Senior People Operations Specialist

Sun Life; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 58,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits

Inclusive environment

Best Workplaces in Ontario 2025

Mental Health at Work certification

Job summary

Sun Life is seeking a Senior People Operations Specialist for a maternity leave contract, handling first-level escalation and transactional HR processing across Canada, the US, Ireland and Bermuda. You will work with Workday and ADP GlobalView, interpreting policies and managing cases to meet SLAs.

Join a hybrid workplace focused on operational excellence, customer service and stakeholder management, delivering efficient HR services to employees and managers while supporting continuous process

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• HR experience in a shared services context.
• Attention to detail and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Process and monitor HR transactions in Workday and ADP GlobalView.
• Provide escalation support and resolve inquiries within SLAs.
• Interpret HR policies and assist with policy exceptions.
• Drive continuous improvement of inquiry management processes.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

HR Experience

Attention to Detail

Business Acumen

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Operational Excellence

Time Management

Education

Post-secondary education in Human Resources

Tools

Workday

ADP GlobalView

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

• Maternity Leave Contract ***

The Senior People Operations Specialist is primarily responsible for the day-to-day activities related to providing the first level of escalation for complex inquiries, and functionally focused operational and transactional processing support for functions such as Workforce Operations, Benefits Operations, Payroll Operations, Compensation Operations, and Leave Management Operations for employees and Managers in Canada, US, Ireland, and Bermuda. This role has knowledge of HR policy administration, HR information systems (Workday and ADP GlobalView), and bidirectional system integrations across Payroll, Pension and Benefits functions.

What will you do?

Employee Transaction Processing / Operations

• Going above and beyond to process and monitor intake volumes, ensuring all cases and transactions are properly assigned and responded to (and resolved) in an efficient and effective manner
• Provide an excellent customer service experience for internal customers (employees and managers) and external customers, with a resolution-based mindset
• Execute Workforce Operations, Benefits Operations, Payroll Operations, Compensation Operations, Leave Management Operations transactions in Workday and ADP GlobalView
• Ensure in-depth understanding and familiarity with regional and business unit specific nuances of service delivery
• Coach employees and managers on self-service transactions and HR Operations portal navigation (Tier 0)
• Escalate complex inquiries and transactions to appropriate tiers / teams
• Provide functional support for escalated inquiries

Case Management

• Log, track and resolve inquiries in Case Management tool (Workday)
• Ensure closed-loop process to manage, elevate and resolve cases
• Provide and maintain procedures and processes for case escalation
• Meet defined SLAs and KPIs
• Escalate cases per appropriate procedures

Policy / Procedure Interpretation

• Interpret policies and procedures and provide assistance for escalation of sensitive issues and / or policy exceptions within Sun Life
• Ensure documentation of policies and procedures are available/ accessible

Continuous Improvement

• Partner with management and leadership to update, simplify, and enhance Inquiry Management processes, procedures, and technologies

What do you need to succeed?

• Excellent Customer Service Skills
• Great Communication Skills (written and verbal)
• HR Experience
• Attention to Detail
• Business Acumen
• Problem Solving / Conflict Resolution
• Analytical Thinking
• Excellent Relationship / Stakeholder Management
• Operational Excellence Mindset
• Multi-tasking & Time Management

Assets

• HR Shared Services Experience
• Experience in a Service / Call Centre or production environment
• Experience with Payroll Administration
• Experience and/or post-secondary education with a focus on Human Resources
• Working knowledge of Workday and ADP GlobalView

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential
• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work Canada
• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health

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.

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

Salary Range

58,000/58 000 - 93,000/93 000

Job Category

Human Resources

Posting End Date

04/10/2026