Planning & Analysis Manager

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The Corporate Strategy & Enablement Teams focus is to support Sun Life in achieving and maintaining a position of sustainable strategic advantage and growth in the long term. It has a broad focus on enterprise topics that span all Business Groups and geographic markets where Sun Life operates.

The Director Corporate Strategy & Enablement will report to the AVP Corporate Strategy & Enablement. The Director will support ongoing delivery of internal strategy design and execution and the annual strategic planning cycle working effectively with teams across Sun Life to deliver strategy projects and proactively monitor and analyze trends. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced team-first environment with a focus on driving strategy and enablement project delivery engaging senior leaders across Sun Life to solve key strategic questions/issues and structuring quantitative and qualitative analysis to solve critical strategic questions. Please note that this is a hybrid role requiring regular presence at our Toronto One York office.

Strategy development and planning:
Conduct quantitative (e.g. financial modeling market sizing) and qualitative (e.g. benchmarking expert synthesis) analysis
Develop and execute analysis plans using internal and external data sources

Strategy and enablement project delivery:
Define scope design approach and lead execution of strategy projects
Present findings and facilitate discussions with senior management including implementation planning

Trends and competitive intelligence:
Effectively communicate insights ideas and strategies clearly & concisely to an executive level audience
Mentor junior team members through apprenticeship and coaching
Strong understanding of at least one Sun Life business area (e.g. asset management insurance wealth management) and geographic markets (Canada US Asia)
~ Ability to coach junior team members on projects providing guidance on analysis and coaching on deliverables

It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other 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. 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. 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 .

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! Corporate Development & Strategy