Strategic HR leader enabling technology strategy at Sun Life. Partnering with global executives to support diverse technology teams and drive talent initiatives.
Responsibilities
As a strategic HR leader, you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling our technology strategy and helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, powered by modern, scalable and secure digital solutions.
Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, the AVP, HRBP is a key member of a global team HR leadership team supporting Digital Business and Technology Solutions (DBTS).
In this role, you’ll partner closely with senior leaders across Canada Digital and Client Technology Solutions (DCTS) and Global Enterprise Architecture (EA), working across Canada, the United States, India, and the Philippines.
You will support a diverse and highly technical portfolio of approximately 1,100 employees, operating in a complex, matrixed and rapidly evolving environment.
This role includes direct leadership of a Director, HRBP, with accountability for setting direction, coaching and ensuring consistent, high-impact HR partnership across the portfolio.
This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of Sun Life's digital evolution, aligning human capital strategy with enterprise technology priorities, influencing decisions that shape how we scale, innovate, and deliver for our Clients.
You will operate as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders, with meaningful exposure to enterprise strategy, and lead ambitious talent and culture initiatives in a fast-paced change-driven environment.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and/or CHRP/CHRL designation
15+ years of progressive Human Resources, including experience leading senior HR professionals
Proven track record of partnering with senior executives in technology focused, engineering-heavy environments
Deep understanding of the intersection of technology, business strategy, and human capital management
Demonstrated experience advising leaders in modern technology operating models, including product, platform, and enterprise architecture environments
Strong risk and governance mindset with the ability to manage organizational risk effectively
Exceptional strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical, high-impact people strategies
Executive presence and credibility, with the ability to influence, challenge and build trust with senior leaders
Creative and systems-oriented thinker with a holistic view of the employee and leader life cycle
Proven experience leading significant organizational change and transformation initiatives
Self-starter with the ability to identify and opportunities, navigate ambiguity, and drive outcomes
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with the ability to adapt and pivot through change
Analytical and curious mindset, with experience in digital transformation, agile ways of working, and change management
Commitment to inclusive leadership and building diverse, high-performing teams
Strong understanding of technology industry trends, software development lifecycles, and digital platforms, with the ability to influence senior technical leaders.
Benefits
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.
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