AVP, Workforce Evolution page is loaded## AVP, Workforce Evolutionlocations: Toronto, Ontario: Montreal, Quebec: Waterloo, Ontariotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR00119835You 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:**Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization with assets under management of over CDN $1.5 trillion. Sun Life provides individuals and corporate clients with a diverse range of protection products (life and health) and wealth products (asset management, mutual funds, group pension and retirement, and individual annuity and savings). Chartered in 1865, Sun Life’s mission is to help its clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.Sun Life Financial has operations in Canada, Bermuda, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom.The People and Culture team provides full Human Resources support to over 30,000 employees globally. The team is organized and delivers work via a HRBP and Centre of Expertise model with HR practitioners based in each Sun Life region. Activities across the global team enable the successful support and delivery of business imperatives through our people ensuring Sun Life continues to achieve sustainable long-term growth.**What will you do:**The AVP, Workforce Evolution operates across HR groups to fill the critical gaps not owned by any single team. The focus is on proactive, future-focused digital, talent and workforce initiatives that proactively manages talent risks. The role is on the front line of leading and managing high-impact special projects that drive organizational transformation, effective organization design, and includes cross-functional initiatives related to digital innovation, talent optimization, and future workforce models.The role will be instrumental in shaping the future of the workforce, leading workforce planning and addressing necessary job re-design, ensuring optimal use of talent and workforce effectiveness. The AVP, Workforce Evolution is an integrator acting as both a strategist and tactician and will be expected to do both.The incumbent will apply strong problem solving and analytical capabilities, strategic thinking and insight generation. A high degree of initiative, ability to build relationships, coalesce themes and priorities across the global team while maintaining a comprehensive, broad orientation is required.**Key Responsibilities***Lead Cross Functional Projects and Drive Organizational Priorities:** Catch and lead the initiatives that fall between established departments, including in partnership with other corporate functions.* Lead cross functional task forces on priority topics (i.e. employee experience enhancements, digital transformation, Gen AI, M&A integration)* Define problems, rally the right stakeholders, and push projects that do not have a natural owner to successful completion.*Workforce Evolution and Planning:** Continuously anticipates future workforce and skill needs and creates plans to address changes to organizational and job design. This means using data-driven strategic workforce planning to identify emerging skill gaps, demographic shifts, or new roles required as the business evolves. The result is the proactive build of talent pipelines, upskilling/reskilling programs, and strengthened succession plans while re-designing how work gets done.* Develop frameworks for workforce agility and resilience, ensuring Sun Life is prepared for emerging trends in the future of work.*Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement:** Drive change management efforts to support the adoption of GenAI and new ways of working.* Engage and influence stakeholders across all levels, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and ethical AI use.*Champion HR Innovation and Thought Leadership:** Continuously research and benchmark emerging HR trends, and pilot innovative solutions (e.g. AI in HR) to enhance workforce effectiveness.* Serve as a change agent to modernize HR practices, ensuring the organization’s people strategies remain cutting-edge and competitive.* Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI, Machine Learning (ML), Generative AI (e.g., Large Language Models, Diffusion Models), Predictive Analytics, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as they apply to HR and overall work and workforce design.*Team Leadership:** Manage, lead and mentor direct team and serve as a thought partner to colleagues throughout the organization* Skilled at teaching and sharing knowledge and best practices, creating a positive and motivating environment in which to perform and learn.**What do you need to succeed:*** Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Data Science, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.* Certified in Change Management* 10+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, with expertise and in strategic workforce planning, digital transformation, talent management, and organizational development.* Proven experience in leading and implementing large-scale Human Resources initiatives across a matrix and de-centralized environment.* Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable strategies and recommendations for senior leadership.* Exceptional change management expertise, coupled with formal training, and a track record of successfully guiding organizations through transformations.* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.* Demonstrated commitment to ethical AI principles and data privacy.As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwideThe 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 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 may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading international financial services organization is seeking an AVP, Workforce Evolution to drive organizational priorities and talent management initiatives. This role involves proactive planning for future workforce needs, leading cross-functional projects, and influencing change management strategies. Ideal candidates will have extensive HR leadership experience, strong analytical skills, and a commitment to fostering inclusive workplace environments. This position supports a hybrid work model that balances office and remote work. