Manager, Risk Program Development - Toronto, Canada - Sun Life

Sun Life

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

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.

About the role:

The Risk Management Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic business partner supporting Canadian leadership in meeting our Client for Life goals by providing comprehensive understanding of operational risk and contributing creative solutions to manage risk.

We partner with Canadian leadership as well as second line of defence Risk and Compliance stakeholders to assess operational risks, enhance control frameworks, provide oversight on risk policy requirements, and ultimately enable the business to change while maintaining risk within appetite.

The scope of the team is broad, as our internal clients include all business areas supporting Group Benefits, Group Retirement Services, and Individual Insurance and Wealth.

As Manager, Risk Program Development, you will contribute to a number of key projects and programs supporting risk management across Canada from conception through design and delivery.

You will work with the Risk Management Centre of Excellence and business partners across Canada to meet strategic business and operational goals through successful delivery of projects and piloting of initiatives.

What will you do?

Design and implement new SLFC risk management programs, practices, and processes
Assess risk and control effectiveness across SLFC's key operational risks, identify and prioritize opportunities to improve risk management
Support Risk CoE in rollout of new risk solutions by identifying impact to Canadian BUs and tailoring solution where needed
Support development of Risk Centre of Excellence framework including risk management standards and best practices
Conduct research, collect feedback, and coordinate analysis to build recommendations for SLFC leadership and key stakeholders
Develop recommendations on effective control design and operational risk management best practices
Maintain strong working relationships with all business partners

What do you need to succeed?

Ability to design complex, flexible and sustainable processes that meet key strategic objectives
Strong problemsolving skills, ability to breakdown complex issues into viable paths forward
Experience in program or project management and working with crossfunctional teams
Knowledge of risk management techniques including risk assessment, risk monitoring, control design and control effectiveness assessment
Strong partnership, networking, and influencing skills
Confident verbal and written communication skills, experience presenting sensitive matters to senior management
Proactive and highly motivated individual who will take initiative and is able to manage unstructured activities

Preferred Skills:

Background in 1st line of defense Canadian Business Units
Experience in risk management or enablement functions (e.g. project management, process improvement)
Certification in risk management and/or process improvement
Process/control design and analysis skills

What's in it for you?

Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
An environment of continuous learning and improvement
Access to our Global Learning Centre, available 24/7 for your learning needs
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health mental, physical and financial

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work.

Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

74,100/ ,800/120 800

Job Category:

Risk Management

Posting End Date:

02/04/2023