Associate Product Manager, Life Insurance

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:

Reporting to the Director, Life Insurance, the Associate Product Manager will support the management and growth of individual life insurance products. The successful candidate will collaborate with distribution, marketing, new business, and insurance services partners to assist in product-related activities within the individual life insurance portfolio. The ideal candidate has a keen interest in product management and a desire to develop expertise in life insurance products and market trends.

What will you do?

• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to track industry trends and provide insights to support product strategy

• Assist in monitoring and analyzing product performance across underwriting, sales, client engagement, profitability, and claims

• Support the execution of product initiatives and enhancements by managing tasks related to product development and implementation

• Provide research and data analysis to aid decision-making on product positioning and improvements

• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure product content aligns with broader company initiatives

• Monitor the team inbox and respond to product-related inquiries and exception requests from advisors, clients, and internal stakeholders

• Support the rollout of new product initiatives, including preparing communications and training materials

• Manage the team SharePoint site, ensuring all relevant materials are organized and stored

What do you need to succeed?

• Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to collect, manipulate, and interpret data

• Knowledge in life insurance products and how they are sold

• Excellent problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy

• Effective collaboration and interpersonal skills to work across teams

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables

Preferred skills:

• Experience in product management, product marketing, or financial services

• Familiarity with individual life insurance solutions offered by Sun Life and their administration

• Experience working with insurance advisors or within the insurance industry

• Knowledge of tools such as OneNote, SharePoint, and Tableau

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®,  for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health

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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 [email protected].

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.

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