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We are a leading financial services provider committed to making decisions easier and lives better for our customers and colleagues around the world. From our environmental initiatives to our community investments, we lead with values throughout our business. To help us stand out, we help you step up, because when colleagues are healthy, respected and meaningfully challenged, we all thrive. Discover how you can grow your career, make impact and drive real change with our Winning Team today.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Job Description

Opportunity

This position is responsible for supporting all Operational areas and Field offices with respect to services issues. The Service Specialist is the single point of contact for service escalations in the organization. The Service Specialist is accountable for ensuring that any service-related issues received within the Operations teams are being managed in the timeframes required and sees them through from start to finish. The goal of the Specialist is to ensure that the customer is receiving the highest level of service possible. The Service Specialist may also be called upon to attend meetings with the various areas of the organization at all levels. This could also include Customer Meetings where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Escalations related to any Operations transaction

• Facilitating regular update meetings

• Responding to Customers (written and verbal)

• Facilitate activities as they relate to service issues

• Provide direction to the organization as it relates to changes to existing processes

• Ensure the resources required for each service recovery project are managing to the timelines

• Problem solving along with the support of other resources.

• Understand the cost of exceptions to Manulife standards

• Creativity with respect to the current product and services available to GB customers that will provide the customer with the desired outcome and not negatively impact Manulife GB.

• Statistical reporting (issues log) on all escalated issues

• Escalating issues (if necessary) in conjunction with the "Canadian Division Complaint Management Policy and Program’ and/or the Privacy/compliance office

• Recommendations on when groups should go into warranty and when they should come off

• Review escalated issues as they relate to groups in warranty

• Analyze, identify trends and provide statistical reporting on warranty groups

• Reviewing the Client Monitoring report to ensure issues are known and being dealt with, as well as work with the RGO to fully understand the related issues.

• Through team building skills and leadership skills demonstrate that the team approach of Manulife is superior to other organizations

• Strong People skills with respect to negotiation and conflict resolution

• Champion of superior service delivery

• Assist with overall projects as they relate to services, products, and processes within Group Benefits.

How will you create impact?

The Service Team is a direct connection between our customers and our company. This team is responsible for the successful resolution and negotiations of all service escalations within GB Operations. The goal of the Specialist is to ensure that the customer is receiving the highest level of service possible

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 approach 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.

What we are looking for?

• Extensive Group Benefits Knowledge and Experience

• Superior Customer Service approach

• Excellent Communication Skills, both verbal and written

• Presentation Skills

• Leadership Strength (people and project)

• Project Management & Business Analyst Skills

• Decision Making, Influencing and Negotiation Skills

• Comprehensive understanding of Manulife administration systems and any system that may interact with these systems.

• Bilingual in French and English

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.

• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

• A focus on growing your career path with us.

• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first cultureWe lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

• Boundless opportunityWe create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

• Continuous innovationWe invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and InclusionWe foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

• Championing Corporate CitizenshipWe 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 group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Asia, Canada, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2022, we had more than 40,000 employees, over 116,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 34 million customers. At the end of 2022, we had $1.3 trillion (US$1.0 trillion) in assets under management and administration, including total invested assets of $0.4 trillion (US $0.3 trillion), and segregated funds net assets of $0.3 trillion (US$0.3 trillion). We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong.

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 .

Salary & Benefits

The annual base salary for this role is listed below.

Primary Location

Montreal, Quebec

Salary range is expected to be between

$50,250.00 CAD - $83,750.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location. 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. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

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.