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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.\nAt Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.\nWhen you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.\nDiscover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.\nJob Description:\nThe Platform Lead for AI Solutions is a strategic leadership role dedicated to spearheading the implementation and evolution of digital platforms and artificial intelligence technologies. You will be oversee all aspects of solution delivery, ensuring every initiative directly propels Sun Life’s strategic objectives and redefines the customer journey through modern, scalable technology.\nThe purpose of this role will be responsible for leading and managing the implementation of digital solutions and AI technologies. This role will oversee all aspects of solution delivery, ensuring that projects align with Sunlife's strategic objectives and enhance the overall customer journey.\nKey responsibilities include:\nStrategic Project Delivery: Direct the end-to-end execution of digital and AI initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.\nCustomer Journey Transformation: Champion the integration of innovative AI tools to modernize the customer experience, aligning technical outputs with Sun Life’s long-term business goals.\nOperational Excellence: Deploy AI technologies to optimize internal workflows, significantly reduce operational costs, and enhance the efficiency of service delivery.\nInnovation & Continuous Improvement: Architect a sustainable framework that fosters organizational innovation, encouraging the constant refinement of platform capabilities and emerging tech adoption.\nThe ideal candidate should be a visionary leader with a robust technical foundation and a relentless drive for innovation in fast-paced environments. You are the critical link between high-level business strategy and technical execution, possessing the unique ability to translate complex AI capabilities into tangible marketing effectiveness and superior customer outcomes.\nPreferred skills\nDeep understanding of AI technologies and their application in the insurance sector\nExperience in Python and Java. \nFamiliarity with REST APIs and frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or similar technologies.\n\nExperience with LLM frameworks including LangChain, LangGraph, and n8n.\n\nKnowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL and Cosmos DB.\n\nPractical experience with AWS cloud services, especially SageMaker and Bedrock.\n\nStrong knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes\n\nFamiliarity with the insurance industry, including regulatory requirements and customer needs\nAbility to analyze data and market trends to inform strategic decision-making\nPractical experience in leading complex projects\nPractical experience in working in Agile with IT multiple teams and Business Stakeholders\nQualifications\nUniversity graduate, preferably in IT, Computer Science or related disciplines\nOver 12 years of working experience\nBroad knowledge of financial services &/or insurance industry desirable\nProven experience in implementing enterprise-grade AI solutions and leading their end-to-end delivery.\nExtensive background in delivering and leading large-scale, enterprise-level AI solution implementations.\nDemonstrated expertise in managing and executing enterprise-grade AI solution deployments.\nStrong track record in leading teams to design, build, and implement AI solutions at enterprise scale.\nExperience of system development on Cloud Platform\nStrong influencing and negotiation skills to get buy-ins from the business stakeholders from different functional team\nProficiency in both spoken and written English\nResponsibilities\nTechnical Leadership:\n Prototype & Delivery Excellence: Spearhead rapid prototyping and Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives, ensuring pilot programs for commercial AI applications are delivered on time with quantifiable business results.\nStandards & Best Practices: Establish and champion rigorous standards for AI development, deployment, and oversight to ensure all solutions are scalable, high-quality, and reliable.\nTechnology Orchestration: Evaluate and deploy cutting-edge AI systems and infrastructures that accelerate development speed while maintaining a focus on long-term maintainability.\nContinuous Process Optimization: Lead post-implementation reviews to streamline workflows, integrate feedback loops, and improve overall AI delivery efficiency.\nStrategic Planning:\nAI Roadmap Alignment: Translate high-level company goals into a concrete AI technical roadmap, ensuring technology investments directly support commercial objectives.\nGovernance & Compliance: Oversee the governance framework for AI projects, proactively managing ethical considerations, data privacy, and legal compliance in line with global regulations.\nRisk Management: Identify and mitigate technical and operational risks associated with AI implementation before they impact the broader IT infrastructure.\nCross-functional Collaboration:\nBusiness & Regional Integration: Act as the primary bridge between the AI team and Business units/Regional teams to ensure localized needs are met while maintaining global architectural integrity.\nStakeholder Benchmarking: Partner with data experts and governance bodies to define success metrics and ensure AI projects remain synchronized with evolving stakeholder requirements.\n Product Owner Alignment: Work closely with Product Owners to integrate AI capabilities into the core product lifecycle, ensuring seamless feature rollouts.\nAt Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.\nWe offer 5-day work, attractive salary, MPF, group life and group medical insurance; and excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Application forms and resume will be kept for a period of 24 months after completion of the recruitment process. 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