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading financial services company in Toronto seeks an AVP, Technology Lead, Digital Enablement to strategically lead and modernize marketing technology platforms. The role emphasizes delivery excellence and mentoring teams in a vendor-heavy environment. Candidates should possess extensive experience in technology leadership, particularly with Adobe ecosystems, and require strong financial acumen. This position offers opportunities to innovate and transform digital capabilities aligned with business objectives. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading financial services organization is seeking an AVP of Workforce Evolution in Toronto. This role focuses on leading strategic projects that drive organizational transformation by managing talent risks and implementing innovative solutions in HR. Candidates should have over a decade of HR leadership experience, strong analytical abilities, and certified change management skills. The company values diversity and offers a flexible work environment allowing employees to work both from the office and virtually. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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:****Role Overview**The **AVP, Technology Lead, Digital Enablement** is a strategic technology leader responsible for enabling and scaling Sun Life’s marketing technology platforms that support client and advisor experiences. This role is accountable for embedding a world-class digital enablement and engineering culture across delivery teams, with a strong focus on **Adobe** MarTech, identity, and experience enablement platforms.The role combines strategic leadership, technical oversight, people leadership, as well as vendor and financial management, to drive technology excellence and business value delivery. The AVP Technology Lead partners closely with Product, Marketing, Architecture, Operations, and Business Leads to ensure integrated, end-to-end enablement of digital capabilities—rather than ownership of business processes themselves.This role operates in a highly visible, complex, and vendor-heavy environment and requires a leader who can drive momentum, make clear decisions, and bring strong technical credibility.**Key Responsibilities****1. Technology Strategy, Digital Enablement & Engineering*** Shape, communicate, and align digital enablement and MarTech strategy across the business unit and the organization, ensuring it supports both near-term delivery commitments and longer-term modernization objectives.* Partner with Business Leads, Marketing, Core IT / Infrastructure, and Enterprise Architecture to define platform roadmaps and OKRs for digital enablement capabilities, including MarTech, identity, and data integration layers.* Provide thought leadership on how MarTech platforms (including the Adobe ecosystem) should be developed, adopted, and governed—moving beyond delivery execution toward sustainable enablement.* Promote adoption of technology stack standards and modern engineering practices, balancing build vs. buy vs. partner decisions in a complex vendor ecosystem.* Ensure design and engineering decisions account for reusability, scalability, security, and maintainability, actively managing technical debt in non-greenfield environments.* Plan for exceptional digital experiences by enabling business teams with reliable, scalable platforms and capabilities.**2. Platform Delivery & Execution*** Accountable for end-to-end delivery of digital enablement platforms and capabilities, including oversight of internal delivery teams, total cost of ownership and system integrator partners.* Drive delivery excellence by improving velocity, quality, and reliability across multiple agile squads that are at varying levels of maturity.* Track delivery metrics and implement targeted productivity and delivery maturity improvements.* Serve as the primary point of escalation for platform, delivery, and vendor-related issues, facilitating rapid resolution in a complex environment.**3. People Leadership & Capability Development*** Lead, mentor, and develop technology teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and execution-focused culture.* Partner with Business Leads and Chapter leaders to design team structures that evolve from vendor-led delivery toward internal enablement and platform ownership.* Inspire and empower teams through coaching, continuous learning, and hands-on leadership* Support succession planning and capability development for critical digital enablement roles.**4. Financial & Vendor Management*** Lead digital enablement and platform budget management, including annual budgeting, cost tracking, and capitalization.* Manage strategic vendor and system integrator relationships, holding partners accountable for delivery quality, outcomes, and knowledge transfer.* Ensure alignment between IT and business finance, identifying opportunities to optimize spend and reduce long-term dependency on external partners.**5. Operational Excellence & Risk Management*** Ensure platform stability, security, technology currency and end-of-life decommissioning for applications* Establish governance processes that balance speed of delivery with risk management and regulatory requirements.* Partner with Operations to ensure effective incident management, change management, and disaster recovery for enablement platforms.**6. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement*** Act as a strategic technology partner to leaders across Product, Operations, Client Experience, and Operations.* Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to align digital enablement plans with business priorities and client outcomes.