Senior Data Analyst

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. Job Description 12-Month Contract Position At Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) within Sun Life Canada our vision is to help our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives with tailored advice and solutions through their channel of choice. Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) Advanced Analytics & the Business Intelligence team is seeking a talented Senior Data Analyst to join our team, to support our ever-growing data & insights needs within our business unit. Reporting to the Director of BI And Data Enablement, the senior analyst will use sales analytics expertise and a suite of modern data and analytics tools to deliver innovative and impactful analytics products and services. What will you do? Reporting & Business Intelligence Build comprehensive business intelligence & reporting for RA&S leadership & sales org, keeping in mind the needs of varied audiences and the desire to drive action & sales Coordinate with partners to ensure existing and in-development reporting meets the evolving needs of the organization Enhance our partners' ability to self-serve data through customizable dashboards and raw data dumps Work to improve data literacy across the organization. Focus on improving ability to access data & to understand potential insights from data. Partner and coordinate with data engineering to enhance data foundational capabilities. Initiatives, Operational Support, & Complex Investigations Leverage data expertise to support initiatives through scoping, implementation, impact analysis, and ongoing reporting. Source & provide data to operational business units to drive efficiencies in day to day operations Solve data intensive business issues using data from a variety of sources & incorporating expertise from relevant Sun Life business units Perform deep-dive analysis on key areas of interest for RA&S leadership and communicate results in appropriate manner Organizational Best Practices Work to drive efficiencies within our analytics team by ensuring adoption & continued evolution of best practices Participate in the wider analytics community to advance capabilities across the organization What will you need to succeed? An undergraduate or graduate degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, or computer science, plus strong quantitative skills and background, or equivalent work experience At least 5 years proven experience and ability in the following areas: Reporting and business intelligence in Tableau. Complex data sourcing, manipulation and transformation in AWS. Insightful analysis of data. Proven experience with AWS environment specifically AWS Glue. Knowledge of SQL and Python. Experience in creating dashboards and stories in Tableau. Proven balance of analytical and creative problem-solving skills. Must be able to effectively communicate complex results to a business audience not familiar with complex data and analytics. Coach team members and drive engagement in projects. What’s in it for you? We’re proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work® Canada Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family. Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security. 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. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs. We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling. We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Salary Range 80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000 Job Category Advanced Analytics Posting End Date 01/01/2026 #J-18808-Ljbffr