Director responsible for leading Advisory and Risk consulting delivery in Greater China. Requires business development, client engagement, and generating opportunities for sustainable growth.
About the role
- Director of Strategy and Transformation at Sun Life driving business optimization through strategic planning and collaboration with Canadian Operations Leadership Team.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with members of the Canadian Operations Leadership Team to understand business objectives and necessary initiatives
- Guide and align Canadian Operations' strategic planning, prioritization, and positioning of key initiatives to achieve strategic goals
- Facilitate the Ops VP strategy cycle, making recommendations on strategic plans, OKRs, and roadmap of key initiatives
- Ensure prioritized initiatives are set up for successful execution
- Provide guidance on key initiatives during execution for strong strategic alignment
- Recommend decisions and initiative trade-offs aligned with Canadian Operations' long-term strategy
- Engage partners across Canada, influencing decisions with key insights and recommendations
- Ensure access and visibility of COLT OKRs
- Support development of strategies, OKRs, and execution plans aligned to Canadian Ops strategy
- Create frameworks and lead planning/ prioritization sessions to bring leaders from strategy to execution
- Drive partnerships to achieve shared objectives
- Spearhead AVP+ meetings to understand challenges and frame solutions, including productivity and efficiency concerns
- Collaborate with Business Leaders for strategic optimization
- Partner with various teams for effective business delivery
- Coordinate with Agile Portfolio Management for strategic problem-solving discussions
- Support Service Optimization Chapter members in discovery, root cause analysis, and solution design
Requirements
- Extensive experience facilitating strategic discussions/strategy development, and/or aligning business strategy holistically
- Significant leadership experience with a deep understanding of insurance and/or wealth processes
- Successful history of driving business optimization at a strategic level
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience supporting senior leadership teams
- Ability to lead and participate in strategic forums, sustaining momentum for ongoing engagement with partners & leaders
- Proven track record of successful collaboration to deliver project/program implementation
- Strong relationship management skills across broad range of stakeholder groups
- Ability to empathize with various stakeholder perspectives, contributing to a holistic decision-making process
- Strong presentation skills, creating clear and compelling presentations or analyses to support decision-making
- Proven ability to think strategically and provide practical solutions aligned with broader business objectives
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Prior success in leading or analyzing complex business evaluations, demonstrating analytical understanding
- Knowledgeable about engagement models with various enablement functions
- Experience in improving business processes and utilizing appropriate tools & methodologies to identify priorities
- Nuanced understanding of value, showcasing experience in analyzing and solving complex business problems while quantifying benefits
- Independent, driven leader who can succeed in ambiguous contexts
- Excellent multitasking, prioritization, and time management skills
- Robust understanding of business processes, particularly within insurance and/or wealth sectors
- Bilingualism (French, English) required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.
Benefits
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
- Continuous learning, development, and improvement environment
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