Associate Director, Technical Program Management

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun Life Financial has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2018, Sun Life Financial had total assets under management of CDN $951 billion. For more information please visit

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Job Description

• Be the overall Wealth and Pension IT solution delivery SPOC related IT initiatives, providing holistic coverage for all deliveries for respective business units
• End to end accountability for applications developed and supported.
• Program management for multiple projects with appropriate governance and control
• Manage shared service delivery operations.
• Define, design and support the implementation of the technology architecture and digital roadmap, which can support business vision and objectives.
• Guide the application, digital and infrastructure delivery teams to ensure that the technology architecture roadmap and related principle and decisions are followed at the time of implementation. 
• Manage strategic vendors to augment technology delivery capabilities.
• Be responsible for P&L management for the technology portfolio.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Engineering discipline.
• 15+ years of technology experience in a financial services organization, with a minimum of 5 years in leading 20+ team size
• Deep understanding of the pension (MPF) domain. Over 5 years of Industry experience in Pension and/or Financial Services Business
• Hands on experience in leading technology operations
• Demonstrated experience in developing complex financial services solutions, including digital applications, cloud computing, business transformation, solution architecture and design, etc.
• Strong vendor management capabilities
• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle, and with a broad range of platforms, including transitioning from legacy systems to digital
• Understanding of common patterns, frameworks, and reference architectures for financial services domain
• Experience in developing IT roadmaps with senior executives and able to influence and communicate effectively on the adoption of technologies for innovations
• Proven experience in using Agile approach for development with frequent sprints for business benefits realization
• Strong appreciation of and proven commitment to achieving and exceeding business objectives by selecting appropriate technology solutions
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, able to engage conversations at all levels of senior management
• Ability to establish and maintain a high level of trust and confidence with business
• Demonstrated problem solving, communication and organizational skills, a positive attitude, and the proven ability to negotiate and influence others to obtain desired results. Strong professional consulting skills
• Ability to speak in business terms, as well as the ability to effectively communicate both internally and externally in English and Cantonese
• Mature, confident, and performance-oriented
• Capable of developing strong relationships with all levels of management
• Must possess excellent problem solving skills for large complicated and broad issues and able to work independently.
• Complex environment with a mix of technologies and different levels of IT maturities in each business unit.

We offer 5-day work, attractive salary, MPF, group life and group medical insurance; and excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Application forms and resume will be kept for a period of 24 months after completion of the recruitment process. (All information will be held in strict confidence and only be used for recruitment purpose).