Manulife

Financial Services

Director,IntelligentAutomation&AI,CanadaOperations

$118–118k Waterloo, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Director, Intelligent Automation & AI, Canada Operations at Manulife. Skills: Intelligent Automation, AI, Operations. Own and manage delivery roadmap. Lead solution delivery”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve quality; Accelerate cycle times; Reduce exceptions; Deliver measurable outcomes; Maximize long-term value

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years experience, Deliver enterprise-grade solutions, Operations in financial services, Own product roadmaps, Capacity planning, Prioritization, Measurable value delivery, Microsoft ecosystem functional level, Salesforce functional level, Collaborate across IT, Collaborate across architecture, Collaborate across business teams, Lead teams, Build inclusive environments, Build high-performing environments, Bachelor's degree

Nice to Have

MBA or advanced degree, Vendor management experience, Enterprise automation technology stacks experience, Operations transformation background, Operations strategy background, AI-enabled automation use cases understanding, AI-enabled automation limitations understanding, Agile delivery models experience

What You'll Do.

Own and manage delivery roadmap

Lead solution delivery

Serve as business partner

Oversee operational quality

Oversee release readiness

Build high-performing teams

Drive capacity planning

Drive continuous improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Business units; Central Technology teams; IT teams; Architecture teams; Business teams

Communication Scope

Communicate outcomes

Process & Methodology

Roadmap management, Agile delivery models

Full Job Description

The Director, Intelligent Automation & AI, Canada Operations leads the design, build, and evolution of the enterprise augmentation agent portfolio across platforms such as Azure, Power Platform, and Salesforce. This role focuses on translating prioritized capabilities into operational solutions that improve quality, accelerate cycle times, and reduce exceptions. As a product and operations leader, the Director ensures delivery of measurable business outcomes rather than just technical deployments. This opportunity enables you to shape how operational AI is built and scaled, while influencing enterprise-wide transformation and innovation. **Position Responsibilities** * Own and manage the delivery roadmap for the augmentation portfolio across business units, ensuring clear timelines, milestones, and value realization * Lead solution delivery across both low-code rapid deployments and complex builds, ensuring high standards of accuracy, reliability, and adoption * Serve as the primary business partner to central Technology teams, aligning augmentation solutions with foundational technology investments * Oversee operational quality, governance, and release readiness, ensuring all capabilities meet defined acceptance criteria and audit standards * Build and develop high-performing teams, while engaging stakeholders and communicating outcomes to business leaders and executives * Drive capacity planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement of the shared augmentation library to maximize long-term value **Required Qualifications** * 10+ years of experience in operational transformation, intelligent automation, product delivery, or related domains * Proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions into production environments * Strong understanding of operations in financial services, banking, or insurance sectors * Experience owning product roadmaps, capacity planning, prioritization, and measurable value delivery * Familiarity with Microsoft ecosystem (A

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