Director, Technical Lead, Digital Advisor Channel
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Director, Technical Lead, Digital Advisor Channel page is loadedDirector, Technical Lead, Digital Advisor ChannelApplylocationsNorth York, OntarioToronto, OntarioSun Life Waterloo Kingtime typeFull timeposted onPosted 3 Days Agojob requisition idJR00095721You 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.
Job Description:
As aDirector, Technical Lead, Digital Advisor Channeland a member of the Advisor Channel leadership team, the Director, Technical Lead drives the technology strategy and delivery across the Prospr Advisor Channel.
Prospr delivers a unique, holistic life, health and wealth advice-based service offering that is driven by a client-friendly experience, support from human advisors, and an intuitive and personalized digital platform.
Together with the Prospr Product Owner the Director, Technical Lead drives the strategy, recommendations, and delivery of technology solutions across the Advisor Channel. Responsible for ensuring employment of the right practices, and ensuring all technical squads remain invested and collaborate. The incumbent will work closely together with the Prospr Product Owner to ensure an integrated end-to-end view across people and technology. They will also work with stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure we are delivering sustainable, scalable, and stable solutions that are fit for purpose. In parallel, this role will focus on building a high-performing team that will thrive in a fast-paced continuousdelivery environment.
What you will do
Educate teams on the end-to-end Advisor Channel, including its process components & pain points
Identify shared components / capabilities and align with technical & architecture requirements
Champion product and process simplification
Communicate priorities to technical quads based on the roadmap
Jointly lead & orchestrate the prioritization, selection, and "incubation" process (e.g., business unit outreach, client research, prototyping & co-creation, design thinking, business casing, etc.)
Act as the 'face' of the Advisor Channel in partnership with the Product Owner to the organization, from idea to kickoff, through to implementation and the management of stakeholders.
Own long-term technology roadmap, including integration points with relevant teams
In partnership with the Prospr Product Owner, drive strategic business casing & opportunity sizing
Facilitate technical / business discussions to define the work needed to achieve minimum required business value
Working with squad Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Technical Leads to identify, resolve, and escalate technical impediments
What you will require to be successful
Key Skills:
Deep knowledge of relevantdomains/products/experiencesof the Advisor Channel, which includes leads management, assessing client needs, and delivering holistic advice (life, wealth, health) digitally to our clients.
Technical leadership withSalesforce.comis a preferred asset
Technical leadership withsoftware systems integrationandAPI s
Experience delivering large-scale digital/agile transformations
Experience developing & shaping strategy for a product area or large program
Broad network and ability to influence across the organization is critical
Vendor management experience including vendor selection, contracting, integration, and oversight.
Agile Experience:
Experienced in the Agile way of working (e.g., quick iterations with done better than perfect)
Experience delivering agile at scale (e.g. SAFe) is a strong asset.
Experience applying design-thinking principles for a variety of end users
Individual Skills:
Ability to set a vision and map the steps to achieve that vision
Ability to translate day-to-day learnings and team inputs into strategic actions
Aptitude for distilling high-level input into clear recommendations, deliverables, and actions
Ability to both grasp big picture and have rigorous attention to detail
Ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders - strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Strong problem solver with ability to lead teams to push solution concepts and quickly structure and break down problems
Proven ability to build and cultivate trust-based relationships with diverse individuals within the team and client
Strong communication skills with ability to get things done, drives work through completion, while also collaborating with team
Mindset & Behaviors:
Strategic thinker; thrives in face of ambiguity & uncertainty
Critical thinker and passion to challenge status quo to find new solutions and drive out of the box ideas, embraces change
A servant leader who believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency and trust across the team
Not afraid to "roll up the sleeves" and seeks to go outside comfort zone to learn - pushes the team to do the same
Experimental mindset to drive innovation and continuous improvement of team
Assets:
Delivery leadership experience focused on Advisor-facing or relevant B2B2C models
Experience leading seamless integration of vendor solutions into Advisor facing solutions
What's in it for you?
Great Place to Work Certified for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada - 2024
Great Place to Work Certified for Best Workplaces in Ontario - 2023
Great Place to Work Certified in Canada in Financial Services and Insurance - 2023
Great Place to Work Certified in Canada for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada - 2023
Great Place to Work Certified in Canada and the US - 2022
Great Place to Work list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork - 2022
Great Place to Work list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada - 2022
Great Place to Work list for Best Workplaces in Canada - 2022
Named "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor - 2021 and 2023
Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work - 2021
Flexible hybrid work.#LI-Hybrid.
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture
Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience.
Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
A common sense dress code, where you decide how you dress based on your day
The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
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At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
110,000/110 000 - 180,000/180 000Job Category:
Project Management - SystemsPosting End Date:
29/04/2024
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