Recognition Modernization Manager

🕒 May 28

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Sun Life

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1865

💸 Finance

Finance • Insurance • Wealth Management

Sun Life is a global financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, offering a diverse range of protection, wealth, and health solutions for individuals, businesses, and institutions. The company provides services in insurance, investments, financial advice, and asset management across various regions including North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun Life is committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and creating a positive impact in communities. With a focus on achieving financial security and healthier lives for their clients, Sun Life integrates comprehensive financial solutions and innovative practices to meet the evolving needs of their clientele.

📋 Description

• Lead the redesign and evolution of advisor and field leader recognition practices • Identify legacy program structures, policies, and processes • Act as the business lead for recognition readiness related to backend reporting and systems transformation • Define future‑state business requirements, data definitions, and controls • Design future‑state governance models, process controls, and documentation standards • Engage and influence leaders, partners, and subject-matter experts • Build internal capability through documentation, standards, and knowledge transfer

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years in recognition, incentives, compensation, sales programs, or adjacent business operations • Direct involvement in business-led systems, reporting, or data transformation initiatives • Exceptional resilience, composure, and ownership in ambiguous and evolving environments • Strong program design, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Ability to influence without direct authority across complex stakeholder groups • Strong customer and leader orientation balanced with governance discipline • Recognition and incentive program design principles (nice to have) • Data, reporting, controls, and audit readiness concepts (nice to have) • Advanced Excel and strong documentation / process design skills (nice to have) • Experience translating business rules into clear system requirements (nice to have) • University degree in Business, Finance, Economics, HR, or a related field (nice to have)

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible Benefits from day one • Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security • Diversity and inclusion programs