Bilingual Senior Consultant, Practice Excellence and Innovation Apply locations: Sun Life Montreal Metcalfe, Sun Life Toronto One York
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 2 Days Ago
Job requisition id: JR00104081
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:
Are you passionate and actively looking to contribute to the health of Canadians? Do you want to be part of our journey our Group Disability digital experience? As a leading provider of health benefits in Canada, Sun Life supports the health care needs of millions of Canadians. In Group Disability, our mandate is to assist our clients, both employees and employers, in the relentless pursuit of better health.
As a Senior Consultant, Practice Excellence & Innovation: You will be responsible for leading and managing the effective execution of innovative practice initiatives, supporting our vision to be recognized as the best disability management provider for clients in Canada. You will enable change, while engaging and supporting our business partners in achieving operational excellence and Client objectives. You will own the planning and execution of best practices and initiatives that are aligned with the strategic direction of Group Disability. Collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders is key, as you will be responsible for developing evidence-based, leading-edge practices that will contribute to strong financial outcomes.
What will you do?
Act as subject matter expert in disability management practice excellence, working on large, complex, and cross functional strategic initiatives.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to enhance the knowledge within our disability operations.
Develop and execute practices and procedures that support continuous improvement aligned with our objectives.
Develop and champion opportunities for innovation, creating solutions to address client’s most pressing needs and support sustainable recoveries.
Collaborate with business partners and leverage the Sun Life ecosystem in exploring disability practice issues and creating client-centric solutions.
Contribute to thought-leadership, research, analysis, and development of key deliverables including marketing materials and health solutions.
What you need to succeed:
Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada and worldwide.
College or university degree in related field.
Deep disability management expertise with at least 5 years experience working in the disability space, preferably in the financial services industry.
Understand and stay abreast of emerging trends in disability management and health solutions, and how they can transform our business.
Excellent communicator and comfortable presenting to a wide array of audiences, including senior leaders.
Demonstrated experience collaborating with stakeholders in large cross-functional initiatives.
Thrives in a dynamic, fast paced environment, managing time effectively and efficiently.
Preferred skills:
Lean experience and Project management skills/aptitude would be an asset.
Strong and effective relationship builder with the ability to influence across boundaries.
Continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive decisions using data.
Ability to manage and prioritize a number of initiatives and deliverables concurrently.
Strong business application skills and experience, (Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint).
Change leader and ability to perform in an environment with a high level of complexity, interdependency, and change.
Strong process and critical thinking skills, with ability to identify opportunities for new health and digital innovations.
What’s in it for you?
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.
Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical and financial.
We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work , for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.
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
At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range: 78,000/78 000 - 128,000/128 000
Job Category: Claims - Life & Disability
Posting End Date: 16/11/2024
Shine together:
At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.
We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant. There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.
Shape the future:
With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. Together, we can make the future brighter.
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