders (e.g., strategic partnership, innovation in customer experience, organizational reform)
• Strategic portfolio: Lead a process of (re)prioritization discussions on strategic projects and propose a project portfolio to the senior management and other functions
• KPI monitoring: Monitor strategically important KPIs and progress of strategic initiatives to report the senior management, the regional and group offices, and to adjust short-term actions for course correction where necessary

Required Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in strategic / corporate planning and/or project portfolio management roles in insurance industry.
• Management consulting experience is preferable but not mandatory.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of insurance business (marketing, distribution, operations, product development etc.).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Proven ability to manage broader stakeholders across different organizations.
• Business level Japanese and English in writing and speaking (must-have)

Internal Guidelines about Work from Home:

Hybrid Model, following Manulife’s Working Better guidelines.

Salary:

Based on our Work Rules, we will consider your experience, skills and knowledge when we decide the salary.

Commutation allowance and Variable Incentive Bonus are paid based on our Work Rules.

Working Hours:

Standard Working Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm  (Include 1 hour break. Flex-time system available)

Benefits:

Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Accident Insurance), Benefit One, Training system (include Japanese lesson / English lesson), Childcare Leave/Family care Leave, Baby-sitter support program, wiwiw System (Support program for those who take Childcare Leave), Retirement Pension (only for Regular employee).

Holidays/Vacations:

Saturdays and Sundays

National Holidays

Year-end and new year holidays (December 30, December 31, January 2 and January 3)
Annual Paid Holiday

For Regular employee, other special holidays are available (e.g. Anniversary Leave, etc.)

Location:

Hatsudai Head Office, Tokyo Opera City, 3-20-2 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit 
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes 
• You thrive in teams, and enjoy getting things done together
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters 
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone 

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. 

Learn more about opportunities with us at jobs.manulife.com    

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.

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