Director, IT Product Management – ESG, Public and Private Markets

Manulife

Product Delivery Director at leading asset manager driving ESG initiatives and operational excellence. Manage cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes and advance modernization.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $127,330 - $236,470 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own product delivery across ESG applications (ESG data sourcing, calculation engine/scoring and reporting)
Lead and develop a high-performing team of engineers, analysts, and QA across agile squads; set goals, coach, and drive accountability
Partner with ESG, Product, Client Service, Operations, and Compliance to shape roadmaps, prioritize backlogs, and translate business needs into actionable epics and user stories
Deliver strategic initiatives and platform modernization: scalability, performance, security, and data quality improvements
Oversee KLO, incident management, and SRE practices (SLAs/SLOs, reliability, change management) to ensure production stability
Establish delivery rigor: OKRs, KPIs, release cadences, dependency management, and cross-team governance
Drive the book of work for ESG capabilities, data integration, and workflow automation
Advance AI-enabled solutions (intelligent ESG reporting, insights/recommendations) with responsible AI governance
Manage vendor/partner relationships and contracts (ESG tools and market data), ensuring value realization and roadmap alignment
Align data strategy with enterprise architecture: master data, metadata, lineage, and quality controls across ESG data
Champion security, privacy, and regulatory compliance (data protection, client communications standards) in design and delivery
Own budgets, forecasts, and resource planning; optimize capacity across strategic work, enhancements, and KLO
Communicate status and risk transparently to senior leadership; drive mitigation plans and decision escalations

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years in product delivery/program management or technology leadership in financial services
Proven leadership managing cross-functional engineering/analysis teams delivering complex, data-rich products at scale
Demonstrated success with agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), DevOps/SRE practices, and CI/CD
Experience delivering ESG and Investment Management platforms and solutions
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication
Solid understanding of data integration, APIs, and event-driven architectures
Track record of operational excellence: SLAs, incident/problem management, change/release management
AI/ML product delivery experience: NLP for content/search, personalization, predictive analytics (preferred)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization, and modern data stacks (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Mental health benefits
Vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Life and AD&D insurance coverage
Adoption/surrogacy benefits
Wellness benefits
Employee/family assistance plans
Retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans)
Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
Financial education and counseling resources
Up to 11 paid holidays
3 personal days
150 hours of vacation
40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law)

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Hard Skills & Tools

product deliveryprogram managementagile deliveryDevOpsSRE practicesCI/CDdata integrationAPIsevent-driven architecturesAI/ML product delivery

Soft Skills

leadershipstakeholder managementexecutive communicationcoachingaccountabilitytransparencyrisk managementgoal settingcross-team governancevendor management