Product Owner – Global Digital Products

Sun Life

Product Owner at Sun Life overseeing the global design system across Canada, U.S., and Asia markets. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance digital product delivery and user experience.

Posted 7/22/2026full-timeToronto • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$140,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management and ownership, with a strong focus on backlog management, prioritization, and delivery of digital products. Proficient in collaborating across teams to drive the adoption of design systems and ensure alignment with business objectives.

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Product ManagementBacklog ManagementReact-Based Front-End DevelopmentAgile Development MethodologiesDesign Systems

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Hard Skills

Product OwnershipBacklog PrioritizationComponent-Driven ArchitectureDesign TokensAccessibility StandardsDelivery MetricsDigital Product DeliveryCross-Functional CollaborationStakeholder ManagementData-Driven Decision Making

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationRelationship BuildingStakeholder Alignment

Industry Keywords

Design SystemsComponent LibrariesAgile MethodologiesWCAGDigital Experiences

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

React

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate strategic priorities into actionable product roadmaps, ensuring the design system enables consistent, scalable digital experiences across business units and global markets
Shape roadmap planning and prioritization by providing component-level expertise, delivery insights, and dependency management
Collaborate with Experience Design, Engineering, and platform teams to identify opportunities, manage trade-offs, and proactively address design and technical constraints that impact product delivery and adoption.
Drive the successful delivery and adoption of design system capabilities by leveraging data, stakeholder feedback, and delivery metrics to inform decisions and continuous improvement efforts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ideally 5+ years of industry experience as a product owner or product manager, delivering digital products end to end.
Strong backlog management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance competing stakeholder needs
Track record of setting and meeting realistic delivery commitments in a cross-functional environment.
Working familiarity with React-based front-end development and component-driven architecture
Understanding of design systems, component libraries, design tokens, and accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG)
Solid grasp of agile development methodologies and ceremonies.
Excellent communication skills, with confidence partnering with Technical Leads, Designers, and senior stakeholders.
Ability to build relationships and align decisions across a large, complex, multi-region organization.
University degree in Business, Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
Health insurance
Wellness programs