Project Manager, Fund Operations
Manulife
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $92,475 - $160,290 per year
About the role
- Independently lead multiple concurrent, cross‑functional projects impacting mutual fund and alternative fund operations, spanning technology implementations, regulatory initiatives, third‑party transitions, operational enhancements, and product events
- Own end‑to‑end project delivery, including scope definition, planning, execution, risk and issue management, governance, and project closure
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, dependencies, dashboards, and risk logs to ensure timely, transparent delivery and executive‑level reporting
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks, including evaluating and addressing operational control and regulatory impacts of process or product changes
- Prepare and present clear, concise updates to senior management, articulating operational, control, accounting, and regulatory implications and key decisions
- Partner with fund operations and business stakeholders to identify, prioritize, and deliver targeted operational transformation initiatives that improve controls, reduce risk, and enhance regulatory readiness
- Act as a liaison between business teams and Agile delivery squads to drive adoption, manage change, and implement sustainable future‑state processes, including tactical solutions where appropriate
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of experience in asset management or financial services
- Bilingualism (English and French) is an asset, proficiency in both languages if in Québec
- Deep understanding of mutual fund and alternative fund operations, including fund accounting, regulatory requirements, risk, audit, and operational oversight
- Proven ability to independently lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives from initiation through completion
- Strong experience assessing operational controls and risk implications across fund accounting, reporting, and oversight functions
- Demonstrated business analysis expertise, including requirements gathering, process mapping, current‑ vs. future‑state analysis, and impact assessment
- Effective influencer and communicator with experience engaging senior leaders, vendors, and technical partners, including executive‑level presentations
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and project management skills; experience with Agile teams, operational transformation, and familiarity with automation, data, or AI tools is a plus
Benefits
- health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
- adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
- employee/family assistance plans
- retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)
- financial education and counseling resources
- generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year
- full range of statutory leaves of absence
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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