Senior Analyst - Data Governance

Job Description

Reporting to the Director – Data Governance & Data Enablement, the Senior Analyst - Data Governance will be responsible for developing, implementing and operationalizing data governance program specifically including a data governance council. Role will ensure data quality framework, critical data elements framework and other policies are implemented across multiple business units.

What will you do:

• Execute existing enterprise data governance policies, standards, and best practices across Canadian business units including consistent implementation of data policies, standards, and procedures
• Oversee Regional Canadian Data Governance Council. Strong communication and presentation skills required
• Support the execution of the enterprise Data Quality Management Framework, including the design, enhancement, and validation of data quality rules and controls across critical data elements (CDEs).
• Partner with the data engineering and BI teams to develop and maintain a comprehensive data governance dashboard, data quality reporting program tracking quality score and the progress of the data quality program.
• Work closely with enterprise data governance, senior management, and business and technology stakeholders to support data management initiatives including capturing roles & responsibilities, metadata and reporting on data quality related issues.
• Provide guidance to business lines on internal risk and compliance policies related information. Understanding of OSFI E-21, E23, privacy regulations and internal Sun Life policies.
• Act as a data governance expert with internal teams and external partners, including regulators, to promote secure, effective, and collaborative with Enterprise Data Governance team.

What will you need to succeed:

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in data governance, ideally within insurance, wealth management or other financial services
• Experience in program development and using data governance tools and platforms such as AWS, Snowflake, Collibra or similar platforms
• Working knowledge of data management concepts, processes, and tools (e.g., Collibra, JIRA, Confluence), with familiarity in SQL and cloud platforms
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship‑management skills, including the ability to prepare materials, brief senior leaders, and drive collaboration across diverse internal teams.
• Tableau experience and other BI reporting tools is an asset
• University degree in business, engineering, computer science or related discipline

This role requires Reliability Security Clearance. In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6 consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time.

Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices.

What’s in it for you:

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work® , for prioritizing employee well‑being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
• 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 View email address on ca.talent.com.

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:

80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Advanced Analytics

Posting End Date:

07/05/2026