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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:\nSun Life is a leading financial institution that offer Canadians holistic advice and solutions including insurance, wealth and health through a team of digitally-enabled and insights-driven human Advisors. We are on an exciting journey to transform the Digital Advisor experience that increases ease of doing business, productivity and Client engagement. Reporting to the Director, Independent Advisor Journey and Shared Capabilitiesthe Product Owner will support Platform / Journey Owners in the delivery of digital experiences, tools and capabilities to Advisors and Firms. The Product Owner will manage activities within delivery teams and will partner with information technology (IT), Distribution Partners, Client Experience Office (CXO) and other Sun Life business units / functions.\nWhat will you do?\nProduct vision and strategy\nSupport Platform / Journey Owners in the design of clear product vision aligned to business strategy and outcomes\n\nDevelop and deliver product roadmaps that are aligned to user journey maps and story maps\n\nBe accountable for product-specific objectives and key results (OKRs)\n\nProduct development and management\nContinuously monitor and measure end-user behaviours and usage of the product to inform ongoing refinement of product roadmap and feature pipeline\n\nIntegrate usability studies and research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure user-driven design. Engage with Advisors during the requirements life-cycle\n\nMaximize the value produced by agile team by ensuring the digital product / platform meets the users’ needs and aligns to product vision\n\nPlanning and execution\nWork with the Director to translate product vision into a strategic yet pragmatic roadmap that feeds into a continuously prioritized backlog(s)\n\nSolve complex issues through in-depth research, identifying options and evaluating to recommend a proposed approach\n\nCollaborate with the delivery team (e.g. agile, Kanban) and ensure the product delivers as intended and dynamically adjusting plans to deliver on OKRs\n\nReview QA test plans to align with acceptance criteria, facilitate testing and review of early builds for adherence to functional requirements\n\nSupport business validation to ensure that features works as designed and ensure data integrity\n\nPartner with Change Management to develop and execute on adoption strategy to drive Advisor usage of digital tools and capabilities\n\nProactively identify potential issues and risks to ensure goals are achieved\n\nEnsure product addresses applicable legal, compliance regulatory and internal policy requirements\n\nStakeholder management\nIdentify areas of the business affected by product delivery and determine appropriate approach to engage with relevant stakeholders\n\nEscalate and keep stakeholders informed of key issues, risks and interdependencies\n\nCollaborate with key partners including Advisors, field management, Enterprise Services, CXO and other business units and functions (e.g. legal, compliance, risk)\n\nBuild and manage relationships with key partners, including effectively engaging executives\n\nCommunication and relationship management\nProactively stay in touch with internal partners to maintain an understanding of new developments in their areas and identify opportunities for collaboration\n\nTailor both written and verbal communication based on audience and situation to maximize buy-in and establish productive working relationships\n\nWhat do you need to succeed?\nRelevant agile digital delivery experience\n\nStrong knowledge of distribution, wealth and /or insurance\n\nKnowledge of Salesforce an asset\n\nProven track record of implementation experience of systems or digital capabilities in financial services\n\nDemonstrate knowledge of technology platforms or ability to learn about technology and digital products, experience working on technical products is a plus\n\nAbility to solve problems effectively by balancing various lenses business, operations, design and technology\n\nPossess business acumen to analyze and generate insights from OKRs as well as foundational quantitative analytical skills to support Platform / Journey Owner to develop business cases\n\nPossess growth mindset and passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas\n\nBelieve in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust\n\nEmpower self and others to fail, learn, and grow\n\nHighly collaborative and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment professionally and positively\n\nWhy join Sun Life?\nBeing 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\n\nA friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture\n\nA collaborative and interactive team environment\n\nBeing part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience\n\nWorking together, sharing common values and encouraging growth & achievement\n\nJoining a reputable organization with over 150 years of history\n\nCertified Great Place to Work in Canada in 2026\n\nThe 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.\nDiversity 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.\nPersons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to .\nWe 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.\nWe may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.\nWe thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. 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