(Senior) Associate, Global Manager Research Asia
Manulife and John Hancock Careers
·May 17, 2026
- Location
- Hong Kong, Manulife Tower
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Education
- Seniority
- Entry
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
We are seeking an experienced investment professional to join our global manager research team. You will lead and support in-depth due diligence, assessment, and ongoing monitoring across active and passive investment strategies; and deliver independent, well-structured recommendations and reporting to support decision-making across our institutional and wealth platforms. The level of responsibility and seniority will be calibrated based on the candidate’s experience and proven track record.
Position Responsibilities:
Conduct in-depth, ongoing quantitative and qualitative research, on investment strategies and portfolio managers across asset classes, including portfolio manager meetings to assess philosophy, process, team, performance, and risk to ensure success of strategies being covered; identify issues early and drive remediation. Apply a consistent approach to identify return/ risk drivers, develop value propositions, and produce decision-ready recommendations, enhance processes to improve efficiency, quality and productivity.
Strengthen the Global Manager Research team’s center of expertise through adding value to the Global Wealth and Asset Management businesses with insights on investment manager analysis; foster strong partnership with key stakeholders across the company
Serve as the subject matter expert for the local and regional investment platforms in Asia; actively engage in boards and committees to advise product selection, conduct platform analysis, and support business growth and strategic initiatives.
Lead/support ad-hoc projects
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of experience in investment manager / mutual fund research, due diligence, and manager selection. strong grasp of global markets, asset classes, and the asset management industry (experience on multi-manager, endowment, sovereign, buy-side, or major consultant platforms is highly relevant).
Detail orientation with solid analytical and writing skills; ability to synthesize complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations with a robust, consistent framework
Ownership and accountability: prioritize, multi-task, and deliver end-to-end work independently while collaborating inclusively with global, cross-disciplinary stakeholders
Growth mindset and proactivity: open to feedback, commits to resolve problems end-to-end, stewardship orientation, and motivation to do what is right
Excellent communication and stakeholder management; confident presenting to diverse audiences and maintaining well-reasoned, evidence-based views through rigorous discussion
Verbal and written proficiency in English and Mandarin and/or Cantonese
Knowledge of wealth, retirement or investment-linked insurance scheme platforms across Asia preferred
Proficient with Morningstar Direct, Lipper, Bloomberg and other research packages
Post graduate degree, CFA/CAIA preferred
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 [email protected].
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