Strategic Lead, Operational Resilience & Continuity

Sun Life; Philippines; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Philippines seeks a senior professional to lead Operational Resilience and Continuity within Risk Management. You will provide second-line oversight, advisory support, and resilience expertise across Business Groups to strengthen prevention, response, and recovery from disruptions.

You will drive the evolution of resilience capabilities, integrate Business Continuity with Operational Resilience, and deliver governance insights, training, and regulatory-ready reporting to leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Operational Resilience or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical, reporting, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Professional certification (e.g., BCI, DRI, CBCP, ORM, CRISC, CISA or equivalent) is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent second-line oversight across Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, and Crisis Management activities.
• Assess resilience risks, policy compliance, and escalate material concerns through governance processes.
• Develop resilience frameworks, policies, standards, methodologies, tools, training, and guidance.
• Review and challenge critical operations assessments, dependency mapping, and recovery strategies.
• Create resilience reporting, dashboards, and risk insights for management, governance committees, and regulators.

Skills

Operational resilience

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Facilitation

Data analytics

Education

BCI / DRI / CBCP / ORM / CRISC / CISA

Job description

Sun Life Philippines seeks a senior professional to lead Operational Resilience and Continuity within Risk Management. You will provide second-line oversight, advisory support, and resilience expertise across Business Groups to strengthen prevention, response, and recovery from disruptions.

You will drive the evolution of resilience capabilities, integrate Business Continuity with Operational Resilience, and deliver governance insights, training, and regulatory-ready reporting to leadership.