Senior Consultant, Strategy and Enablement, Group Retirement Services

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best Workplace for Hybrid Work

Flexible Benefits

Pension, stock and savings programs

Job summary

Sun Life Financial in Canada is seeking a Senior Consultant for Strategy and Enablement to support GRS leaders with strategy development, planning and enablement, reporting to the AVP. You will conduct research, engage senior stakeholders, and drive strategic initiatives across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities to influence client outcomes and financial security.

Qualifications

• Strong conceptual problem-solving skills with ability to structure business issues.
• Excellent analytical capabilities including data interpretation and synthesis.
• Experience in secondary research and presenting actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative research and analysis.
• Prepare and deliver recommendations on priority strategy questions for GRS.
• Track strategic initiatives and monthly reporting.
• Engage senior stakeholders.
• Support strategy design and development across GRS with cross-BU partners.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

University degree in business administration, economics, finance or related discipline

Job description

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.

The Senior Consultant, Strategy and Enablement

Sun Life Canada’s Group Retirement Services is a market leader in Capital Accumulation Plans in Canada. Our vision is to become a lifetime savings partner for working Canadians while strengthening and expanding our core group business. The Senior Consultant, Strategy and Enablement will report directly to the AVP, Strategy and Enablement, and will support leaders in GRS with strategy development, planning, and enablement.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Independently conducting quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• Preparing and delivering recommendations on priority strategy questions for GRS
• Ongoing tracking of strategic initiatives including monthly reporting
• Engaging senior stakeholders

Success in this role requires critical thinkers with a passion for identifying & solving business problems, effective communicators with experience working with senior leaders, and team players that love to be part of fast-paced teams and can quickly foster relationships with peers in the organization.

What will you do?

• Strategic project execution – supporting the delivery of strategic projects including workstream management, problem definition and structuring, collaboration with cross-functional teams, providing updates, and timely execution of deliverables
• Strategic project tracking – tracking monthly progress on key strategic projects and initiatives for GRS, including preparing reports on progress of GRS OKRs to share with senior leaders
• Problem solving and analytics – conducting financial and business analysis employing business strategy frameworks, interpreting analytical results, generating insights and recommendations
• Marketing & business intelligence – following market trends and competitor actions in GRS space, performing market analysis to identify areas of opportunity, and communicating key findings with GRS leaders
• Communication – preparing and delivering both formal presentations and informal updates for management; presenting results and engaging partners in discussion on executing next steps and implementing the recommendations, as appropriate
• Support strategy design and development – co-lead delivery of strategy projects across GRS in partnership with GRS partners, cross-BU partners, and Canada Strategy

What do you need to succeed?

• Strong conceptual problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to structure business problems, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop recommendations
• Strong analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel; ability to conduct both quantitative and qualitative analysis, and an aptitude for interpreting and synthesizing results
• Experience in conducting in-depth secondary research
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare formal business reports and presentations (PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners
• Strong project management skills and the ability to prioritize and organize work effectively to deliver on tight timelines, with high attention to detail

What will be nice to have?

• University degree in business administration, economics, finance or related discipline
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in strategy development, leading significant business initiatives, or in a business consulting role and/or
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant business experience, ideally with some exposure to the financial services industry

What’s in it for you?

• We’re proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work Canada
• Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
• 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.

Additional information

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.

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].

Salary Range

Salary Range: 80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000