Director, Strategic Initiatives – Distribution Growth

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About the role

  • Director leading Prospr growth initiatives, advisor engagement, and client acquisition for Sun Life’s financial services platform. Building teams, partnerships, and data-driven go-to-market strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end growth initiatives from strategy through execution
  • Define strategy, build business cases, pilot solutions, and drive implementation across multiple functions
  • Lead, attract, coach, and develop a high-performing team
  • Build relationships with SLFD leaders, field advisors, cross-functional partners, and senior executives
  • Synthesize client, advisor, and market data into recommendations, growth plans, and go-to-market approaches
  • Drive advisor engagement, client acquisition, partnerships, and Prospr's expansion across life, health, and wealth solutions
  • Establish and monitor KPIs for advisor engagement, client acquisition, pipeline velocity, and revenue impact
  • Use data and CRM tools to course-correct and optimize performance
  • Report to the AVP, Business Growth & Strategy

Requirements

  • Significant experience in strategy, business development, sales leadership, or partnerships
  • Ideally experience in financial services, distribution, or advisor-led channels
  • Experience building, coaching, and developing high-performing teams
  • Understanding of financial services, insurance, wealth management, or field-based distribution models
  • Experience managing pilots, launching go-to-market initiatives, and driving adoption across functions
  • Ability to mobilize complex stakeholder ecosystems and engage with senior leaders and advisor communities
  • Commercial judgment and analytical rigor
  • Fluency with Salesforce or other CRM platforms for pipeline management and business development strategy
  • Ability to work across Prospr, SLFD, and key functional partners

Benefits

  • A competitive salary and bonus program, based on market scale
  • A flexible group insurance program starting on your first day of work
  • 20 vacation days per year
  • Share Ownership Program with employer matching contributions
  • A warm, supportive, and inclusive culture
  • Flexible work arrangement with choice to work from the office and virtually

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$110,000 - CA$180,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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