Senior Strategy Consultant

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 78,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Financial seeks a Senior Strategy Consultant in Toronto. This role involves guiding strategy projects, analyzing complex data, and collaborating with stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives that enhance business capabilities. Successful candidates will possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive approach to problem-solving in a dynamic environment. Enjoy a flexible work environment with diverse opportunities to grow.

Benefits

Flexible Benefits

Pension and stock programs

Great Place to Work recognition

Qualifications

• Experience working with data and business modelling, including Excel models.
• Minimum of 2-5 years relevant business experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive strategy project work streams including research and analysis.
• Develop and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Extract relevant insights and suggest recommendations based on findings.

Skills

Data analysis

Business modeling

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Research skills

Education

University degree in business or related disciplines

Job description

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Senior Strategy Consultant

Apply locations Toronto, Ontario Sun Life Waterloo King time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR00112761

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 Retail Advisor & Solutions (RA&S) Strategy team supports RA&S in achieving its strategic priorities and goals by developing value-add strategic initiatives that define/optimize RA&S’ business capabilities. The RA&S Strategy team also has a role to enable RA&S’ leaders to make better decisions by providing them with relevant internal and external information, insights, and trends.

Reporting to the Director, Retail Advice & Solutions Strategy, and working in a collaborative environment, the Senior Strategy Consultant supports the development of various strategic initiatives. They also play an active role in developing and maintaining a current view of relevant internal and external information to inform leaders and initiatives. The successful candidate will be impact-oriented with an owner’s mindset, able to work effectively with complex data and analysis, solve complex business problems within larger projects, present results in an intuitive and transparent way to a variety of stakeholders, and collaborates effectively with partners.

What will you do?

• Own and drive strategy project work streams, including decomposing problem statements into a set of hypotheses, defining a research and analysis plan, sourcing data and information from internal and external sources, and performing both quantitative (e.g., financial analysis, market sizing) and qualitative (e.g., competitor benchmarking) analyses to validate or reject hypotheses
• Develop and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis independently and accurately with guidance
• Extract relevant insights from research and analysis by deducing implications and suggesting recommendations, synthesizing findings in a useful output format
• Structure solution-oriented approaches to solving problems with guidance, striving to find an answer and knowing when to ask for help and course correct
• Create clear, organized slides and other formal communications that draw out key messages and supporting data
• Effectively prepare for, deliver/execute on, and follow up on presentations, discussions, small working sessions with partners on well-defined topics
• Maintain high awareness currency in a wide range of relevant topics, including trends, market developments, and competitive intelligence
• Take full ownership of work, effectively, efficiently, and reliably executing tasks based on key milestones, seeking guidance where required, and keeping manager and team informed
• Proactively seek feedback, work toward personal development objectives

What do you need to succeed?

• Experience working with data and business modelling, including Excel models and analysis; experience working with SQL to process and analyze large volume of data would be an asset
• Experience analyzing and solving complex business problems
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in conducting in-depth secondary research, including collection and synthesis
• Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Resourceful in learning and ramping up content knowledge in new domains rapidly
• An attitude to learn, approach problems head on, to be willing to roll your sleeves up to find solutions
• A university degree in a relevant field such as business or related disciplines, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 2-5 years relevant business experience

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.

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! Several 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.

Salary Range:

78,000/78 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Business Development - Non Actuarial

Posting End Date:

04/07/2025

Shine together

At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.

We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.

Shape the future

With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. Together, we can make the future brighter.