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. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sun Life Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) is one of the leading financial institutions that offer Canadians holistic advice and solutions including insurance, wealth and health.

ROLE SUMMARY

We are on an exciting journey to transform the Advisor experience that increases ease of doing business, productivity and Client engagement. Reporting to the AVP Business Architecture & Platforms, the Director Business Architecture & Innovation will be responsible for leading and maturing the Business Architecture practice to support RA&S.
You have a passion in working at the intersection of business and technology. You will get the opportunity to collaborate with cross functional teams and take a user-centric approach to generate deep insights and deliver with excellence.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Evolve target business architecture by determining capabilities to enable business strategy and advisor journeys
• Own and maintain business capabilities inventory and ensure it is evergreen as business strategy, user journeys and business capabilities evolve
• Be a partner and advise delivery teams on solution design to align with target business architecture
• Pioneer and experiment with emerging technology (ie. Generative AI, automation, cloud technologies, etc.) to introduce innovative capabilities that will unlock new opportunities
• Own and drive the GenAI pipeline of Advisor use cases from ideation to implementation
• Evaluate existing capabilities and document alignment to SLFD medium-term strategy
• Sequence the build out of the capabilities and create a 3-year outlook capability roadmap
• Support the strategic and annual planning process by identifying a prioritized list of RA&S’ key initiatives
• Work with internal partners across the organization to understand and recommend where common business capabilities can be leveraged to drive Sun Life’s One Sun vision
• Build consensus with partners to define a shared vision of what needs to be built and championing this vision from concept, through planning, to implementation