Manager, Strategic Initiatives

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

The Manager, Strategic Initiatives will be part of the Project and Portfolio Management team within Sun Life Canada. The team is responsible for governance and reporting on the Sun Life Canada initiative portfolio. We are a collaborative, diverse and high-performing group tasked with enabling and driving value to support Sun Life Canada in achieving financial and business objectives, while being a key business partner on specific initiatives and projects.

We are looking for a creative and innovative Manager, Strategic Initiatives to join our team. This key role involves overseeing metrics and supporting various strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will design and build the infrastructure needed to operationalize value realization across SL Canada. The incumbent will be comfortable with a flexible work environment, adapting to changing priorities and working on multiple projects at different stages, with different stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Design and build infrastructure to operationalize value realization, focusing on metrics stewardship and subsequent tracking.

• Develop methodologies to align Key Initiatives with enterprise level OKRs/KPIs.

• Use data science skills to analyze complex data sets and address issues around attribution.

• Provide statistical expertise to support decision-making processes.

• Show creativity and resilience in the face of challenges and ambiguity.

• Support other project and portfolio management workstreams to drive organizational success.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure strategic goal alignment and execution.

• Influence and impact stakeholders at all levels within the organization.

What do you need to succeed?

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a strategic or analytical role.

• Professional and/or educational background in statistics or a related field.

• Experience in data science is an advantage.

• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Experience building executive-level presentation and content.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple complex priorities.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading and managing change within a complex organization.

• Results oriented and critical thinking - high sense of ownership.

• Ability to influence and impact stakeholders at all levels.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Creativity and resilience in challenging situations.

What's in it for you?

• Time off giving you the flexibility to focus on the moments that matter including 20 vacation days per year

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• Pension Plan participation starts immediately, and you are automatically enrolled. We help you save more with Sun Life automatic and matching contributions and by including both your salary and bonus when making

• contributions.

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible hybrid work model

• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplace in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada

• Sun Life ranked one of the 2024 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World on the Corporate Knights’ 2024

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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