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The Opportunity

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.

What motivates you?

Wealth and Asset Management brings together two of our greatest strengths – wealth management and investment expertise, creating a new powerhouse that aims to take our clients to greater heights. By combining our deep expertise and experience in both wealth and asset management, we offer fully integrated solutions spanning investment funds and pensions globally. These customized multi-format solutions are developed to meet the unique needs of different client groups, ranging from retail investors to institutions and pension groups.

On the job you will:

Global Investment Rotation Program offers a comprehensive 24-month rotation for recent university graduates with intensive on-the-job training and personal development.  This program provides diverse experience and generates career opportunities through four six-month rotations in the main business functional areas. Candidates will have the opportunity to gain experience in Wealth and Asset Management in Hong Kong and be on a short-term assignment to other overseas offices.

Wealth and Asset Management

o Client Portfolio Management

o Equity Portfolio Management

o Fixed Income and Credit Portfolio Management

o Institutional Sales

o Business Strategy

o Investment Product Development

Working with different Assignment Managers, these rotations are intended to maximize the opportunity to acquire technical knowledge and gain an appreciation of the diversity of the asset origination and asset management businesses within the context of a large global financial services firm.  Successful applicants will be mentored by a senior executive during the 24-month program.

Note – Financial assistance will be provided to cover the costs associated with completing the CFA designation. 

We are looking for someone with:  

o Bachelor or Master of Finance, Economics, Accounting or related subjects

o Fresh graduates or candidates with less than two year’s working experience after graduation

o Strong academic achievement with GPA 3.5 or above

o Demonstrated knowledge of accounting, financial or investment, strong analytical techniques

o Familiarity with a variety of financial products and services  

o Agile, creative and show initiative while working in a challenging and fast paced environment

o Strong written and oral communication skills

o Solid computer experience in Office with a strong aptitude for learning new software packages

o Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

o Result oriented

Our commitment to you

o Our mission; to be a part of making Decisions Easier and Lives Better

o A leadership team dedicated to your growth and success 

o A bold ambition and set of goals to be a leader in driving transformation in our industry 

o Our best. Every day. 

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 recruitment@manulife.com .

Working Arrangement

Hybrid