We’re looking for an Assistant Manager, Compliance Organizational Resiliency to join our Integrated Compliance Services team at MBPS. In this role, you will support on the design, execution, maintenance and continuous improvement of the compliance organizational resiliency program and disaster recovery strategies. This role plays a key part in ensuring the organization’s preparedness and compliance with regulatory and internal continuity standards. The task will include documentation, testing, training, and cross-functional coordination to strengthen organizational resilience.
Position Responsibilities:
Assist in the development, review, and maintenance of BCP/COR documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with compliance frameworks.
Support the mapping of continuity plans/ resiliency programs to business functions, regulatory themes, and risk categories.
Coordinate and document business impact analyses (BIAs) and risk assessments across departments.
Facilitate periodic testing and simulation exercises, track results and follow-up actions.
Maintain centralized repositories for BCP documents, ensuring secure access for authorized users.
Monitor regulatory updates and industry best practices to support plan enhancements.
Provides monitoring on the renewal of the service level agreements with the stakeholders
Collaborate with business units to gather continuity requirements and ensure plan ownership.
Prepare reports and dashboards for internal stakeholders and audit readiness.
Support awareness and training initiatives to promote continuity culture across the organization.
Build strong cross-functional relationships to support effective documentation
Other related tasks that may be assigned
Required Qualifications:
With at least 3+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or audit within financial services
Proven strong understanding of control environments, regulatory frameworks and documentation standards
Knowledgeable with business continuity or resiliency software platforms
Exposure to audit or regulatory compliance
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.
Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Bachelor’s degree, preferably related to Banking, Finance, Insurance, Accounting or related course Certifications related to BCP or service recovery strategies is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in negotiating, influencing, and relationship building skills.
Knowledgeable with business continuity tools or software
Ability to solve problems and excellent execution of the action plans
Strong ethical compass and discipline
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with all levels of management in the organization.
Ability to facilitate decision making across groups in the company.
Ability to set priorities, managing overlapping timelines and competing demands
Comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry and regulatory environment with an advanced understanding of the Company’s business
Ability to represent business internally within the company and externally outside of the company (e.g. regulators, industry peers)
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 shaping the future you want to see.
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.
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