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. 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

The Role Prospr is Sun Life's digital front door for Canadians — startup velocity inside a Fortune 500. We're revolutionizing how Canadians access insurance and wealth solutions by building a platform that lets people buy products the way they want to: online in minutes or virtually via a team of trusted, licensed Advisors. We're not playing it safe. We're building with AI and creating omnichannel experiences — at the speed customers now expect. You lead the squad. Your team's success is your success. As Engineering Manager, you're accountable for a single squad's delivery, people development, and execution quality. You balance hands-on technical contribution with people leadership. You translate product requirements into executable work, own sprint commitments, and ensure your squad is healthy, productive,



and shipping at startup velocity. You're accountable for how work gets done—sprint execution, code quality, team health, and delivery commitments. You'll lead the squad, working closely with Product Directors to drive business outcomes.

What You'll Do

Lead sprint execution and delivery commitments with full accountabilityTranslate product requirements into explicit, executable engineering workDirectly manage developers—hiring, own their performance, growth, engagement, and career developmentEnforce engineering standards and code quality within your squadStay technically credible—you code when needed and lead technical discussionsBuild and maintain a healthy squad culture aligned with Accelerator principlesRemove blockers and manage dependencies with other squads, enterprise teams, and vendorsOwn day-to-day delivery coordination with Product, Design, and other squadsBalance technical debt with feature delivery—you make the trade-offsOperate with startup velocity—fast iterations, continuous deployment, data-driven decisionsWhat Success Looks Like
Your squad delivers predictably and at high velocity. Engineers are growing and engaged. Code quality is consistently high. The team collaborates well. Product and stakeholders trust your commitments. You're shipping features that drive business outcomes—lead conversion, advisor productivity, straight-through processing rates.
Who You Are




Experienced engineer ready to lead people or current Engineering Manager from a product-focused tech companyStartup mindset—you know how to ship fast and iterate based on dataComfortable balancing hands-on technical work with managementStrong at sprint planning, estimation, and execution in an Agile environmentComfortable having tough conversations about performance, growth, and accountabilityDetail-oriented without losing sight of business outcomesAble to context-switch between code reviews, 1:1s, and stakeholder managementProtective of your team's time and focus while maintaining high throughputWhat You Bring
7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in an Engineering Manager (or equivalent team leadership) role. Experience leading a single squad/team end-to-end (delivery, quality, reliability, and team health), with clear examples of outcomes. Hands‑on expertise with Java, React (or other similar modern Javascript) and enterprise integrations. Experience with Salesforce would be an asset. Demonstrated ability to run team‑level execution rituals (planning, sprint/flow management, dependencies, release coordination) and improve delivery predictability. Experience hiring, onboarding, and developing engineers (coaching, feedback, performance conversations) Technical credibility to guide design and implementation: comfortable with architecture discussions, code/design reviews, and raising the engineering quality bar. Proven partnership with Product and Design to shape scope, manage trade‑offs, and communicate progress/risks clearly.
Why This Role
High-Impact Work: Build products that directly shape Sun Life's future, with your code reaching real users quicklyLeadership Opportunit

📌 Engineering Manager (Winnipeg)
🏢 Sun Life Financial
📍 Winnipeg