City : Calgary

Category : Full-time

Industry : Finance

Employer : Sun Life Financial

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:

Grow your career as part of a dynamic, self-empowered team where your unique skills are valued. You will work on a team that is committed to releasing high value features, focused on delivering innovative platform services that enable awesome employee experiences, and driving the future of work. Learn in-demand skills working with best-in-class technology, where you can push the boundaries of what HR Technology can do.

Who will you work with?

We are a diverse group with varied education and experience, and we are excited to see what unique qualities you can add to our team’s growing mosaic. We are a forward thinking team that love to collaborate and innovate while using modern agile principles. Our leaders create a safe space to experiment, take calculated risks, and build on each other’s brilliance.

What will you do?

• Build cool solutions to solve problems using new technologies and tools

• Build custom technical solutions with Workday Extend

• Work closely with the greater HR Technology team to tackle problems and provide insight on technology and architecture

• Analyze latest HR Technology trends and research to help drive and deliver innovation to various groups within Sun Life

• Tell great stories to our senior leadership about the value you deliver and recommend enhancements in the space

• Explore new platforms and find ways to improve existing systems

What do you need to succeed?

• Strategic thinker with strong attention to details, excellent analytical skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities

• Track record of constant upskilling, learning new technologies and methodologies

• Self-starter with ability to work without explicit direction

• Strong written and verbal communications/presentation skills

• Strong computer and technology skills

• HR domain knowledge is preferred

• Resilience to support a transforming organization

• Desire to try new things outside of your comfort zone and not be afraid to fail

• Take charge of your career path and work with your leader and team to continuously develop your skills and competencies – we want you to love what you do

• Curiosity about the future of work

• Question the norms of current state and push through false boundaries

• Experience with:

  • Workday (Extend, Configuration, and Workday Studio)

  • Productivity Tools (JIRA)

What’s in it for you?

• Be a member of one of the most dedicated and respected Workday technical teams who is working at the forefront of HR Technology

• Enjoy a common sense dress code, where you dictate how you dress based on your day

• Balance your work and life by scheduling your day around your priorities and having more time to spend on the important things

• Salaries will be market competitive

• Role can be 100% remote across Canada

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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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.

Sun Life is committed to the health and safety of all those in our workplaces and our communities.  In accordance with Sun Life’s Vaccination Policy (Canada):

• Employees permitted to work remotely are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location where activity related to Sun Life business occurs.

• Employees whose job duties require them to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location for Sun Life business must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1st. Employees in these roles may participate in Sun Life’s Rapid Screening Program as an alternative until April 30th.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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