At Manulife Bank, we’re redefining the mortgage experience for our customers—and we need passionate leaders to help us do it. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact, grow your career, and work in a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence.
We’re looking for an experienced and inspiring leader to oversee our Mortgage Onboarding Team. In this role, you’ll ensure new mortgage customers enjoy a seamless, supportive onboarding experience while empowering your team to deliver exceptional service. Your leadership will directly influence customer satisfaction and operational success.
Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see — and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.
Position Responsibilities:
Individual Responsibilities:
Provide direction to onshore or offshore associates
Effectively communicate the status of our Service Levels daily
Liaison with other departments for unit reporting and metrics
Provide feedback for corrective measures in response to internal and external audits
Maintain and enhance inter-department relationships with collaborative efforts
Set and enforces clear expectations for job performance on quality and productivity, and associate behavior
Conduct regular team meetings to review processing issues, educate staff on upcoming initiatives, clarify department performance expectations, and support a team-based approach to the work of the department
Demonstrate sound judgment when coaching associates through situations or taking over escalated issues. Provide front-line management presence through constant interaction with associates. Identify service issues, trends, performance concerns, training needs, and system challenges. Provide timely feedback to management and affected individuals and units
Monitor and manage daily workflow
Support and participates in corporate initiatives such as disaster recovery testing, and awards and recognition programs
Support all employee engagement activities
Assist in department risk initiatives to maintain focus on risk mitigation
Can act as a project lead on large scale administrative projects
Other duties as assigned
Shared Responsibilities:
Ensure that department functions and procedures are adhered to. Initiates and participates in procedural changes as needed.
Maintain a comprehensive, current knowledge of the legal and policy guidelines of the department
Ability to manage data and business analytics (including but not limited to metrics and ad hoc reporting)
Required Qualifications:
Prior experience in a supervisory or exemplary performance as a tenured associate
Leverage skills, experience, and networks to develop staff to meet aggressive performance and professionalism benchmarks
Disciplined and able to carry out assigned responsibilities with minimal supervision
Possess a global perspective on the business and impacts to other business units
Propensity to understand and mitigate risk. Identify needs for controls
Collaborates effectively and accountably with stakeholders when making exceptions, including Compliance, other departments and individuals who are potentially impacted.
Proven writing skills and ability to provide feedback, written and verbal
Preferred Qualifications:
3–5 years in customer service, with 1–2 years in a leadership role
Strong knowledge of mortgage products and regulatory standards
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and change management skills
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint)
Experience in coaching, performance management, and conflict resolution
French language skills are an asset
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.
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 hr@manulife.com.
Referenced Salary Location
CAN, Nova Scotia - Full Time RemoteWorking Arrangement
Salary range is expected to be between
$56,175.00 CAD - $93,625.00 CADEmployees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. 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. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.
Manulife 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 and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.