Vice-President, Enterprise Communications & Global Philanthropy

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Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Role Overview

The Vice-President, Enterprise Communications & Global Philanthropy is a senior leadership role responsible for setting the enterprise communications strategy and advancing Sun Life’s global philanthropic impact in direct alignment with business priorities, enterprise strategy, and the company’s Purpose.

Reporting to the SVP, Chief Communications Officer, this role oversees Enterprise Communications with a particular focus on internal and executive communications—driving clarity, alignment, and engagement across employees and senior leadership—while leading Global Philanthropy as a strategic, purpose-driven function that reinforces Sun Life’s business objectives and societal impact.

The role ensures that how Sun Life communicates internally and externally, and how it invests in communities globally, are fully integrated, strategically aligned, and mutually reinforcing—strengthening culture, reputation, and long-term business success.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Communications Leadership

• Working closely with the SVP, Chief Communications Officer to lead the enterprise internal and executive communications strategy, ensuring alignment to Sun Life’s business priorities, transformation agenda, and growth objectives.

• Provide strategic counsel and end-to-end support on executive communications for the CEO, Board Chair and members of Sun Life’s senior leadership team, including alignment on cross-enterprise narrative, thought leadership, messaging frameworks, and advising on key moments.

• Oversee employee communications, fostering a clear, consistent, and engaging narrative that strengthens culture, drives alignment, and supports organizational change.

• Lead communications planning and execution for Sun Life’s philanthropic strategy, donations, and outcomes.

• Ensure enterprise-wide consistency in tone, messaging, and positioning across functions, regions, and business groups.

• Partner closely with HR, Strategy, and business leaders to support major transformations, workforce initiatives, and enterprise priorities.

• Lead team for high-profile internal and external communications moments including annual report, AGM, senior leadership announcements, organizational changes, and enterprise milestones.

• Leadership of shared design services team to ensure high-quality visual communications and oversight of Sun Life’s Corporate Archivist.

• Lead planning and readiness for high-profile internal and external communications moments including annual report, AGM, senior leadership announcements, organizational changes, and enterprise milestones.

• Provide leadership on issues preparedness and internal reputational risk, ensuring employees are informed, engaged, and aligned during critical moments.

Global Philanthropy & Social Impact

• Lead Sun Life’s global philanthropy strategy as a strategic, purpose-driven function aligned to business priorities, enterprise strategy, and brand positioning

• Ensure philanthropic investments are focused, measurable, and directly support Sun Life’s strategic goals, including health, financial security, and community resilience.

• Oversee global charitable giving, partnerships, and community investment programs across all markets, ensuring consistency and strategic focus.

• Establish clear frameworks for impact measurement, governance, and reporting to demonstrate outcomes and inform decision-making.

• Partner with Marketing, Sustainability, and business leaders to align philanthropy with brand strategy, ESG priorities, and market-level objectives.

• Drive employee engagement in philanthropy through volunteerism, giving, and purpose-led initiatives that reinforce culture and engagement.

• Ensure philanthropic storytelling is fully integrated into enterprise communications, elevating Sun Life’s purpose and strengthening stakeholder trust.

Strategic Integration: Communications & Purpose

• Ensure strong integration between enterprise communications and global philanthropy, positioning purpose as a core driver of business and reputation.

• Translate business strategy and philanthropic impact into clear, compelling narratives for employees and stakeholders.

• Identify and advance opportunities for enterprise storytelling that reinforces Sun Life’s leadership in health, wellness, and financial security.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on communications, culture, and purpose-driven positioning.

• Lead Corporate Communications annual strategy and planning cycle, ensuring the global comms community is aligned to deliver against enterprise priorities

• Continue to elevate the global Sun Life Communications community of practice through continuous assessing of best practices, digital tools, AI enhancements

• Lead Corporate Communications quarterly and annual measurement and reporting process, delivering high quality reports for various stakeholders across the enterprise.

• Responsible for providing oversight and guidance for Corporate Communications team engagement, learning and development and other initiatives across the Comms function to grow Sun Life’s Corporate Communications capabilities and capacity

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high‑performing team, through inclusive leadership, clear expectations, and investment in capability and growth.

• Strong people leader who builds trust, fosters collaboration across boundaries, and develops leaders who act with confidence and ownership.

• Role model Sun Life’s culture and BOLDER behaviours, particularly in moments of change, complexity, and enterprise decision-making.

• Build strong operating discipline, including clear processes, governance, and accountability.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture aligned with Sun Life’s values.

• Manage external partners and agencies to deliver against strategic priorities.

Governance, Measurement & Reporting

• Establish enterprise governance frameworks across communications and philanthropy functions.

• Define and track KPIs to measure effectiveness, impact, and alignment to business outcomes.

• Provide regular insights and reporting to senior leadership and the Board.

• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, risk frameworks, and corporate policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• 12–15+ years of senior leadership experience in corporate communications, executive communications, or related fields.

• Deep experience in internal and executive communications within a complex, global organization.

• Experience leading or partnering on philanthropy, social impact, or ESG initiatives.

• Proven ability to influence and advise senior executives, including CEO-level stakeholders.

• Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and execution capabilities.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic and enterprise-oriented leader

• Exceptional communicator and storyteller

• Trusted advisor to senior leadership

• Strong people leader and team builder

• Purpose-driven with strong business acumen

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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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.

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:

195,000/195 000 - 270,000/270 000

Job Category:

General Management

Posting End Date:

14/10/2026