General Manager – Value Added Services
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General Manager leading Manulife’s non-timber revenue strategy across managed forest assets. Overseeing environmental projects, asset management, risk, and North American teams.
Responsibilities:
- Develop strategic direction and oversight of non-timber revenue-generating activities on client assets
- Develop and monetize non-timber revenue streams on all client lands
- Explore new business opportunities while managing financial and environmental project risks
- Oversee transactions exceeding $100MM per year across North America
- Lead development of team members’ skills and capabilities
- Own and execute projects that grow revenue streams on client assets
- Report to the President of MFM
- Develop opportunities aligned with the principle “Good Stewardship is Good Business”
- Lead a VAS team with four direct reports across North America
- Interact regularly with Portfolio Management and Client Services, Global Resources and Planning, Operations, and Accounting teams
- Maintain client fiduciary obligations
- Prioritize people’s safety and environmental stewardship
- Maintain strong service-oriented relationships with MFM and MIMT personnel
- Service information and communication needs of multiple regional teams
- Provide leadership to approximately nine employees
- Develop and execute a recreation strategy
- Oversee value-added revenue projects including carbon and wetland mitigation banks, mineral and aggregate sales, water filtration/storage, pine straw, and renewable energy
- Develop internal personnel to identify non-core revenue opportunities
- Oversee safety, stewardship, SFI® and FSC® compliance, marketing, planning, recreational use, and protection for non-core revenue projects
- Oversee asset management, including acquisitions and dispositions
- Lead stakeholder, public relations, regulatory, industry, and governmental communications
- Assist with policy development and implementation
- Oversee regional client accounting, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxes, financial accounting, debt management, and cash flow
- Work with the Resource Support Team on forest inventory, forest planning, and modeling interfaces
- Participate in regional industry associations and committees
- Perform other assigned responsibilities
Requirements:
- A bachelor’s degree in the environmental field or equivalent experience is required
- Graduate degree in an environmental-related discipline or business management is highly desirable
- Experience working with agencies providing oversight to non-core revenue projects, such as wetland mitigation banks
- Minimum of a combined ten (10) years of environmental project management
- Minimum of ten (10) years organizational management and leadership experience within an organization of significant size and scope
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, collaborate across functions, and operate effectively in a self-directed environment
- Excellent relationship, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Strong analytical, financial, and technology skills
- Strong asset management skills
- Customer service orientation
- Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and organizational policies and procedures
Benefits:
- Flexible work environment
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Mental health benefits
- Vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Adoption/surrogacy benefits
- Wellness benefits
- Employee/family assistance plans
- Pension/401(k) savings plans
- Global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
- Financial education and counseling resources
- Up to 11 paid holidays annually
- 3 personal days annually
- 150 hours of vacation annually
- 40 hours of sick time annually, or more where required by law
- Statutory leaves of absence
- Learning and career growth support
- Inclusion and well-being support
- Incentive programs and incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance
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