Manager, Product; Health
Job in
Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Listing for:
Manulife
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-30
Job specializations:
-
Business
Business Analyst, Business Management, Business Development
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Manager, Product (Health Benefits)
Location: Halifax Regional MunicipalityAs Manager, Product (Health Benefits), you’ll be part of the team shaping the future of Group Benefits. Your mission? To craft bold, forward-thinking product strategies that fuel growth and position Manulife as the industry leader in delivering exceptional value to plan sponsors and members.
In this role, you’ll own the long-term vision for key product portfolios—ensuring they remain differentiated, sustainable, and aligned with evolving customer needs. You’ll collaborate closely with Marketing, Distribution, Pricing, Operations, and Technology teams to design and execute innovative go-to-market strategies that make an impact.
Beyond managing today’s products, you’ll actively explore new opportunities and emerging trends, helping us stay ahead in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Your work will be pivotal in advancing our healthcare and digital transformation ambitions
, driving solutions that matter for millions of Canadians.
Job Responsibilities:
Participate and support the development and launch of new products and services, and act as subject matter expert for existing productsLeverage industry knowledge and research to improve the competitiveness of product offeringsLead cross-functional core teams in product development initiatives, ensuring that projects are implemented according to plan and that any issues are resolved promptly and effectivelyDrive projects to completion; help the business make key decisions in a timely manner; seek consensusEstablish and maintain a KPI reporting framework to track sales performance and utilization to ensure targets are met and draw actionable insights from dataUtilize market research and data to help influence major product development decisionsWork with stakeholders to synthesize feedback and create a prioritized roadmap that considers growth and retentionEvaluate industry trends, regulatory changes and competitive environmentAnswer inquiries from both internal and external stakeholders – to ensure partners and clients understand the product offerings, features, and governance.Ensure portfolio meets all regulatory requirementsContribute to RFPs and/or participate in finalist presentationEngage stakeholders to develop product stories that appeal to the market while maintaining the financial characteristics that support the companyPartner with pricing and other impacted stakeholders to ensure profitable product modelSupport relationships with key business partners, while ensuring needs are aligned to business objectivesPartner with marketing and distribution leaders in the development of go-to-market strategies and plansDevelop and support execution of go-to-market plans working with cross-functional partnersAnalyze data and draw insights to build recommendations to support business decisionsCompetencies:
6-7+ years of relevant experience, including go-to-market strategy, or comparable.University degree. MBA, GBA and/or CEBS designation or other related business-oriented education would be an asset.Experience with in the health business and/or service sector is preferred.Confidence, maturity and credibility to present to Senior Executive leadership and business unit leadership teamsStrong analytical capabilities, comfortable with quantitative & financial analysis. High level of conceptual skills and an ability to operate strategicallyStrong communication skills, including ability to translate complex technical issues into fundamental conceptsStrong relationship-building skills to build effective working relationships with business unit leadersHighly developed financial acumen and business orientationAbility to work across a complex environment – both internally and externally to lead teams with multiple mandates and differing value driversHigh level of self-motivation and keen sense of 'owning' and delivering on project deliverablesWillingness to travel as requiredProject Management;
Lead key product projects from their inception, overseeing the successful launch and distribution (projects examples: implementing new products or enhancements creating new growth strategies for driving member participation, managing regulatory changes)When you join…
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