Strategic Business Development Expert

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sun Life Full time

Company Overview


Sun Life is a leading financial services organization that helps clients and employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.



Salary:

The estimated salary for this role is between $85,000 and $110,000 per year, based on industry standards and location factors.



Job Description

This Strategic Business Development Expert - Retail Solutions position supports the development of value-add strategic initiatives that define and optimize RA&S business capabilities. The successful candidate will work in a collaborative environment to enable RA&S leaders to make better decisions by providing relevant internal and external information, insights, and trends.



Key Responsibilities

  • Own and drive strategy project work streams, including decomposing problem statements into hypotheses, defining research and analysis plans, sourcing data from internal and external sources, and performing quantitative and qualitative analyses to validate or reject hypotheses.
  • Develop and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis independently and accurately with guidance.
  • Extract relevant insights from research and analysis by deducing implications and suggesting recommendations, synthesizing findings in a useful output format.
  • Structure solution-oriented approaches to solving problems with guidance, striving to find an answer and knowing when to ask for help and course correct.
  • Create clear, organized slides and other formal communications that draw out key messages and supporting data.
  • Effectively prepare for, deliver/execute on, and follow up on presentations, discussions, small working sessions with partners on well-defined topics.
  • Maintain high awareness currency in a wide range of relevant topics, including trends, market developments, and competitive intelligence.
  • Take full ownership of work, effectively, efficiently, and reliably executing tasks based on key milestones, seeking guidance where required, and keeping manager and team informed.
  • Proactively seek feedback, work toward personal development objectives.


Required Skills and Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will need:



  • A university degree in a relevant field such as business or related disciplines, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 2-5 years relevant business experience.
  • Experience analyzing and solving complex business problems.
  • Excellent oral and written communication, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working with data and business modelling, including Excel models and analysis; experience working with SQL to process and analyze large volumes of data would be an asset.
  • Experience in conducting in-depth secondary research, including collection and synthesis.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Resourceful in learning and ramping up content knowledge in new domains rapidly.
  • An attitude to learn, approach problems head-on, to be willing to roll your sleeves up to find solutions.
  • Management consulting experience would be an asset.


Why Join Sun Life?

As a member of the Sun Life family, you will be part of a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. You will have the opportunity to work in a friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture, where you can share common values and encourage growth and achievement.

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