Product Owner (Waterloo)

Product Owner (Waterloo)

16 Sep
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Sun Life
|
Waterloo

16 Sep

Sun Life

Waterloo

Vous êtes aussi unique que votre parcours, votre expérience et votre point de vue. Ici, vous serez encouragé, habilité et défié à être à votre meilleur. Vous travaillerez avec des collègues dynamiques – des experts dans leurs domaines – qui sont désireux de partager leurs connaissances avec vous.

Vos leaders vous inspireront et vous aideront à atteindre votre potentiel et à vous envoler vers de nouveaux horizons. Chaque jour, vous aurez de nouvelles et passionnantes occasions de rendre la vie plus brillante pour nos Clients – qui sont au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons.

Chez Sun Life, nous sommes guidés par notre Raison d'être : aider nos Clients à réaliser la sécurité financière à vie et à vivre une vie plus saine. Nos valeurs façonnent notre façon de travailler : bienveillance, authenticité, audace, inspiration et impact.

Quand vous vous joignez à Sun Life, vous travaillez avec des collègues passionnés et des leaders habilitants qui soutiennent votre croissance et célèbrent vos contributions, afin que vous puissiez faire une différence significative dans la vie de nos Clients.

Découvrez comment vous pouvez faire une différence dans la vie des personnes, des familles et des communautés du monde entier.

Description de poste:

Sun Life is a leading financial institution that offer Canadians holistic advice and solutions including insurance, wealth and health through a team of digitally-enabled and insights-driven human Advisors. We are on an exciting journey to transform the Digital Advisor experience that increases ease of doing business, productivity and Client engagement. Reporting to the Director, Independent Advisor Journey and Shared Capabilities the Product Owner will support Platform / Journey Owners in the delivery of digital experiences, tools and capabilities to Advisors and Firms.

The Product

Owner will manage activities within delivery teams and will partner with information technology (IT), Distribution Partners, Client Experience Office (CXO) and other Sun Life business units / functions.

What will you do?

Product vision and strategy

- Support Platform / Journey Owners in the design of clear product vision aligned to business strategy and outcomes
- Develop and deliver product roadmaps that are aligned to user journey maps and story maps
- Be accountable for product-specific objectives and key results (OKRs)

Product development and management

- Continuously monitor and measure end-user behaviours and usage of the product to inform ongoing refinement of product roadmap and feature pipeline
- Integrate usability studies and research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure user-driven design. Engage with Advisors during the requirements life-cycle




- Maximize the value produced by agile team by ensuring the digital product / platform meets the users’ needs and aligns to product vision

Planning and execution

- Work with the Director to translate product vision into a strategic yet pragmatic roadmap that feeds into a continuously prioritized backlog(s)
- Solve complex issues through in-depth research, identifying options and evaluating to recommend a proposed approach
- Collaborate with the delivery team (e.g. agile, Kanban) and ensure the product delivers as intended and dynamically adjusting plans to deliver on OKRs
- Review QA test plans to align with acceptance criteria, facilitate testing and review of early builds for adherence to functional requirements
- Support business validation to ensure that features works as designed and ensure data integrity
- Partner with Change Management to develop and execute on adoption strategy to drive Advisor usage of digital tools and capabilities
- Proactively identify potential issues and risks to ensure goals are achieved
- Ensure product addresses applicable legal, compliance regulatory and internal policy requirements

Stakeholder management

- Identify areas of the business affected by product delivery and determine appropriate approach to engage with relevant stakeholders
- Escalate and keep stakeholders informed of key issues, risks and interdependencies
- Collaborate with key partners including Advisors, field management, Enterprise Services, CXO and other business units and functions (e.g. legal, compliance, risk)
- Build and manage relationships with key partners, including effectively engaging executives

Communication and relationship management

- Proactively stay in touch with internal partners to maintain an understanding of new developments in their areas and identify opportunities for collaboration
- Tailor both written and verbal communication based on audience and situation to maximize buy-in and establish productive working relationships

What do you need to succeed?

- Relevant agile digital delivery experience
- Strong knowledge of distribution, wealth and /or insurance
- Knowledge of Salesforce an asset
- Proven track record of implementation experience of systems or digital capabilities in financial services
- Demonstrate knowledge of technology platforms or ability to learn about technology and digital products, experience working on technical products is a plus
- Ability to solve problems effectively by balancing various lenses business, operations, design and technology




- Possess business acumen to analyze and generate insights from OKRs as well as foundational quantitative analytical skills to support Platform / Journey Owner to develop business cases
- Possess growth mindset and passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas
- Believe in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust
- Empower self and others to fail, learn, and grow
- Highly collaborative and ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment professionally and positively

Why join Sun Life?

- 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, cooperative and inclusive culture
- A collaborative and interactive team environment
- Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience
- Working together, sharing common values and encouraging growth & achievement
- Joining a reputable organization with over 150 years of history
- Certified Excellent Place to Work in Canada in 2026

L'étendue du salaire de base s'applique au lieu principal pour lequel l'emploi est affiché. Elle peut varier en fonction du lieu de travail du candidat retenu ou d'autres facteurs. En plus du salaire de base, les employés admissibles de Sun Life participent à divers régimes d'encouragement dont le paiement est discrétionnaire et assujetti au rendement individuel et à celui de l'entreprise. Certains rôles axés sur les ventes comportent des régimes d'encouragement à la vente basés sur les résultats des ventes individuelles ou de groupe. La diversité et l'inclusion ont toujours été au cœur de nos valeurs chez Sun Life. Une main-d'œuvre diversifiée avec des perspectives variées et des idées créatives profite à nos Clients, aux communautés où nous opérons et à nous tous comme collègues. Nous accueillons les demandes de personnes qualifiées de tous les milieux.

Les personnes handicapées qui ont besoin d'accommodements dans le processus de demande ou celles qui ont besoin d'offres d'emploi dans un format différent peuvent envoyer une demande par courriel à [email protected] .

Nous sommes fiers d'être une organisation hybride qui offre à nos employés le choix et la flexibilité de travailler à la fois au bureau et virtuellement en fonction des besoins de l'entreprise, de nos Clients et de vous.

Nous pouvons utiliser l'intelligence artificielle pour soutenir la recherche de candidats, le filtrage et la planification des entrevues.

Nous remercions tous les candidats d'avoir manifesté de l'intérêt pour ce poste. Seuls les candidats sélectionnés pour une entrevue seront contactés.

Échelle salariale :

90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Catégorie d'emploi :

Product Owner

Fin de l'affichage :

28/09/2026

📌 Product Owner (Waterloo)
🏢 Sun Life
📍 Waterloo

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