Assistant Vice President, Technology Lead, Group Retirement Services

Sun Life

Strategic technology leader for Sun Life’s wealth and retirement technology platforms. Responsible for technology strategy, digital enablement, engineering, and people leadership across delivery teams.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$145,000 - CA$235,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape, communicate, and align technology and strategy across the business unit and the organization.
Partner with Business Leads, Operations, Core IT / Infrastructure, and Enterprise Architecture to define platform roadmaps and OKRs.
Provide thought leadership on how technology platforms should be developed, adopted, and governed.
Ensure design and engineering decisions account for reusability, scalability, security, and maintainability.
Plan for exceptional digital experiences for sponsors and advisors.
Accountable for end-to-end delivery of technology platforms, including oversight of delivery teams, total cost of ownership and system integrator partners.
Drive delivery excellence by improving velocity, quality, and reliability across multiple agile squads.
Lead, mentor, and develop technology teams, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and execution-focused culture.
Manage platform financials including budgeting, cost tracking, and capitalization.
Ensure platform stability, security, and technology currency of applications.
Act as a strategic technology partner to value stream leaders across Product, Client Experience and Business Operations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 wealth management platforms, including sponsor and advisor web/mobile digital platforms.
Proven ability to lead technology teams through modernization and transformation.
Strong financial acumen with experience managing sizable budgets and portfolios.
Strong understanding of wealth, retirement, and investment products
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
Experience in regulated financial services is valuable.
Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only as the position includes managing both French and English-speaking staff (Quebec and outside Quebec) and providing daily support to the team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Flexible hybrid work model.
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

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Hard Skills & Tools

technology strategyplatform roadmapsOKRsdigital experiencesagile methodologiesbudget managementcost trackingsystem integrationmodernizationtransformation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementmentoringcollaborationinclusivityexecution focusfinancial acumenteam developmentstrategic partnership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeadvanced degreeMBA