Talent Acquisition Manager

We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today. 

Hybrid

Job Description

The opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Talent Acquisition team as a vital contributor. In this role, you will play a crucial part in identifying and attracting top-tier talent within a competitive job market. The Talent Acquisition Manager partners with lines of business and functional areas to provide strategic, high end recruiting services to ensure that the company’s recruiting programs improve visibility and result in high quality hires.

This role is also responsible and accountable for daily performance of the Talent Acquisition team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment for designated permanent positions.
• Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle, ensuring adherence to compliance and local regulations.
• Collaborate with and guide hiring managers in defining hiring standards and skill profiles.
• Nurture connections with employees, candidates, and internal stakeholders, delivering valuable input.
• Implement precise recruitment procedures, encompassing sourcing, screening, interviewing and background verifications.
• Employ diverse platforms to attract a wide range of applicants
• Utilize Workday, websites, social media, market analysis, and other tools for efficient talent acquisition.
• Implement accurate recruiting processes, including sourcing, screening, and background checks.
• To attract diverse applicants using various platforms.
• Utilize Workday, websites, social media, market mapping and other tools for effective talent sourcing.
• Influence hiring decisions by presenting compelling candidate choices to hiring managers.
• Coordinate career fairs and recruitment events.

How will you create impact?
Reporting to the Director, Talent Acquisition, you will play a pivotal role in identifying and attracting top talent, ensuring the efficient hiring of the right individuals.
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 approach 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.

What we are looking for

• Demonstrated history of successful recruitment in corporate or agency environments.
• In-depth knowledge of recruitment strategies, candidate sourcing, interviewing techniques, and selection methods.
• Understanding of the insurance industry and its talent landscape, including specific skills and qualifications for different roles, is advantageous.
• Extensive professional network and the capability to establish and sustain relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and industry contacts.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to engage effectively with candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in applicant tracking systems (ATS), HR software, and other recruitment tools.
• Ability to analyze recruitment metrics and utilize data-driven insights to enhance the recruitment process.
• Collaborative mindset to work closely with HR teams, hiring managers, and various stakeholders.
• Adaptability and strong problem-solving abilities to respond to evolving recruitment needs and industry trends.
• Recognition of the confidential nature of HR information and the ability to handle it with the utmost discretion and professionalism.

What we offer

• 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.

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].