AI Partnerships and Portfolio Lead

Experience: Not Available to Not Available years

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Skills: AI, Agile, data, digital, emerging technology, facilitation, use case definition, solution development, program management, collaboration, team orientation, curiosity, continuous learning

Job Description
AI Partnerships and Portfolio Lead supports the development of strategic initiatives by bringing structure, clarity, and discipline to how ideas are explored, validated, and shaped into executable solutions. This role works closely with business leaders, technology teams, and external partners to guide initiatives from concept through delivery readiness. The role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong judgment, and the ability to move quickly and precisely in dynamic environments. Success in this role depends on agility, follow‑through, and a team‑based approach to problem solving.

Key Responsibilities
Initiative Development and Program Support
Support the development of AI initiatives such as Evolve, Imagineers, and external partnerships. Help define initiative objectives, scope, assumptions, dependencies, and success criteria. Bring structure and rigor to initiative development through clear documentation and disciplined ways of working.

Facilitation and Use Case Validation
Facilitate working sessions to clarify problems, align stakeholders, and surface critical details. Support use case discovery and validation, including value articulation, feasibility assessment, and decision readiness. Ensure use cases are well formed, evidence‑based, and clearly understood before moving forward.

Solution Development and Delivery Readiness
Partner with Dev Engineers, architects, and delivery teams to shape solution approaches during early stages. Support solution definition by identifying requirements, risks, constraints, and open questions. Help prepare initiatives for delivery by clarifying ownership,



next steps, and handoffs.

Learning and Emerging Technologies
Actively develop knowledge of AI and emerging technologies relevant to Sun Life initiatives. Apply new learnings thoughtfully to initiative development and solution design. Translate technical concepts into clear, precise language for business and leadership audiences.

Ways of Working and Team Contribution
Demonstrate a highly collaborative, team‑based approach to work. Contribute to the refinement of program tools, templates, and playbooks. Capture lessons learned and continuously improve how initiatives are developed.

Required Qualifications and Experience
Execution of Innovative Programs including their evaluation and continual development. Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple moving parts accurately. Robust facilitation skills and comfort working directly with senior and cross‑functional stakeholders. Experience with use case definition, validation, and early solution development. Demonstrated ability to work with agility while maintaining high standards of quality and rigor. Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to AI, data, digital, or emerging technology initiatives. Experience working with external partners or acquired technical assets. Familiarity with agile, product‑oriented, or innovation‑led ways of working.

Key Competencies
Precision and attention to detail
Agility and adaptability
Structured problem solving
Solid judgment and follow‑through




Collaboration and team orientation
Curiosity and continuous learning

Relationship to Other Roles
This role works closely with our AI adoption initiatives and external partners. It is a leadership role with lots of room for creativity and collaboration. 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.

Salary Range: 80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000
Job Category: Project Management - Process
Posting End Date: 29/03/2026

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