Asia LEAD Program
What is Asia LEAD program?
Manulife LEAD (Leadership, Experience, Advocacy, and Development) is a future-focused graduate development program that offers business rotations, social learning, and advocacy experience.
The LEAD program aims to attract candidates for and develop a pipeline of digitally-minded and trained millennial talents with the potential for either a General Management and/or business leadership career trajectory.
Program Structure
LEAD is an 18-month graduate program where Management Associates complete the following:
- Regional Orientation and Induction
Spend the first few days visiting our Hong Kong Regional Office with members of Manulife’s Executive Team to better understand our business, strategy and values. - Business Rotations
Complete 3 six-month rotations both within your local market and on overseas assignments to experience another market firsthand. - Community project
During the program, create and pitch a business case for a community cause that you might wish to support. - Development weeks
Undertake an exclusive series of classroom learning and experiential programs sponsored by Manulife senior executives to help you develop core business skills. - Access to Mentors and Buddies
Benefit from being assigned a Mentor (typically a senior leader) who will help you with your career and personal development, as well as business buddies to help you navigate our global organization. - Graduation into a business position
All program graduates are offered final placement into management positions aligned with their business and career interests.
Quotes from LEAD program Management Associates:
These months have been a wonderful opportunity for me to take up relatively high-level tasks and develop practical skills. Not only was I able to adopt a local perspective to identify possible difficulties in running the business and learn about their mode of operation, but also a regional perspective to gain greater exposure”
Having spent my first 6 months in the HK Chief Information Office, what I have experienced is far more than just going through routine tasks. Rather, I’ve learned a lot about WHY and HOW we are transforming our customer experiences through technology. Thanks for the opportunities to meet with agents, customers and operators to learn about various expectations and challenges they have encountered on the road of transformation.”
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