Culture & Talent Brand Program Manager

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:

Together, and through our global network of partners, the Culture and Talent Brand team shapes how Sun Life is experienced and perceived internally and externally around the world.

Culture management ensures "the way we do things around here" evolves with the needs of our business so that our underlying norms, mindsets and behaviours help us deliver on our strategy, achieve our purpose, and position us as an employer of choice.

Talent Branding actively cultivates a strong, positive image for Sun Life that reflects our evolving culture; inspiring pride and attracting and retaining talent.

The Culture and Talent Brand Program Manager oversees various programs, projects and communications that support our integrated global Culture Management and Talent Brand efforts.

What will you do?

• Manages a portfolio of short- and long-term projects in alignment with culture management and talent brand objectives, develops project plans and timelines with key dependencies, deliverables, and milestones

• Collaborates with cross-functional and global teams, including HR, global marketing, corporate communications and other stakeholders, to ensure project objectives are met

• Monitors and reports on project progress to leadership, identifying potential risks and implementing corrective actions

• Partners with leader to activate and sustain a thriving culture and talent brand global community of practice (CoP)

• Supports drafting and/or editing of culture management and talent brand updates for various audiences including CoP, Talent Partners, HRET, board

• Conducts periodic reviews of culture management activities across Sun Life, summarizing qualitative and quantitative insights for leadership discussions

• Leads the global strategy for Great Place to Work, coordinating efforts across HRBPs, communications, people analytics and other stakeholders to drive an integrated approach

What do you need to succeed?

• Build, maintain and leverage relationships with leaders and other stakeholders globally

• Influence without direct authority so that others take action/meet deadlines

• Define and execute project plans, with ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously

• Take ownership of a portfolio of work, demonstrating initiative and ability to execute

• Build and deliver compelling presentations and project/ program status updates to a variety of audiences

• Explore and understand data, extracting insights to expose opportunities, drive decisions and inform action plans

• Experience in culture management, Employee value proposition, communications or talent brand an asset

• As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We're committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We're honoured to be recognized as a 2023 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

• 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

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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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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.

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