VP, Internal Audit, Global Asset Management

Sun Life; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 195,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life is seeking a seasoned executive to lead Internal Audit for Global Asset Management. You will set strategy, manage a global team across NA and Asia, and provide assurance to executives and the Audit Committee on material risks and controls.

The role emphasizes leveraging data and AI to transform audit quality and impact, with a focus on regulatory and governance excellence across a major asset pool (> $900B). Sun Life supports a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent professional experience is required.
• Designations such as CIA, CPA/CA, CFA, CISA or CRMA are assets.
• Experience leading audits in asset management or financial institutions.

Responsibilities

• Set global audit strategy and risk-based plan for Asset Management.
• Provide independent assurance on governance, risk management and controls.
• Advise executives and Audit Committee on significant risks and issues.
• Lead a high-performing global team across North America and Asia.
• Leverage data, analytics, and AI to improve audit quality and foresight.

Skills

Leadership

Asset Management knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Education

CIA

CPA/CA

CFA

CISA

CRMA

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.

Vice-President, Internal Audit, Global Asset Management

The Opportunity

Sunlife is seeking an accomplished audit, risk, or compliance executive to lead Internal Audit coverage for its global Asset Management businesses.

Reporting to the Senior Vice-President and Chief Auditor, the Vice-President will lead a global team across North America and Asia and serve as a member of the Global Audit leadership team. The role provides independent assurance and strategic insights across a business that is a key priority for Sunlife and manages more than $900 billion in assets supporting Sunlife’s insurance businesses and external clients.

This is an opportunity to shape a globally integrated, forward-looking audit strategy for a growing and evolving business, influence senior executives and the Audit Committee, develop a high-performing global team, and help transform Internal Audit through technology, data and AI.

The Mandate

The Vice-President will:

• Set the global audit strategy and risk-based Audit Plan for Asset Management, ensuring coverage is focused on the most material strategic, financial, operational, regulatory, technology and emerging risks.
• Provide independent assurance, insight and constructive challenge on the effectiveness of governance, risk management and internal controls, helping senior management anticipate and address evolving risks.
• Advise senior executives and the Audit Committee, providing clear and forward-looking perspectives on significant risks, control themes and emerging issues.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team across North America and Asia, attracting and developing strong talent and creating a culture of performance excellence and care.
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and Risk and Compliance partners, enabling transparent dialogue and coordinated assurance while preserving Internal Audit’s independence and objectivity.

• Maintain strong regulatory and industry connectivity, bringing external perspectives, emerging trends and leading practices into Sunlife and representing Internal Audit effectively with regulators and external auditors.

• Lead innovation and transformation, advancing the use of data, analytics, technology and AI to improve audit quality, efficiency, insight and foresight.
• Contribute to the leadership of Global Audit, helping shape the function's strategy, talent, operating model and capabilities.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be an established senior leader with strong Asset Management expertise and a proven track record of engaging and advising senior management, regulators and Board-level stakeholders.

They will bring:

• Significant leadership experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance or a related control function, with substantial experience supporting Asset Management businesses.
• Deep understanding of Asset Management business models, risks, controls and the regulatory environment, particularly in North America.
• Experience developing and executing risk-based assurance strategies within a large, complex, regulated financial institution.
• A track record of leading geographically diverse teams, attracting and developing talent, and building strong succession and specialist capabilities.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to influence and constructively challenge senior executives while maintaining trusted relationships.
• Experience communicating significant risk and control matters to Boards, Board committees or comparable senior governance forums.
• Credibility and experience interacting with regulators, external auditors and other assurance providers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and innovation, including leveraging technology, data and analytics to strengthen assurance and insights.
• A university degree or equivalent professional experience. Relevant professional designations such as CIA, CPA/CA, CFA, CISA or CRMA would be an asset.

Leadership Profile

Success in this role requires a leader who:

• Thinks strategically and enterprise-wide, connecting business strategy and external developments to emerging risks and assurance priorities.
• Leads with confidence and sound judgment, bringing an independent point of view while remaining pragmatic and solutions-oriented.
• Influences at the highest levels, simplifying complex issues and communicating with clarity and impact.
• Builds exceptional teams, setting high standards while creating an inclusive environment centered on development, collaboration and accountability.
• Looks forward, not backward, using insight, external perspectives and innovation to anticipate where risks are evolving.
• Champions change, challenging established approaches and improving how Internal Audit delivers value.

Global Scope

This role works across North America and Asia and requires flexibility to engage colleagues and stakeholders across time zones, including some early-morning or evening meetings and periodic travel.

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:

195,000/195 000 - 270,000/270 000

Job Category:

General Management

Posting End Date:

17/11/2026