* Represent the digital enablement function in executive forums, bringing external perspective and best practices from complex enterprise environments.**Accountabilities*** Align digital enablement and MarTech strategy with business objectives.* Define and monitor platform roadmaps and OKRs.* Oversee platform execution across delivery teams and vendors.* Establish governance, track delivery metrics, and drive productivity improvements.* Manage technology budgets and vendor relationships.* Build and sustain a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive enablement-focused technology organization.**Typical Outputs*** Digital enablement strategy, platform roadmaps, and OKRs.* Modernized technology and identity platforms aligned to business priorities.* Initiative roadmaps and delivery plans for enablement capabilities.* Delivery metrics, vendor performance insights, and productivity improvement plans.**Qualifications & Experience*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree or MBA is an asset).* 10+ years of experience in senior technology leadership roles, with demonstrated success delivering complex mission-critical systems* Experience leading the modernization and enablement of Marketing Technology platforms, specifically in the **Adobe** ecosystem* Strong experience operating in vendor-heavy environments* Proven ability to lead technology teams through modernization and enablement-focused transformation.* Strong financial acumen with experience managing sizable budgets and vendor portfolios.* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.* Experience in regulated financial services is valuable; depth in digital enablement and MarTech platforms is prioritized over industry pedigree.**Mindset & Behaviours*** Decisive leader comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.* Strong technical credibility, with the ability to challenge architecture, delivery practices, and CI/CD approaches.* Builder mindset with equal focus on fixing, scaling, and enabling.* Pragmatic, outcomes-driven decision-maker.* Collaborative leader who rebuilds trust and drives momentum.* Critical thinker with a passion for challenging the status quo and driving innovation.* Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust.* Experimental mindset to drive continuous improvement.* Strong coaching and problem-solving skills.* Great Place to Work Certified for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada – 2025, 2024 and 2023* Great Place to Work Certified for Best Workplaces in Canada - 2025* Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work certification from Excellence Canada. Sun Life is one of only four companies in Canada to ever receive this certification – 2024* Top Work Places for Remote #J-18808-Ljbffr
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:****Role Overview**The **AVP, Technology Lead, Digital Enablement** is a strategic technology leader responsible for enabling and scaling Sun Life’s marketing technology platforms that support client and advisor experiences. This role is accountable for embedding a world-class digital enablement and engineering culture across delivery teams, with a strong focus on **Adobe** MarTech, identity, and experience enablement platforms.The role combines strategic leadership, technical oversight, people leadership, as well as vendor and financial management, to drive technology excellence and business value delivery. The AVP Technology Lead partners closely with Product, Marketing, Architecture, Operations, and Business Leads to ensure integrated, end-to-end enablement of digital capabilities—rather than ownership of business processes themselves.This role operates in a highly visible, complex, and vendor-heavy environment and requires a leader who can drive momentum, make clear decisions, and bring strong technical credibility.**Key Responsibilities****1. Technology Strategy, Digital Enablement & Engineering*** Shape, communicate, and align digital enablement and MarTech strategy across the business unit and the organization, ensuring it supports both near-term delivery commitments and longer-term modernization objectives.* Partner with Business Leads, Marketing, Core IT / Infrastructure, and Enterprise Architecture to define platform roadmaps and OKRs for digital enablement capabilities, including MarTech, identity, and data integration layers.* Provide thought leadership on how MarTech platforms (including the Adobe ecosystem) should be developed, adopted, and governed—moving beyond delivery execution toward sustainable enablement.* Promote adoption of technology stack standards and modern engineering practices, balancing build vs. buy vs. partner decisions in a complex vendor ecosystem.* Ensure design and engineering decisions account for reusability, scalability, security, and maintainability, actively managing technical debt in non-greenfield environments.* Plan for exceptional digital experiences by enabling business teams with reliable, scalable platforms and capabilities.**2. Platform Delivery & Execution*** Accountable for end-to-end delivery of digital enablement platforms and capabilities, including oversight of internal delivery teams, total cost of ownership and system integrator partners.* Drive delivery excellence by improving velocity, quality, and reliability across multiple agile squads that are at varying levels of maturity.* Track delivery metrics and implement targeted productivity and delivery maturity improvements.* Serve as the primary point of escalation for platform, delivery, and vendor-related issues, facilitating rapid resolution in a complex environment.**3. People Leadership & Capability Development*** Lead, mentor, and develop technology teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and execution-focused culture.* Partner with Business Leads and Chapter leaders to design team structures that evolve from vendor-led delivery toward internal enablement and platform ownership.