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Partnership and Business Strategy\nDevelop the multi-year strategy for the banca partnerships across Retail, Wealth, Private Bank, SME and Digital.\nDefine strategic priorities, segment choices and the future partnership model.\nAlign the long-term strategy with annual business planning and enterprise priorities.\n2. Growth and Opportunity Development\nBuild and oversee the Horizon 2 and 3 growth agenda.\nIdentify new customer, segment, channel, product and partnership opportunities.\nSponsor the development of strategic options, opportunity assessments and investment cases.\n3. Market and Strategic Intelligence\nEstablish a systematic view of customer needs, market developments, product trends and competitor activity.\nAssess relevant regulatory, technology and industry developments.\nTranslate intelligence into strategic implications and recommended actions.\n4. Partnership Development\nDevelop the strategic roadmap to strengthen the partnership.\nShape senior partner strategic agendas alongside the Head of Department.\nIdentify opportunities to deepen commercial, customer, digital, data and operating-model interdependence.\n5. Strategic Leadership and Execution\nLead the Strategy & Partnership working group\nPresent clear strategic choices and recommendations to senior Manulife and DBS stakeholders.\nPartner with the Transformation team to move approved priorities from strategy into execution.\nRequired Qualifications\nSignificant experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, business development or strategic partnerships, preferably within insurance, banking, wealth management or financial services.\nDemonstrated experience developing growth strategies, evaluating strategic opportunities and building investment cases.\nStrong commercial judgement, analytical capability and executive communication skills.\nProven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work across complex organisational and partnership boundaries.\nExperience leading and developing a small, high-performing strategy team, e.g., as a consulting EM/PL or equivalent strategy leader.\nBachelor’s degree required; MBA or other relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.\nPreferred Experience\nExperience in bancassurance or a major bank-insurer partnership.\nUnderstanding of Singapore’s banking, insurance and wealth-management landscape.\nWhen You Join Our Team\nWe’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.\nWe’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.\nAs part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.\nAbout Manulife and John Hancock\nManulife 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.\nManulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer\nAt 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.\nIt 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. 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