Manager, Regulatory Change and Testing, Risk Coe

4 weeks ago


Waterloo, Canada Sun Life Full time

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. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

The Risk Management Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic business partner supporting Canadian & Business Unit (BU) leadership in meeting our Client for Life goals by providing comprehensive understanding of risk & compliance, contributing innovative solutions to manage risk and effective regulatory change implementation.

As Manager, Regulatory Change & Testing, you will lead and manage the intake of new and emerging regulatory requirements and manage several regulatory related programs with the objective of ensuring Sun Life remains compliant with regulatory requirements. This role will also manage risk-control initiatives and programs to support the first line of defence stakeholders.

**Preferred skills**
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically
- Ability to resolve issues creatively, effect change, and execute in an accelerated manner
- Excellent presentation skills and knowledge of PowerPoint
- Excellent English language written and verbal communication and an ability to articulate complex ideas, concepts and solutions at a level appropriate and intelligible to the recipient
- Experience in managing change in a cross-functional environment
- Strong partnering and influencing capabilities, ability to effectively foster and manage relationships across the organization to deliver against objectives
- Strong attention to detail with an ability to manage and follow through on tasks
- Demonstrated experience interacting with various levels of leadership
- Ability to distill complex requirements without oversimplifying or missing critical components.
- Ability to work independently, with a strong achievement motivation
- Ability to manage various activities concurrently, prioritize initiatives, and execute effectively
- Must have a relentless focus on execution/delivery and enjoy taking ownership for the delivery of measurable results
- Multi-tasking ability with strong organizational skills to prioritize and complete deliverables in in tight timelines and fast-paced changed

**Qualifications**
- Regulatory change management experience
- Background in wealth and insurance businesses
- Knowledge of wealth and insurance regulatory requirements
- Experience in testing and risk management
- Minimum 3 years of experience in regulatory change management or related functions (e.g. compliance)
- University degree or equivalent
- As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required **for Quebec only** as the position reports to a unilingual English-speaking manager outside Quebec.

**Responsibilities**
- Regulatory Changes
- Manage the intake, prioritization and rollout of new and/or changing regulatory changes to ensure SL stays complaint with any regulatory expectations
- Synthesize business expectations to comply with regulations and guide first line of defence assessments that must be completed
- Maintain strong working relationships with all business and corporate partners
- Provide consulting expertise related to regulatory changes
- Ensure timely and appropriate escalation of any program level issues/risks
- Ensure that One Sun approach is taken where there are changes impacting multiple business units
- Manage and chair regulatory change forums to ensure first line of defence units are aware and understand changes to proceed with change management
- Prepare regular reporting related to regulatory changes and status
- Act as program lead for regulatory related programs providing guidance and leading any changes required to comply with regulatory expectations
- Address process gaps and/or enhance first line of defence regulatory related processes
- Risk Control Programs
- Lead and manage risk-control assessments providing guidance and direction to various stakeholders
- Mature the methodology and processes to risk control assessments
- Testing
- Executing tests to assess the design and operational effectiveness of controls in place to manage risks
- May lead and plan testing engagements (plan, execute, prepare reports, communicate results)
- Support the identification and inventorying of controls to manage risks

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



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