GRO Program

At Manulife, we believe in investing in the future starting with you Our GRO program is a boldnew approachto early talent development, designed to launch your career with the support, structure, and opportunities you need to thrive. GRO is Manulife’s flagshipearly talent program.It’smore than just ajob,it’sa launchpad for your career. GRO offers a consistent, high-quality experience for new graduates across the organization.

Step into your future with our Actuarial Development Program (ADP) — a key stream within our GRO early talent program. ADP is designed to launch high-potential actuarial talent into impactful careers through structured rotations every18 -24monthsacross areas like Pricing, Valuation, Risk Management, and more. As part of GRO,you’lljoin a vibrant community of peers, benefit from professional development sessions, core skills training, mentorship, leadership exposure, and full support on your FSA/FCIA journey—including paid study time and exam resources. With increasing responsibility, competitive compensation, and access to Canada’s largest actuarial network, ADP empowers you to grow into a future business and technical leader while making a difference for customers around the world.

Position Responsibilities:

• Help design and price insurance and annuity products.
• Play a key role in establishingactuarial assumptions, quantifying reserves, and meeting regulatory and capital requirements.
• Provide analysis and sound advice to business partners to help meet our strategic goals.
• Collaborate with management to identifyrisks and opportunities while taking initiatives to improve business performance.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement through ongoing analysis of procedures and actuarial methodologies. Develop better insights and processes byleveragingthe latest technology.

Required Qualifications:

• Working towards a University degree in Actuarial Science, Math,Statistics, orrelateddiscipline with expected graduation of 2027.
• Possessing relevant actuarial experience anddemonstrating a strong commitment towards FSA/FCIA designations (e.g.passing at least one SOA exam).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Well-developed interpersonal, organizational,communication,and leadership skills.
• Solution-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter and team player witha high levelof initiative and strong work ethic.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel isrequired.
• Experience with AXIS or other actuarial software is an asset.

When you join our team:

• We’llempower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’llrecognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team,we’llsupport you in shaping the future you want to see.

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 hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.

Manulife/John Hancock 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 savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources.

This posting supports an ongoing hiring initiative for existing and/or future vacancies.

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