Sun Life

Senior Project Manager (1-year Contract)

Sun Life  •  Onsite  •  14 days ago
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Job Description

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.

Key Responsibilities
•Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-workstream programmes, including regulatory, business transformation and technology-backed initiatives.
•Own delivery outcomes across scope, schedule, cost, dependencies, risks, and benefits realisation.
•Develop and maintain integrated plans, manage critical paths, proactively address delivery constraints and anticipate, surface and resolve delivery risks and issues early.
•Navigate matrixed structures, resolve competing priorities, influence across functions without direct authority and align stakeholders with differing objectives.
•Drive decision-making through clear communication, data-driven insights and pragmatic trade-off management.
•Deliver programmes in compliance with Sun Life governance, PMO standards, financial controls and risk management requirements.
•Ensure transparency, accuracy, and discipline in progress tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
•Collaborate with PMO team to provide practical delivery feedback and contribute to continuous improvement in enterprise execution.


Experience & Qualifications
•Typically 10–15+ years of project or programme management experience, with a strong track record delivering large, complex initiatives in financial services, insurance or other regulated environments.
•Strong programme and project execution skills, including planning, dependency management, risk management and benefits tracking.
•Ability to operate effectively and flexibly with ambiguity and complexity.
•Clear, concise and structured communicator.
•High level of stakeholder maturity and organisational awareness.
•Strong commercial and financial acumen related to programme delivery.
•Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, MSP are desirable

Job Category:

Temporary Employee

Posting End Date:

19/06/2026

Sun Life

About Sun Life

Sun Life is a leading financial services organization dedicated to helping people achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

We provide a wide range of insurance and investment products and services in key markets around the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia. At Sun Life, we have more than 34,000 employees and 112,900 advisors worldwide.

Websites:

Canada www.sunlife.ca/en/

US www.sunlife.com/us/en/

Vietnam www.sunlife.com.vn

Hong Kong www.sunlife.com.hk

Indonesia www.sunlife.co.id

Malaysia www.sunlife.com.my

Philippines www.sunlife.com.ph

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
, OO
Year Founded
Unknown
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