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ATS Automation

Controls Engineering Manager

Cambridge, ON

CA$124K - CA$170K/yr

  • Medical

  • PTO

Leadership Support Act as a delegate for the Director, Engineering as required, supporting departmental and business unit objectives. Qualifications Education: * A post-secondary technology diploma ...

Alpaca

Director of Engineering, Trading

Waterloo, ON

This role is designed for a Director-level engineering leader who can extend a proven brokerage platform into a new institutional tier through strong architectural judgment, execution discipline, and ...

Ametek

Director of Engineering

Waterloo, ON · On-site

CA$225K - CA$275K/yr

Accountable for engineering across the full product lifecycle, ensuring successful delivery of products that meet defined functional, cost, schedule, performance, quality, and reliability objective

MCAP

Director, Software Engineering

Waterloo, ON · On-site

This role is focused on helping engineering teams apply AI in practical,measurable ways to improve ... Direct research on emerging application development softwareproducts, languages, and standards in ...

Denso

Manager, Engineering

Guelph, ON

CA$106K - CA$140K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Engineering Manager to lead a team of technical departments related to in-house plastic injection ... Coordinating and directing projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing ...

Onterris

Service Director, Foundation Engineer

Guelph, ON · Hybrid

CA$160K - CA$210K/yr

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Geotechnical Engineering with a P.Eng. designation (master ... Extensive experience planning, directing, and interpreting geotechnical field investigations ...

CIMA+

Director, Wastewater

Kitchener, ON

  • Retirement

We are looking for a Director, Wastewater , to lead the growth and delivery of our municipal ... Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario. * Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible ...

Agfa

Director, AI Enablement

Waterloo, ON

  • Medical

  • PTO

We are hiring a Director of AI Engineering & Enablement, reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, to lead the transformation of how our R&D organization designs, builds, tests, documents, and ...

Sun Life Financial

Engineering Manager

Waterloo, ON · Remote

As Engineering Manager,you'reaccountable for a single squad's delivery, people development, and ... You'llleadthesquad, working closely with Product Directors to drive business outcomes. For ...

Sun Life Financial

Engineering Manager

Waterloo, ON · Remote

As Engineering Manager,you'reaccountable for a single squad's delivery, people development, and ... You'llleadthesquad, working closely with Product Directors to drive business outcomes. For ...

Arcticwolf

Director, Tech Leads

Waterloo, ON · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Life

  • Retirement

You will work closely with Executives, Product, Engineering, and Security Leaders to drive and ... As a Director, Tech Leads you will: Organizational Leadership * Hire, onboard, develop, and retain ...

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As of Aug 16, 2026, the average yearly pay for director engineering in Kitchener, ON is $145,447.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $117,089.00 and $175,867.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Director, Engineering - Operations Automation

Manulife

Waterloo, ON

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

Director of Engineering, Operations AI Automation

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary, results-driven Director of Engineering, Operations AI Automation to lead the design, delivery, and scaling of transformative AI-powered solutions within Wealth and Asset Management Technology.

In this strategic leadership role, you will drive high-impact automation initiatives that improve operational efficiency, accelerate time-to-market, enhance customer experiences, and deliver measurable business value. Working across technology, product, data science, and business teams, you will lead the end-to-end execution of AI solutions that are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of AI-enabled operations within a leading global financial services organization.

What You'll Do
  • Lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for building and delivering AI and intelligent automation solutions across multiple business areas.
  • Partner with business leaders, product teams, data scientists, and technology stakeholders to identify and deliver strategic automation opportunities.
  • Drive solution delivery from concept through production, ensuring scalability, performance, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
  • Develop and manage delivery roadmaps, sprint plans, staffing strategies, and operational support models (L1, L2, and L3).
  • Ensure solutions meet financial services requirements for security, privacy, observability, governance, and auditability.
  • Champion Agile delivery, DevOps practices, and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Provide executive-level visibility into delivery progress, risks, business outcomes, and investment value.
  • Stay current on emerging AI, automation, and financial technology trends, bringing innovative ideas to the organization.
What You'll Bring
  • 10+ years of technology leadership experience, including leading complex enterprise delivery initiatives.
  • 3+ years of experience delivering AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation solutions.
  • Strong understanding of financial services operations, regulatory requirements, risk management, and governance.
  • Hands-on software engineering background with the ability to guide architecture and technical decision-making.
  • Proven success delivering enterprise-scale AI and automation platforms leveraging technologies such as LLMs, Azure, Power Platform, Decisions.com, Kubernetes, NoSQL databases, Application Gateways, and related technologies.
  • Experience with cloud architecture, enterprise integration, and modern software engineering practices.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing executive audiences.
  • Success leading cross-functional, matrixed teams and managing strategic vendor relationships.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Why Join Us?
  • Lead AI transformation initiatives that are reshaping operations across a global financial services organization.
  • Drive strategic programs that create meaningful business impact through innovation and automation.
  • Collaborate with talented technology, product, and business leaders in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Build and scale modern AI capabilities that improve experiences for customers, advisors, and employees.
  • Make a lasting impact while working on some of the organization's most exciting and innovative technology initiatives.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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.

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$113,260.00 CAD - $210,340.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact hr@manulife.com for the salary range for your location.

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. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact hr@manulife.com for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement.

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