Life insurance and financial services with regulated compliance and sales operations at scale
John Hancock operates a large, compliance-heavy financial services organization with a tech stack anchored in Microsoft (Power BI, Power Apps, Teams, SQL Server) and cloud platforms (Databricks, Azure, Kubernetes). Active hiring across finance, sales, and engineering—with finance dominating the pipeline—reflects a company working through regulatory modernization (SOX, MAR testing, audit efficiency) while simultaneously pushing sales productivity and operational automation. The adoption of Power Platform signals a shift toward low-code internal tooling.
Notable leadership hires: Advisor Network Lead, Financial Crime Modernization Lead
John Hancock is a major life insurance and financial services provider headquartered in Boston with over 160 years of operating history. The company serves customers across life insurance, retirement planning, and investment advisory. At 10,000+ employees, operations span regulated compliance (SOX, MAR, loan monitoring), sales across territories in the US and Canada, and a growing engineering footprint modernizing core platforms. Current project focus is split between regulatory obligations (annual audit planning, SOX/MAR testing, loan compliance) and commercial expansion (sales strategies, Canada insurance projects, acquisitions). Pain points center on audit and control efficiency, governance frameworks, and sales desk productivity.
Power BI, Python, SQL, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Kubernetes, Docker, MLflow, Java, JavaScript, Oracle, SQL Server, and Microsoft 365 suite (Teams, Power Apps, SharePoint). Currently adopting Power Platform for internal tooling.
Finance leads (12 roles), followed by sales (10), engineering (6), legal (4), marketing (4), product (4), and support (4). Mid-level and senior positions dominate the pipeline.
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