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Are you passionate about solving complex business challenges through innovative technology? Do you thrive at the intersection of architecture, engineering, cloud, data, and emerging AI capabilities?
Join our Fund Administration Technology Architecture team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of investment vehicle management at Manulife. We are seeking a seasoned Lead Data Solution Architect who combines strategic thinking with technical depth and a relentless curiosity for learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
We believe the best ideas emerge from diverse perspectives, constructive challenge, and collaborative problem-solving. If you're energized by ambiguity, inspired by innovation, and motivated to influence enterprise-scale technology decisions, we'd love to meet you.
As the Lead Data Solution Architect for the Fund Administration domain, you will lead the design and evolution of technology capabilities that support critical investment operations. You will partner closely with business leaders, product teams, engineers, and enterprise architects to define technology direction and deliver solutions that create measurable business value.
You will:
Lead architecture strategy and technology roadmaps for Fund Administration and Transfer Agent capabilities.
Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, future-ready solutions.
Design secure, resilient, and high-performing cloud-native architectures.
Drive modernization initiatives across applications, platforms, data, and integration ecosystems.
Develop architecture standards, reference architectures, and reusable implementation patterns.
Influence enterprise technology direction and participate in governance and architecture review boards.
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At Manulife, you'll have the opportunity to influence enterprise-scale solutions that support critical investment operations while working alongside talented technology and business leaders.
We offer:
Challenging and meaningful work with global impact
Opportunities to work with emerging technologies, including AI
A collaborative and inclusive culture that values innovation and diverse perspectives
Career growth, continuous learning, and professional development
Flexible work arrangements that support well-being and work-life balance
The opportunity to help shape the future of investment technology
If you're a visionary architect who enjoys solving complex problems, influencing strategy, and building technology that drives business outcomes, we invite you to join our team and help shape what's next.
If you are applying to this role in Massachusetts, please note the salary range is 127,330.00 - 236,470.00 USD USD. Additionally, employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
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 .
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 .
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