* Inspire and empower teams through coaching, continuous learning, and hands-on leadership* Support succession planning and capability development for critical digital enablement roles.**4. Financial & Vendor Management*** Lead digital enablement and platform budget management, including annual budgeting, cost tracking, and capitalization.* Manage strategic vendor and system integrator relationships, holding partners accountable for delivery quality, outcomes, and knowledge transfer.* Ensure alignment between IT and business finance, identifying opportunities to optimize spend and reduce long-term dependency on external partners.**5. Operational Excellence & Risk Management*** Ensure platform stability, security, technology currency and end-of-life decommissioning for applications* Establish governance processes that balance speed of delivery with risk management and regulatory requirements.* Partner with Operations to ensure effective incident management, change management, and disaster recovery for enablement platforms.**6. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement*** Act as a strategic technology partner to leaders across Product, Operations, Client Experience, and Operations.* Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to align digital enablement plans with business priorities and client outcomes.* Represent the digital enablement function in executive forums, bringing external perspective and best practices from complex enterprise environments.**Accountabilities*** Align digital enablement and MarTech strategy with business objectives.* Define and monitor platform roadmaps and OKRs.* Oversee platform execution across delivery teams and vendors.* Establish governance, track delivery metrics, and drive productivity improvements.* Manage technology budgets and vendor relationships.* Build and sustain a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive enablement-focused technology organization.**Typical Outputs*** Digital enablement strategy, platform roadmaps, and OKRs.* Modernized technology and identity platforms aligned to business priorities.* Initiative roadmaps and delivery plans for enablement capabilities.* Delivery metrics, vendor performance insights, and productivity improvement plans.**Qualifications & Experience*** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree or MBA is an asset).* 10+ years of experience in senior technology leadership roles, with demonstrated success delivering complex mission-critical systems* Experience leading the modernization and enablement of Marketing Technology platforms, specifically in the **Adobe** ecosystem* Strong experience operating in vendor-heavy environments* Proven ability to lead technology teams through modernization and enablement-focused transformation.* Strong financial acumen with experience managing sizable budgets and vendor portfolios.* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.* Experience in regulated financial services is valuable; depth in digital enablement and MarTech platforms is prioritized over industry pedigree.**Mindset & Behaviours*** Decisive leader comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.* Strong technical credibility, with the ability to challenge architecture, delivery practices, and CI/CD approaches.* Builder mindset with equal focus on fixing, scaling, and enabling.* Pragmatic, outcomes-driven decision-maker.* Collaborative leader who rebuilds trust and drives momentum.* Critical thinker with a passion for challenging the status quo and driving innovation.* Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust.* Experimental mindset to drive continuous improvement.* Strong coaching and problem-solving skills.* Great Place to Work Certified for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada – 2025, 2024 and 2023* Great Place to Work Certified for Best Workplaces in Canada - 2025* Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work certification from Excellence Canada. Sun Life is one of only four companies in Canada to ever receive this certification – 2024* Top Work Places for Remote #J-18808-Ljbffr
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: Role Overview The AVP, Technology Lead, Digital Enablement is a strategic technology leader responsible for enabling and scaling Sun Life’s marketing technology platforms that support client and advisor experiences. This role is accountable for embedding a world‑class digital enablement and engineering culture across delivery teams, with a strong focus on Adobe MarTech, identity, and experience enablement platforms. The role combines strategic leadership, technical oversight, people leadership, as well as vendor and financial management, to drive technology excellence and business value delivery. The AVP Technology Lead partners closely with Product, Marketing, Architecture, Operations, and Business Leads to ensure integrated, end‑to‑end enablement of digital capabilities—rather than ownership of business processes themselves. This role operates in a highly visible, complex, and vendor‑heavy environment and requires a leader who can drive momentum, make clear decisions, and bring strong technical credibility. Key Responsibilities 1. Technology Strategy, Digital Enablement & Engineering Shape, communicate, and align digital enablement and MarTech strategy across the business unit and the organization, ensuring it supports both near‑term delivery commitments and longer‑term modernization objectives. Partner with Business Leads, Marketing, Core IT / Infrastructure, and Enterprise Architecture to define platform roadmaps and OKRs for digital enablement capabilities, including MarTech, identity, and data integration layers. Provide thought leadership on how MarTech platforms (including the Adobe ecosystem) should be developed, adopted, and governed—moving beyond delivery execution toward sustainable enablement. Promote adoption of technology stack standards and modern engineering practices, balancing build vs. buy vs. partner decisions in a complex vendor ecosystem. Ensure design and engineering decisions account for reusability, scalability, security, and maintainability, actively managing technical debt in non‑greenfield environments. Plan for exceptional digital experiences by enabling business teams with reliable, scalable platforms and capabilities. 