AVP, Emerging Risk Management & Strategic Risk Initiatives# Sun Life Careers## AVP, Emerging Risk Management & Strategic Risk InitiativesApply: Toronto, Ontario: Full time: Posted Today: JR00129339You 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. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description

About the role
At the intersection of strategy, risk management and execution, the AVP, Emerging Risk Management & Strategic Risk Initiatives leads enterprise-wide capabilities and strategic initiatives that strengthen Sun Life's ability to anticipate, assess and respond to evolving risks. The role provides second-line leadership for emerging risk management, AI risk governance, risk culture and selected strategic risk initiatives. Working across Business Groups, Corporate Functions and Risk teams, the AVP translates strategic direction, external developments and internal risk signals into forward-looking insights,



practical governance and risk management actions that support risk-informed decision-making across the organization. The role is flexible and future-focused, leading the development and implementation of operating models, methodologies, governance structures and management reporting that turn emerging or conceptual issues into practical and sustainable risk management capabilities.

What you'll need
to succeed* More than 10 years of progressive experience in risk management or a related discipline, preferably within a major federally regulated financial institution.
* Significant experience leading enterprise-wide initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple businesses, functions and jurisdictions.
* Demonstrated people or functional leadership experience, including leadership through matrix reporting relationships.
* Expert knowledge of risk management within a large, complex financial institution.
* Strong understanding of first-line and second-line risk management accountabilities and the respective roles.
* Demonstrated ability to develop and execute enterprise strategies, operating models and multi-year transformation roadmaps.
* Proven ability to lead through influence across a federated or matrix organization and gain alignment among senior stakeholders with competing priorities.
* Has led or has exposure to the development of AI risk governance models in an organization




* Strong business and industry acumen, with the ability to assess complex and sensitive risk matters and provide pragmatic recommendations.
* Demonstrated experience developing executive and committee reporting that translates complex risk information into explicit implications and decisions.
* Strong knowledge of regulatory expectations and leading practices relating to risk.
* Experience translating enterprise policy and methodology into first-line execution guidance.
* Strong knowledge of Sun Life’s products, businesses and operational risk environment.
* Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate with and influence senior executives.
* Strong change leadership, communication, negotiation, and decision-making capabilities.
* Demonstrated sound judgment and ability to operate autonomously in complex and ambiguous situations.
* University degree in business, risk management, finance, technology or a related discipline; a relevant graduate degree or professional designation is preferred. What you'll be doing Risk Management Framework and Associated Governance
* Identify where emerging risks, AI or other evolving risk management capabilities may require changes to the Risk Management Framework, risk taxonomy, policies, standards or related governance.
* Work with the AVP, Enterprise Risk Management and relevant policy owners to recommend and support appropriate changes while maintaining clear accountability with the applicable framework or policy owner. AI Risk Governance and Oversight
* Lead the development and ongoing evolution of the second-line approach to AI risk governance and oversight, including the target operating model, governance forums, roles an

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