Sun Life

Program Manager

Sun Life

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: TorontoCanada

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Salary

💰 CA$80,000 - CA$128,000 per year

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About the role

  • Own the end‑to‑end oversight of a portfolio of interdependent initiatives, ensuring work is prioritized, sequenced, and aligned to strategic objectives
  • Lead initiative intake and prioritization, enabling effective trade‑off decisions
  • Maintain an integrated portfolio view, including roadmaps, dependencies, risks, and key milestones
  • Provide clear, executive‑ready visibility into portfolio health, delivery progress, and key decision points
  • Own and maintain a consolidated change roadmap for initiatives impacting approximately 150 financial services consultants
  • Coordinate change management strategies and communication approaches across teams to enable adoption and sustained outcomes
  • Lead the coordinated planning and delivery of large, cross‑functional programs spanning multiple teams and workstreams
  • Act as the primary connector across operations, technology, and business partners

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing initiative portfolios and complex programs involving multiple teams and stakeholders
  • Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to synthesize information into clear insights
  • Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec
  • Experience developing and maintaining roadmaps and coordinating initiatives with significant frontline or operational impact
  • Comfort managing ambiguity and shifting priorities while maintaining focus on outcomes
  • Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative, inclusive working style
  • PMP certification (preferred)
  • Familiarity with project, portfolio, or change management tools (e.g., Jira, Planview, Wrike, or similar platforms) (preferred)
Benefits
  • Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
  • Opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
  • Inclusive and respectful work environment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
portfolio managementprogram managementchange managementroadmap developmentrisk managementinitiative prioritizationanalytical skillsorganizational skillsplanning skillssynthesizing information
Soft Skills
relationship-buildingcollaborative working styleinclusive working styleability to manage ambiguityability to shift prioritiesfocus on outcomescommunication skillsleadership skillsstrategic thinkingexecutive communication
Certifications
PMP certification