2. Platform Delivery & Execution Accountable for end‑to‑end delivery of digital enablement platforms and capabilities, including oversight of internal delivery teams, total cost of ownership and system integrator partners. Drive delivery excellence by improving velocity, quality, and reliability across multiple agile squads that are at varying levels of maturity. Track delivery metrics and implement targeted productivity and delivery maturity improvements. Serve as the primary point of escalation for platform, delivery, and vendor‑related issues, facilitating rapid resolution in a complex environment. 3. People Leadership & Capability Development Lead, mentor, and develop technology teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and execution‑focused culture. Partner with Business Leads and Chapter leaders to design team structures that evolve from vendor‑led delivery toward internal enablement and platform ownership. Inspire and empower teams through coaching, continuous learning, and hands‑on leadership Support succession planning and capability development for critical digital enablement roles. 4. Financial & Vendor Management Lead digital enablement and platform budget management, including annual budgeting, cost tracking, and capitalization. Manage strategic vendor and system integrator relationships, holding partners accountable for delivery quality, outcomes, and knowledge transfer. Ensure alignment between IT and business finance, identifying opportunities to optimize spend and reduce long‑term dependency on external partners. 5. Operational Excellence & Risk Management Ensure platform stability, security, technology currency and end‑of‑life decommissioning for applications Establish governance processes that balance speed of delivery with risk management and regulatory requirements. Partner with Operations to ensure effective incident management, change management, and disaster recovery for enablement platforms. 6. Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement Act as a strategic technology partner to leaders across Product, Operations, Client Experience, and Operations. Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to align digital enablement plans with business priorities and client outcomes. Represent the digital enablement function in executive forums, bringing external perspective and best practices from complex enterprise environments. Accountabilities Align digital enablement and MarTech strategy with business objectives. Define and monitor platform roadmaps and OKRs. Oversee platform execution across delivery teams and vendors. Establish governance, track delivery metrics, and drive productivity improvements. Manage technology budgets and vendor relationships. Build and sustain a high‑performing, engaged, and inclusive enablement‑focused technology organization. Typical Outputs Digital enablement strategy, platform roadmaps, and OKRs. Modernized technology and identity platforms aligned to business priorities. Initiative roadmaps and delivery plans for enablement capabilities. Delivery metrics, vendor performance insights, and productivity improvement plans. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree or MBA is an asset). 10+ years of experience in senior technology leadership roles, with demonstrated success delivering complex mission‑critical systems Experience leading the modernization and enablement of Marketing Technology platforms, specifically in the Adobe ecosystem Strong experience operating in vendor‑heavy environments Proven ability to lead technology teams through modernization and enablement‑focused transformation. Strong financial acumen with experience managing sizable budgets and vendor portfolios. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. Experience in regulated financial services is valuable; depth in digital enablement and MarTech platforms is prioritized over industry pedigree. Mindset & Behaviours Decisive leader comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity. Strong technical credibility, with the ability to challenge architecture, delivery practices, and CI/CD approaches. Builder mindset with equal focus on fixing, scaling, and enabling. Pragmatic, outcomes‑driven decision‑maker. Collaborative leader who rebuilds trust and drives momentum. Critical thinker with a passion for challenging the status quo and driving innovation. Believes in a non‑hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, and trust. Experimental mindset to drive continuous improvement. Strong coaching and problem‑solving skills. What’s in it for you? Great Place to Work® Certified for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada – 2025, 2024 and 2023 Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces in Canada - 2025 Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work® certification from Excellence Canada. Sun Life is one of only four companies in Canada to ever receive this certification – 2024 Top Work Places® for Remote Work – Monster Canada - 2024 Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces in Canada – 2024 and 2022 Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces for Women in Canada - 2024 Flexible hybrid work model. #LI-Hybrid Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience. Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential 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 . 