Summer Intern 2027 - Product Design

We are looking for a Product Design Co‑op Student to join the Manulife Digital Design team. In this role, you will support the design of Manulife.com by helping create wireframes, contribute to experience design activities, and assist with maintaining and evolving our design system components.
You’ll work closely with product designers, design system designers, and engineers, gaining hands-on experience in large-scale enterprise design while learning how design systems enable consistency and accessibility across digital products.
Key Responsibilities
Support product designers by creating low‑ to mid‑fidelity wireframes for Manulife.ca experiences
Assist with design system maintenance, including:
Updating and organizing components in Figma
Supporting documentation and usage guidelines
Help ensure design solutions align with accessibility, usability, and brand standards
Participate in design critiques, sprint planning, and cross‑functional collaboration with developers and product partners
Incorporate feedback and iterate on designs efficiently
Conduct basic UX tasks such as layout exploration, visual QA, and design validation
Required Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a post‑secondary program in Design, UX, HCI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or a related field
Basic experience with Figma (components, styles, auto layout)
Foundational understanding of UX and visual design principles
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to receive feedback and iterate quickly
Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset
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.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.
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.
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.
Working Arrangement
Hybrid

Skills
HTML/CSS, Artificial Intelligence, Figma, Graphic Design, Documentation