AVP, HR Business Partner, DBTS

Job Description

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.

Reporting to the VP, Human Resources, the AVP, HRBP is a key member of a global team HR leadership team supporting Digital Business and Technology Solutions (DBTS).

In this role, you’ll partner closely with senior leaders across Canada Digital and Client Technology Solutions (DCTS) and Global Enterprise Architecture (EA), working across Canada, the United States, India, and the Philippines. You will support a diverse and highly technical portfolio of approximately 1,100 employees, operating in a complex, matrixed and rapidly evolving environment.

This role includes direct leadership of a Director, HRBP, with accountability for setting direction, coaching and ensuring consistent, high-impact HR partnership across the portfolio.

This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of Sun Life's digital evolution, aligning human capital strategy with enterprise technology priorities, influencing decisions that shape how we scale, innovate, and deliver for our Clients. You will operate as a trusted advisor to senior technology leaders, with meaningful exposure to enterprise strategy, and lead ambitious talent and culture initiatives in a fast‑paced change-driven environment.

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor and thought partner to Executive leadership, contributing to business strategy and shaping integrated people strategies, actions and outcomes
• Partner directly with senior leaders to provide coaching, consulting, constructive challenge, and perspective on complex organizational and talent decisions
• Collaborate with the SVP, CIO DCTS and the Global Chief Architect to translate technology and architecture priorities into clear, actionable human capital strategies
• Lead and advise on organizational design, role clarity, and capability models to enable scale, speed, and innovation across technology teams
• Drive alignment between DBTS global priorities, and DCTS objectives and Sun Life Canada's strategy

• Lead executive‑level talent searches in partnership with internal and external recruiting partners
• Shape and advance innovative talent strategies to attract, develop, and retain top technology talent in a highly competitive market
• Advance the end‑to‑end talent and culture agenda, including organizational effectiveness, transformation, change management, leadership development and strategic workforce planning
• Build deep understanding of HR, technology and external industry trends to future‑proof talent capabilities and inform long‑term talent decisions
• Champion inclusive leadership and foster a culture that supports innovation, engagement, and sustainable performance

• Provide direct leadership, coaching, and development to a Director, HRBP, ensuring strong, consistent, and strategic HR partnership across the technology portfolio
• Set clear expectations for HRBP effectiveness, executive presence, and business impact
• Act as a mentor and role model for senior HR leaders, strengthening overall HRBP capability and succession
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the HRBP team

• Connect closely with Sun Life Global Solutions teams in India and Philippines to enable effective global deliver and a consistent employee experience
• Lead and deliver enterprise HR programs including Talent, Succession, Engagement, myPay and my Performance.
• Collaborate across matrixed structures to integrate talent and HR initiatives with broader business…