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Sun LifePosted 2 weeks ago

AVP, Global CX & Marketing, Strategy and Planning

On-siteToronto, Ontario, Canada

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Lead annual and ongoing global CX & Marketing planning cycles, integrating strategy, priorities, budgets, and measurable outcomes across Global and Business Group teams. Define planning standards, coordinate quarterly executive reporting, and develop Board-level materials that translate client insights and market signals into actionable recommendations. Serve as chief of staff to the CXMO, managing agenda-setting, priority sequencing, and cross-functional alignment to remove obstacles for critical initiatives. Anticipate macro trends and emerging technologies to predict shifts in customer expectations, while leading a small team to build capability in narrative development and executive communication. Requires 12+ years of enterprise strategy experience and regular presence at the Toronto One York Office.

Required Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in Strategy, Consulting, Client Experience, or Marketing, with enterprise or multi-market accountability
  • Proven ability to lead integrated planning and operations functions within complex, matrixed, global organizations
  • Deep expertise in enterprise planning, investment governance, and performance management
  • Proven success leading organizational maturity and standardization across diverse global teams
  • Experience managing cross-functional teams across geographic regions and business units
  • Experience building and implementing planning governance frameworks and decision-making models
  • Advanced capability translating data, analysis, and insights into executive-ready recommendations and narratives
  • Advanced PowerPoint and storytelling capabilities, from storyboard development to executive-ready deliverables
  • Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills; confident engaging C-suite and executive forums
  • Recognized as a trusted advisor to senior executives, able to influence, challenge, and drive decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to respectfully challenge executive assumptions with data-driven insights and principled recommendations
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence without formal authority across a large organization
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with competing priorities
  • Strong change leadership capability; proven ability to drive adoption of new planning standards and governance models
  • Resilience and composure under pressure; maintains effectiveness while managing multiple competing executive stakeholder expectations
  • Willingness and flexibility to work across global time zones and cultures (typically requires 1-2 evening meetings a week)
  • University degree required
  • Must be able to work at the Toronto One York Office

Desired Qualifications

  • MBA or equivalent advanced education preferred

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