Senior Manager/Associate Director, Benefits Realisation, Change Mangement & Portfolio Governance (1-year contract)

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. At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description: About the Role

We are seeking an experienced transformation professional to strengthen governance, change adoption and benefits realisation across our strategic portfolio. This role provides independent oversight, challenge and assurance across major initiatives to ensure projects remain aligned to business objectives, deliver expected outcomes and realise intended benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Benefits Realisation

• Drive application of enterprise benefits realisation standards across strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, Business and programme teams to establish measurable benefits, ownership and tracking mechanisms.
• Monitor benefits performance and challenge assumptions, forecasts and realisation plans.
• Improve transparency and reporting of financial and non-financial benefits across the portfolio.

Change Management Oversight

• Assess change readiness, stakeholder impacts and adoption risks across major initiatives.
• Monitor execution of change management activities including communications, engagement, training and adoption planning.
• Support implementation of change governance standards, measures and reporting.

Portfolio Governance & Delivery Assurance

• Support governance oversight across strategic initiatives and transformation programmes.
• Review project health, delivery risks, dependencies, decisions and escalations across the portfolio.
• Challenge project teams, sponsors and stakeholders to ensure robust planning, execution and control disciplines.
• Prepare portfolio insights, risk assessments and executive reporting for senior management forums.
• Provide evidence-based insights on delivery performance, benefits realisation and change adoption.
• Facilitate governance forums, steering committees and portfolio reviews.

Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in PMO, portfolio governance, programme assurance, transformation or consulting.
• Strong understanding of project governance, portfolio management, benefits realisation and business case management.
• Experience preparing executive-level reporting, portfolio reviews and governance materials.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating independently in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Experience within financial services or regulated industries preferred.
• Consulting experience from a Big 4 or equivalent advisory environment is advantageous.
• Qualifications such as PMP, MSP, Prosci, PMI-PMOCP or similar are desirable.

At Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.

We offer

• 5-day work
• attractive salary
• MPF
• group life
• group medical insurance
• excellent career development opportunities to the right candidate.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Application forms and resume will be kept for a period of 24 months after completion of the recruitment process. (All information will be held in strict confidence and only be used for recruitment purpose). Job Category: Temporary Employee Posting End Date: 27/09/2026

Shine together

At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed. Make life brighter.

We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant. There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.

Shape the future

With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. Together, we can make the future brighter. Join a top employer for a brighter future. Visit Sun Life Careers