Sun Life Looking for Group Retirement Services Product Manager at Toronto, ON Full Time

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:

The Group Retirement Services Product Manager develops client focused solutions that are easy to understand, provide value and promote growth. They have experience with ideation, develop creative/innovative solutions and deliver quality results. They introduce new products, services, and enhancements to market working through all stages of development, from ideation to product launch and monitoring. Their success comes from establishing and maintaining internal and external relationships. They collaborate with other teams, including Business Development, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations and Digital Enterprise, to identify and create the solutions that meet the needs of our clients. They report to the Director, Product Design and Management.

What will you do?

Product Development:

• Research and analyze new products and capabilities available in the global market

• Assess new ideas against a strong understanding of what clients are looking for

• Develop design briefs for new ideas, including product specifications to give a clear, focused outline to leaders

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to launch new ideas approved for development

• Provide information and assist training teams and business partners with understanding products and capabilities

• Deliver presentations and act as a resource for questions.

• Monitor key performance indicators, evaluate and suggest product or capability improvements

Product management:

• Regularly assess competitive environment of GRS products and capabilities

• Identify impact of new trends or changes in the environment and recommend solutions to address these changes.

• Support product specific reporting, create and take care of key product documents, forms and internal reference documents

• Identify potential solutions when problems arise and execute once approved

• Analyze and manage the affect of internal and legislative changes on products

Development of new tools and updates to current tools related to GRS Products:

• Provide input into design and functionality of new and current tools

• Identify opportunities for new tools to support GRS Products

What do you need to succeed?

• Strong client focus

• Proven ability to network and develop effective internal and external relationships to support a collaborative team environment

• Passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas

• Encourages experimental/fail fast mindset to innovation

• Demonstrates accountability and leadership

• The ability to professionally handle multiple high-priority tasks and analyses while maintaining a high standard of accuracy

• Enthusiasm for refining processes/products/services with attention to detail

• Knowledge of savings and income product features and benefits

• Experience with research and legislation or working with Compliance or Legal teams

• Strong communication, presentation, project management and influencing skills

• Advanced level of English and French required for Quebec applicants – interactions with English-speaking customers or partners

Assets:

• Previous product development experience

• In depth knowledge of the wealth marketplace

• A knowledge of basic product pricing

• Proficient in data analysis and able to manipulate using MS Excel

• Familiar with the savings and income products offered by Sun Life

• Post-secondary education in business or commerce or the same

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

• Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture

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.

Salary Range:

74,100/74 100 – 120,800/120 800

Job Category:

Product

Posting End Date:

20/11/2022