Product Owner

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Financial is seeking a Product Owner to support platform and journey delivery for Advisors and Firms. You will translate product vision into strategic roadmaps, collaborate with IT and CXO, and drive adoption of digital tools with a focus on customer outcomes.

This role emphasizes governance, risk management and stakeholder alignment in a hybrid work environment. The position reports to the Director, Independent Advisor Journey and requires strong product ownership and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Experience delivering digital products in agile environments.
• Knowledge of distribution, wealth or insurance sectors.
• Familiarity with Salesforce is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and strategy aligned to business goals.
• Develop and deliver product roadmaps connected to user journeys.
• Manage backlogs and collaborate with delivery teams to achieve OKRs.
• Engage with Advisors and stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and internal policies.

Skills

Agile delivery

Financial services domain

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

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.

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description: Sun Life is a leading financial institution that offer Canadians holistic advice and solutions including insurance, wealth and health through a team of digitally-enabled and insights-driven human Advisors. We are on an exciting journey to transform the Digital Advisor experience that increases ease of doing business, productivity and Client engagement.

Reporting to the Director, Independent Advisor Journey and Shared Capabilities the Product Owner will support Platform / Journey Owners in the delivery of digital experiences, tools and capabilities to Advisors and Firms. The Product Owner will manage activities within delivery teams and will partner with information technology (IT), Distribution Partners, Client Experience Office (CXO) and other Sun Life business units / functions.

What will you do?

• Product vision and strategy
• Support Platform / Journey Owners in the design of clear product vision aligned to business strategy and outcomes
• Develop and deliver product roadmaps that are aligned to user journey maps and story maps
• Be accountable for product-specific objectives and key results (OKRs)
• Product development and management
• Continuously monitor and measure end-user behaviours and usage of the product to inform ongoing refinement of product roadmap and feature pipeline
• Integrate usability studies and research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure user-driven design.
• Engage with Advisors during the requirements life-cycle
• Maximize the value produced by agile team by ensuring the digital product / platform meets the users’ needs and aligns to product vision
• Planning and execution
• Work with the Director to translate product vision into a strategic yet pragmatic roadmap that feeds into a continuously prioritized backlog(s)
• Solve complex issues through in-depth research, identifying options and evaluating to recommend a proposed approach
• Collaborate with the delivery team (e.g. agile, Kanban) and ensure the product delivers as intended and dynamically adjusting plans to deliver on OKRs
• Review QA test plans to align with acceptance criteria, facilitate testing and review of early builds for adherence to functional requirements
• Support business validation to ensure that features works as designed and ensure data integrity
• Partner with Change Management to develop and execute on adoption strategy to drive Advisor usage of digital tools and capabilities
• Proactively identify potential issues and risks to ensure goals are achieved
• Ensure product addresses applicable legal, compliance regulatory and internal policy requirements
• Stakeholder management
• Identify areas of the business affected by product delivery and determine appropriate approach to engage with relevant stakeholders
• Escalate and keep stakeholders informed of key issues, risks and interdependencies
• Collaborate with key partners including Advisors, field management, Enterprise Services, CXO and other business units and functions (e.g. legal, compliance, risk)
• Build and manage relationships with key partners, including effectively engaging executives
• Communication and relationship management
• Proactively stay in touch with internal partners to maintain an understanding of new developments in their areas and identify opportunities for collaboration
• Tailor both written and verbal communication based on audience and situation to maximize buy-in and establish productive working relationships

What do you need to succeed?

• Relevant agile digital delivery experience
• Strong knowledge of distribution, wealth and /or insurance
• Knowledge of Salesforce an asset
• Proven track record of implementation experience of systems or digital capabilities in financial services
• Demonstrate knowledge of technology platforms or ability to learn about technology and digital products, experience working on technical products is a plus
• Ability to solve problems effectively by balancing various lenses business, operations, design and technology
• Possess business acumen to analyze and generate insights from OKRs as well as foundational quantitative analytical skills to support Platform / Journey Owner to develop business cases
• Possess growth mindset and passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas
• Believe in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust
• Empower self and others to fail, learn, and grow
• Highly collaborative and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment professionally and positively

Why join Sun Life?

Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture

A collaborative and interactive team environment

Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience

Working together, sharing common values and encouraging growth & achievement

Joining a reputable organization with over 150 years of history Certified Great Place to Work in Canada in 2026 #LI-Hybrid

Salary Range: 90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Job Category: Product Owner

Posting End Date: 28/09/2026

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 [e-mail].

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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