About the role

AVP overseeing enterprise architecture and IT platforms at Sun Life. Leading a dynamic team to drive innovation in technology solutions for financial services.

Responsibilities

You will be a champion of change and help accelerate the organization’s digital journey while carefully balancing the need to ensure stability, resiliency, and performance of enterprise systems.
You will work closely with both the Business Group and Global Enterprise Architecture teams to analyze enterprise business context and change requirements to define the future-state technology architecture.
Lead a team of technical architects supporting Enterprise Infrastructure and Core IT strategy toward a clear and aligned vision.
Create a clear vision and associated roadmaps for infrastructure, cloud, and platform technologies, and align both teams and executives to that vision.
Drive innovation by leveraging new technologies and architectural approaches to modernize, extend, and evolve the existing technology environment.
Develop and maintain a strategic technology roadmap that integrates business strategy, technology trends, and an understanding of the financial services industry.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, IT Management, or a related field.
Minimum 15 years of IT infrastructure and technology leadership experience.
Background in enterprise architecture, infrastructure operations, cloud platforms, or application delivery.
Strong understanding of enterprise technology risk, decision-making, and trade-offs.
Proven ability to operate in high-pressure, high-visibility environments.
Extensive experience with infrastructure systems, cloud platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), networking, virtualization, disaster recovery, business continuity, and infrastructure monitoring.
Strong collaboration skills and a track record of trusted partnerships with business leaders.
High personal integrity, excellent interpersonal skills, and executive-level communication capability.
Experience with vendor management and contract negotiations.
Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only.

Flexible hybrid work model.
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture.
Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience.
Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data.
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.