Senior Consultant, Canada Strategy & Enablement

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.At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.Job Description
Senior Consultant, Canada Strategy & EnablementSunlife is a leading international financial services organization providing diverse insurance, wealth, and asset management solutions to individual and corporate clients. The Canadian Business is Sunlife's largest, with over $1B in earnings (approximately 1/3 of Sunlife Financial globally). We are a market leader in life, health, and wealth products in the Canadian Individual and Group insurance marketplace.The Canada Strategy & Enablement Team works with senior executives across the business to identify, review, and develop strategies addressing strategic opportunities and challenges facing the Canadian Business. The team leads a portfolio of strategy and transformation projects in partnership with stakeholders from other areas of the business, effectively acting as an internal consulting team. Additionally, the team is responsible for driving the Strategic Planning process in coordination with our Finance team and business units.Reporting to one of the Directors, Canada Strategy & Enablement, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
Independently conducting quantitative and qualitative research and analysis,Preparing and delivering recommendations on priority strategic questions for the Canadian Business,Engaging executive stakeholders,Working collaboratively with strategy team members and partners across the Business.This role requires strong problem-solving and analytical skills, strategic thinking and insight generation, and effective communication and relationship-building abilities. It offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to Sunlife Canada's different lines of business and learn from a diverse team of experienced strategy professionals.What will you do?
Advanced financial and quantitative analysis – Lead rigorous financial analysis, including integrated financial modeling, valuations, and quantitative decision support to inform strategic recommendations.Strategic project execution – Support the delivery of strategic projects, including workstream management, problem definition and structuring, collaboration with cross-functional teams, providing updates, and timely execution of deliverables.Problem solving – Conduct financial and business analysis, including employing business strategy frameworks, interpreting analytical results, generating insights and recommendations.Communication – Prepare and deliver formal presentations and informal updates for management;
presenting results, andengaging partners in discussion on executing next steps and implementing the recommendations, as appropriate.What do you need to succeed?
University degree in business administration, finance, economics, or related discipline.Minimum of 2 years of experience in management consulting, a corporate strategy function, corporate finance, or an equivalent role.Minimum of 2 years of relevant business experience, ideally with some exposure to the insurance or financial services industry.Required demonstrated expertise in quantitative analysis, including working with complex datasets, scenario and sensitivity analysis, strong proficiency in financial modelling tools and techniques (especially Excel).Strong conceptual problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to structure business problems, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop recommendations.Experience in conducting in-depth secondary research;
experience with primaryresearch (e.G., expert interviews) would be an asset.Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare formal business reports and presentations (PowerPoint).Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships with business partners.Emerging project management skills and the ability to prioritize and organize work effectively to deliver on tight timelines, with high attention to detail.Strong (preferably expert) knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).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 worldwide.What's in it for you?
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potentialFlexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your familyWe’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potentialWe’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® CanadaWe 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 healthThe 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.hrm.tc 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.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
100,000/100 000 - 143,000/143 000Job Category
Corporate Development & StrategyPosting End Date
12/11/2026
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