Director, Human Resources Business Partner – Enablement Functions (Sun Life Canada)

As the Director, HR Business Partner for the Enablement Functions, you will be a strategic partner to the business, delivering a future‑focused talent agenda and building meaningful relationships across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

- Coach, advise, and influence leaders to recognize and solve talent situations and challenges.
- Elevate team effectiveness to deliver on mandates.
- Design and execute change‑management plans to socialize and embed HR initiatives, policies, and procedures.
- Coach managers to sustain change.
- Serve as an SME and trusted advisor for client groups on talent policies, cycles, and initiatives.
- Design future‑focused talent initiatives in support of the business strategy and lead their implementation across the portfolio.
- Lead and manage organizational change and talent programs and initiatives within this function.
- Identify and validate talent gaps and recommend solutions using data analysis and ROI demonstration.
- Lead and manage the annual talent cycles (Performance, Talent Review, Compensation, etc.) for client groups.
- Deliver, refine, and maintain a robust succession plan.
- Partner with Centers of Expertise (Employee Relations, Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Global Talent, etc.) to design, refine, and implement talent initiatives for Enterprise functions.

Qualifications & Competencies

- Digitally savvy, relationship‑driven,



and future‑focused storyteller who engages executive stakeholders.
- Strong communication, consulting, influencing, and analytical skills with ability to adapt to different styles.
- Broad understanding of HR and talent practices, including change‑management experience.
- Leadership experience managing programs with multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Systems thinking ability to identify solutions and associated impacts.
- Superior cooperative working abilities and experience.
- Confidence interacting with and challenging senior leaders.
- Proven ability to execute quickly, effectively, and consistently.
- Excellent communication, consulting, influencing and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to flex to different styles.
- Ability to lead a program with multiple projects and/or stakeholders.

Bilingual Requirement

Bilingualism (French and English) is required for Quebec positions where frequent interactions with English and French‑speaking colleagues or internal partners occur across Canada or globally.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values at Sun Life. 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

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📌 Director, HR Business Partner, Enablement Functions (Toronto)
🏢 Sun Life Financial
📍 Toronto