Consultant, Operational Risk

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Job Description:

The Risk Management Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic first line of defence business partner supporting Sun Life Canada Leadership in meeting our Client for Life goals by providing comprehensive understanding of operational risk and supporting the design of effective solutions to manage risk within the business.

We partner with Canadian leadership, first line of defence Business Unit Risk Officers, and second line of defence Risk and Compliance stakeholders to assess operational risks, enhance control frameworks, educate business on risk management, provide oversight on risk policy requirements, and ultimately enable the business to evolve while maintaining risk within appetite.

As Consultant, Operational Risk, you will support risk activities for Sun Life Global Investments* and will be a key point of contact for Canadian execution managers and second line of defence stakeholders to identify, assess and manage operational risks within the portfolio.

• Sun Life Global Investments is a trade name of SLGI Asset Management Inc., Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Sun Life Financial Trust Inc.

What will you do?

• Assess risk and control design and effectiveness within assigned portfolios, identify opportunities to improve risk management and operational risk management best practices

• Support the roll-out of new/changed risk and compliance requirements by identifying the impact to assigned business areas and supporting business partners in the design and maintenance of processes/controls to meet these requirements

• Provide risk consulting expertise and support risk reviews for key business projects, digital initiatives and process changes

• Day to day support for the execution of the Enterprise Risk Framework and all of it’s underlying requirements

• Monitor and track status of risk issues and activities in risk portfolio reporting

What do you need to succeed?

• Previous experience working for an Investment Fund Manager (IFM) or in the financial service industry

• Familiarity with securities and insurance regulations

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize many competing demands

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, experience presenting to business partners

• Proactive and highly motivated individual who will take initiative

• Strong analytical, problem resolution and collaboration skills

• Experience in process mapping as well as identification and assessment of process risks and supporting controls

Assets:

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Business Administration or a related field

• Exposure to risk management practices including risk assessment, risk monitoring, control design and control effectiveness

• Experience in risk management or related functions (e.g. compliance, process improvement, audit)

• Exposure to project, program and/or portfolio management

• Certification in risk management and/or process improvement

• Familiarity with SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau or RSA Archer

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 2024 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.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several 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:

58,000/58 000 - 97,000/97 000

Job Category:

Risk Management

Posting End Date:

21/08/2025