Project Manager

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:

This role is a one year contract

The Business Governance & Controls (BG&C) team is responsible for first line oversight within the Canadian Retail Advice and Solutions (RAS) business and works closely with advisors and field leaders to help advisors build and maintain compliant business practices, meet evolving regulatory expectations, all while putting the Client’s interests and experience first.

Reporting to the Director, Wealth Oversight Programs, the Project Manager will oversee the planning, execution and completion of key projects and initiatives, ensuring delivery against scope, timelines, budget and strategic objectives. This role will coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, manage risk and dependencies and ensure successful implementation.

What will you do?

• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, milestones and dependency tracking
• Coordinate activities across business units and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of project milestones by required timelines
• Organize and facilitate meetings
• Manage change impacts and transitions
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks, issues and interdependencies
• Track and report on project performance, and readiness metrics
• Support post implementation stabilization and handover to business owners

What do you need to succeed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance or a related field preferred
• 3+ years of project management experience, including leading large-scale organizational change initiatives
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in regulated or matrixed environments
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc).
• Professional certification (PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication and executive presentation skills
• Strong  analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities

The 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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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

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:

80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Project Management - Process

Posting End Date:

01/01/2026