Senior Manager, Legal Counsel

Role Summary

The role provides critical legal, regulatory, and governance support to the business, helping ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate requirements. This position advises stakeholders on legal risks, contract management, regulatory developments, and corporate governance matters while supporting business growth and operational objectives. The role also oversees corporate secretarial activities, including shareholder and Board governance processes, statutory compliance, and corporate record management. This opportunity offers exposure to complex legal, regulatory, and governance matters within a regulated business environment.

Position Responsibilities:

Legal

• Develop, negotiate, review, and modify contracts and agreements to support various business activities.
• Provide legal advice on business matters, including Insurance, Business & Commercial Enterprise, Civil, Contract, and Intellectual Property Laws.
• Carry out legal research and provide interpretation of legal information, requested legal issues, and applicable regulatory changes.
• Provide legal protection and legal risk management advice relating to contract management.
• Review and advise on the legal implications of product materials and significant marketing materials.
• Review and advise on the legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Specifically cover the Risk Assessment Procedure and Record Management Policy.
• Coordinate reporting requirements to regulators, including annual financial reports, monthly business statistics updates, and financial statements.
• Communicate with the Tax Department whenever required and obligated.
• Support Regulatory Development & Management.

Corporate Secretarial

• Support Good Corporate Governance and Corporate Secretarial Management.
• Manage statutory matters, including capital, shareholders, shareholders' and Board of Directors (BOD) meeting modalities and resolutions, and BOD changes.
• Arrange shareholders' and BOD meetings.
• Draft resolutions and manage records of shareholders' and BOD meeting minutes.
• Manage shareholders' and BOD status and identification records.
• Manage corporate records and commercial binders.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.).
• Minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Strong experience in:
• Commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Corporate and commercial law.
• Regulatory compliance and regulatory engagement.
• Corporate secretarial and corporate governance matters.
• Managing legal risks and providing practical legal advice to business stakeholders.
• Licensed Advocate / Practicing Lawyer.
• Master's Degree in Law (LL.M.), Business Law, Corporate Law, or a related discipline.
• Experience in the insurance, financial services, banking, or regulated industry.

When you join our team:

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

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.