Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. The Junior Analyst Developer will work within the Investment Risk Oversight team to enhance risk data infrastructure and develop applications that support investment risk reporting and analytics.
Maintain and enhance risk infrastructure for collecting, storing, transforming, and managing risk data, including data lakes, data warehouses, and data pipelines, ensuring data integrity and accessibility, primarily using Python, SQL, and related tools
Design and implement workflows to automate data transformation, extract structured information from unstructured sources (e.g., PDFs, Excel, SharePoint), and generate insights that improve the efficiency of risk reporting and decision-making
Work closely with technology, data, and other relevant teams to ensure smooth investment data flow and integration, and to support the integrity of risk analytics produced from the risk systems
Contribute to investment risk reporting and analytics for GWAM and its underlying business units / regions, ensuring accurate and timely reporting coupled with concise narratives of key observations and areas of concern
Develop dashboards and analytical tools using data visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and Python-based libraries
Manage and prioritize a pipeline of development and enhancement requests
Enhance data quality and improve the efficiency of risk processes to ensure accurate and reliable risk assessments
Identify, evaluate, and implement tools and platforms to streamline risk management processes such as automating risk reporting capabilities
Collaborate with investment risk managers and stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications
Facilitate the effective operation of regional investment risk forums by preparing discussion materials and engaging in discussions with forum members to address key observations and concerns
Provide guidance, coaching, and informal mentorship to support team development and knowledge sharing
Stay abreast of regulatory requirements and industry standards related to investment risk oversight, ensuring compliance and adherence to best practices
Assess market developments to evaluate their impact on risk exposures and ensure timely, accurate reporting to stakeholders
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering or a related field
Recent graduates or early-career professionals (0–3 years), preferably with experience in finance or financial markets (e.g., asset managers, financial institutions, or fintech firms)
Demonstrated proficiency in Python (including relevant libraries) and SQL
Demonstrated experience building AI-enabled solutions, including practical experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI, OpenAI) for use cases beyond basic chat, such as advanced prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), structured data extraction, or document processing
Foundational understanding and application of ML and LLMs
Working understanding of core investment concepts, including market risk, liquidity risk and exposure analysis
Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar data visualization tools
Preferred
Experience with implementing or exposure to any market risk analytics system (e.g., MSCI, Blackrock Aladdin, Bloomberg, etc.) is a plus
Pursuing or completing professional certifications like CFA, FRM, PRM, or CAIA is desirable
Bilingualism (English and French) is a strong asset. If the successful candidate is in Québec, proficiency in both languages will be required to support clients from various provinces outside of Quebec
Benefit
Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.
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.
Manulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better.
