Senior Manager, Asia Information Risk Management

The Opportunity

A Senior Manager role for the Information Risk Management.

This is the 2nd Line of Defense role within the Asia Information Risk Management, and you are responsible for the Asia Information Risk Management (IRM) activities in providing a proactive and effective challenge to the 1st Line to ensure they are operating within the risk appetite, the appropriate policies and standards as well as providing swift responses on the market-specific risk oversight and insights. 

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with various stakeholders globally and this role will report to the Director, Asia Information Risk Management.

What motivates you?

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage, and act for their benefit
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile mindset and enable business outcomes
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

We are looking for someone with:

• Holds a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology (IT) or Information Security (IS)
• 5 years in IRM or Information Security
• Excellent technical skills in Information Security Management (ISM), Technology Risk Management (TRM), and Business Continuity Management (BCM)
• Excellent communication skills
• Appreciation of different cultures

Nice to Have:

• Professional certificate holder – CISSP, CRISC, CISA, CSSLP, or CISM would be an advantage
• Experience in the following:
• Information Risk Assessment
• IT/IS security controls review

On the job you will:

• Perform the 2nd Line IRM oversight information risk review for relevant initiatives aligned with the internal framework in the Operational Risk Management (ORM) risk concurrence process
• Perform the 2nd Line IRM oversight on the Technology RCSA program, issues and the associated corrective action plan, and incidents.
• Perform the 2nd Line IRM oversight on BC/DR related matters and provide advisory role function
• Perform 2nd Line exceptions review
• Provide advisory and added value to the Market on market-specific risk insights
• Support the Market’s remediation plan implementation
• Facilitate the Market risk posture evaluation through report formation
• Guide the Market on global initiatives
• IRC meeting preparation and follow-ups
• Build and maintain a relationship with various stakeholders – Market IT, Risk, Global, and other stakeholders
• ORM support concerning RCSA – provide IRM support for Process RCSA managed by Market and ORM issue review
• Familiarize and use internal risk tools
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks and administrative matters

Our commitment to you:

• Values-first culture
• We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity
• We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation
• We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship
• We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.

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 recruitment@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

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