Lead Enterprise Architect (Global Risk Management)

Company 180 - Manulife Life Insurance Company (Japan)

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Toronto, Ontario Until 9/25/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 1, 2026 Last posted July 27, 2026
Job description

At Manulife, you will have the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that boost revenue and efficiency, aligning with our business strategy. As a Lead Enterprise Architect, you will work closely with senior leaders and other team members in technology and business, guaranteeing smooth implementation of our architectural vision. This position provides a great mix of accountability, creativity, and development in a dynamic and encouraging setting.

Position Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the Corporate Global Risk business team and other corporate business teams to identify and drive opportunities for architecture alignment and reuse.
  • Support and drive the definition of key aspects of the strategic architecture, identifying and resolving gaps or key issues.
  • Work alongside executives from various groups to offer architectural recommendations & mentorship as well as executive-level presentations.
  • Provide architectural direction and communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies.
  • Deliver architectural initiatives that drive revenue and improve efficiency to align with business strategy.
  • Collaborate with collaborators in technology and business to define architecture possibilities and future.
  • Identify risks or issues with technology solutions & builds, providing mentorship and support to collaborators to resolve or mitigate potential risks/delays.
  • Research relevant technologies, perform proof of concepts/prototypes, and recommend applications for future product architectures.
  • Analyze and develop viable solutions to high complexity business problems according to user specifications.
  • Ensure the quality and consistency of architecture artifacts across embedded architecture domains (e.g., system flows, data flows, conceptual builds, and application/information models).
  • Contribute to standards, policies, best architectural practices, and the process to govern against these standards.

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Understand Business, Technology, and Operations requirements for Banks and Financial Institutions.
  • Develop solutions for large projects in areas of Global Risk Management with knowledge of platforms/solutions such as Archer, BarraOne.
  • Proficient understanding of computer or network systems hardware and software theory, practice, concepts, and technology aligned with organizational goals.
  • Proven experience in crafting and architecting important systems.
  • Demonstrates expert knowledge of composing and analyzing methodology and application development processes.
  • Deep understanding and problem-solving ability of Information Technology of various scale, degree, and complexity.
  • Prior experience with digital transformation of legacy applications.
  • Proficient in techniques for producing compositions of complex systems, including requirements discovery and analysis, formulation of solution context, identification of solution alternatives and their assessment, technology selection, and configuration.

When you join our team

  • We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
  • We'll acknowledge and assist you in an adaptable setting where welfare and diversity go beyond mere words.
  • Joining our remote team means we are here to assist you in shaping the future you envision!

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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 hr@manulife.com.

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD

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 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 hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.

About this role

Summary

Lead architecture projects aligning with risk management strategies in finance.

Job title

Lead Enterprise Architect (Global Risk Management)

Experience level

proven experience

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Toronto-based, hybrid work with remote option

Salary

C$113k–C$210k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

business requirements analysisarchitecture designstakeholder communicationsystem analysissolution assessment

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

architecturerisk managementdigital transformationsystem designfinancial systems
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid City