Senior Business Data Analyst

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:

The Senior Business Data Analyst plays a critical role in driving data-informed decision-making across Canadian Operations, mentoring team members, and setting the standard for analytical excellence. The Senior Business Data Analyst is passionate about data, with superior analytical, data exploration, modeling and visualization skills. As part of the Operational Business Intelligence team, the Senior Business Data Analyst will proactively work with business partners to distill  insights into conclusions and recommendations that drive action and enable decision-making for our partners in Canadian Operations.

What will you do?

• Use data to craft compelling narratives that support business partners in decision-making processes, enabling them to improve outcomes with data-driven actions.
• Proactively analyze data to reveal valuable business insights, including trends, correlations, and anomalies.
• Consult with and provide recommendations to business partners on how to improve outcomes using insights uncovered in data.
• Convert data and information into business-relevant stories tailored to the audience.
• Discuss and present findings with senior leaders.
• Design reports and visualizations to facilitate ongoing data-driven decision-making for operations leaders and improve speed-to-decision.
• Maintain standards for analysis and reporting at all levels including metrics definitions, data governance, documentation, testing and visualization techniques.

What will you need to succeed?

• Minimum undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5-10 years of experience with analytics technologies, including:
  • SQL or other data querying and manipulation languages
  • Expertise in Tableau or other BI development tools
  • Statistical methods, software and analysis
• Proven track record in UX-focused data visualizations and decision enablement tools.
• Demonstrated experience evaluating data analyses and generating actionable insights.
• Exceptional communication skills, with a proven history of distilling intricate concepts for non-technical stakeholders, including superior presentation skills, storytelling abilities, and interaction with senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to address complex business questions by sourcing, collecting, and synthesizing information from multiple sources.
• Ability to tailor communication to various audiences, providing appropriate levels of detail and impactful "so what" analysis What will be good to have?
• Curiousity; an eagerness to learn how multiple businesses function and how to source and discover data to help answer questions
• Ability to negotiate and partner with stakeholders to influence scope and priorities across multiple concurrent projects.

What will be nice to have?

• Tableau certifications
• Knowledge of the Insurance or Financial Services industry
• Experience in Operations Management
• Leadership or people-management experience guiding junior analysts and managing complex projects

Unique Requirements:

• The candidate selected for this role is required to attain Canadian Reliability Security Clearance.
• To see if you are eligible for this clearance, please review the section 201 on the Federal Government site (https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/personnel/pdcf-rsrp-eng.html)

What’s in it for you?

• We’re proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work® Canada
• Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.

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].

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

78,000/78 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:

Advanced Analytics

Posting End Date:

23/02/2025