Director of Engineering - Mortgage Creditor Insurance

We are evolving our Insurance Technology team, with the mandate to power world-class customer and employee experiences through software and engineering skills. The customer is at the focus of everything we do, and millions of end users rely on our products daily. We believe in the value of empowering engineers with the resources to solve critical problems for the future of the business, which is why we need you. We are seeking a self-motivated Director, obsessed with delivering value, is forward-thinking, and excited to see the successful implementation of the products, frameworks, and patterns delivered.

Position Responsibilities: 
Lead multi-functional engineering teams, dedicated to building and supporting Insurance Technology systems
Lead your teams to redesign and build client facing technology systems in support of our Insurance and Affinity business in Canada
Assist squads to provide Tier 2 and 3 support under the application criticality framework
Employ re-usable and extensible frameworks, reference implementations and patterns and build new functionality to deliver on key product objectives
Deliver an exceptional user experience, through the delivery of products and services with strong and extendable architectural design
Guide and motivate the development of engineering staff within your team as well as focus on overall team engagement
Maintain and support these services, with accountability for production reliability and usage, and the delivery of new functionality

Required Qualifications:
3+ years shown experience leading teams or large scale programs
Preferred Insurance or Banking industry experience
A deep, hands-on, background in modern software development and practices
An entrepreneurial spirit and comfort working within a rapidly changing startup environment; you love the challenge of working on a small team and being part of a larger movement to change the engineering culture of an enterprise
Strong project management experience (planning, estimation, building roadmaps, hiring and building your teams for required deliverables, etc.)
Familiarity with agile and DevOps principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features
Developing engineers and a passion for growing staff within the organization
Experimenting with emerging technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next
A capacity for constant learning from both success and failure, remaining open to change and continuous improvement
Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities that enable you to manage through creative abrasion
Strong verbal and written communication with the ability to effectively articulate and communicate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes across all levels in the organization
Understanding of the fundamentals of capital markets or financial services in support of our service or product offerings (or are ready to learn by doing!)

Preferred Qualifications:
The team works with the following technology:
Languages such as React, NodeJS, AKS and Azure platform
As we accelerate our delivery of world-class experiences, we know embracing open-source technologies will help us get there. 
Any experience with open source would be an asset to us.

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 distributed team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see. 

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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

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Referenced Salary Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Working Arrangement

Hybrid
Salary range is expected to be between
$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD
Employees 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 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 for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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