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 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: 145,000/145 000 - 235,000/235 000 Job Category: Project Management - Systems Posting End Date: 22/02/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Lead Software Engineer — Product Builder page is loaded## Lead Software Engineer — Product Builderlocations: Toronto, Ontario: Waterloo, Ontariotime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR00120187You 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:****Build products from zero. Ship to users. Own the outcome.**We’re building new direct to Sun Life Client products from the ground up, and as a Lead Software Engineer on our team, you’ll take ideas from napkin sketches to production systems, making the technical calls that matter while shaping how we build, ship, and learn.This is a **hands-on leadership role** for an engineer who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly without sacrificing fundamentals, and cares deeply about creating products people actually use.**What You’ll Do****Own products end‑to‑end*** Take features and products from concept to production.* Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, scalability, and business impact.* Own outcomes. If something isn’t working, you fix it.**Build fast, learn faster*** Prototype quickly, launch MVPs, run experiments, and validate ideas with real users.* Instrument everything, gather feedback, and iterate based on data.**Lead by building*** Write production‑quality code daily while guiding the technical direction of the team.* Establish lightweight architecture and engineering practices that enable speed without chaos.* Provide clear technical leadership through code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship.**Collaborate across disciplines*** Work directly with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into working software.* Clearly communicate trade‑offs, risks, and timelines to both technical and non‑technical audiences.**Shape the future*** Champion modern engineering practices, tools, and technologies that give us a competitive edge.* Build reusable components and technical foundations that accelerate future products.**What You Bring****Engineering depth & versatility*** 7–10 years of experience building and shipping production software across the full application lifecycle.* Strong backend expertise, with deep experience in **Java, Spring Boot**, and modern service‑based architectures.* Experience designing and building **microservices**, APIs, and distributed systems that scale.* Comfort moving across the stack when needed, with working knowledge of modern frontend technologies (React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS).**Product mindset*** You think in terms of **user value**, not just technical elegance.* You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and adjusting as you learn.* You bias toward action, experimentation, and learning over perfection.**Cloud & delivery fluency*** Hands‑on experience deploying and operating software in the cloud (AWS, Azure).* Comfortable with CI/CD, containers, and shipping code to production frequently.* A solid handle on performance, observability, security, and resilient system design.**Leadership & communication*** Proven ability to influence technical direction without relying on hierarchy.* Experience mentoring engineers and raising the bar through example.* Strong communication skills. You can explain complex systems simply and persuasively.**Nice to Have*** Experience in startups, accelerators, or innovation labs.* Event‑driven systems or messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka)* Salesforce or enterprise platform integrations* Accessibility, security, or compliance experience in regulated environments**Why This Role*** High-Impact Work: Build products that directly shape Sun Life's future, with your code reaching real users quickly* Leadership Opportunity: Lead technical direction, mentor others, and shape the engineering culture of a growing team* Autonomy and Ownership: Make decisions, drive solutions, and see the direct impact of your work* Learn and Grow Fast: Exposure to new technologies, business problems, and the full product lifecycle in a compressed timeframe* Collaborative, Innovative Culture: Work with passionate, talented people who move fast and support each other.* Flexible Workstyle: Hybrid or office-based as required by the roleThe 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 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 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:**90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000**Job Category:**IT - Application Development**Posting End Date:**12/02/2026**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.**Make life brighter**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.Join a top employer for a brighter future. Visit #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading financial services company is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for product development in Toronto. You will manage products from initial concept to production, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create impactful solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in backend development, preferably in Java and Spring Boot, along with a mindset geared towards user value. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of client-focused products. Join a vibrant team that values innovation and collaboration. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading financial services company in Toronto is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Product Builder team. In this role, you will drive the development of innovative products from concept to production while leading a high-performing team. You will leverage your strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot, alongside your understanding of microservices and cloud deployment. Join us to shape the future and make a tangible impact on our clients' lives while thriving in a flexible work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr
