Student, Junior Strategy Analyst (Digital Strategy Enablement) (Summer 2026)
Sun Life is a leading financial services organization focused on helping clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. The Junior Strategy Analyst role involves providing planning and strategic support to senior executives, with a particular emphasis on reporting, outcomes measurement, and communications.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the development and management of various executive reports such as a monthly operational report to the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), and semi-annual overview reports
- Manage and maintain various reporting tools and platforms, including our team’s central SharePoint, Excel workbooks for tracking dates and stakeholder tasks, and annual reporting performance surveys
- Apply strategic frameworks and problem-solving techniques to defined business problems under the guidance of senior team members
- Support key strategic initiatives within Sun Life's digital transformation programs by providing administrative and logistical support for workshops and meetings
- Conduct primary and secondary research to monitor trends and help inform our strategies
Skills
- This opportunity is available to students with a August 2026 or later graduation date
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary or equivalent degree with a focus (i.e. major) on one of the following: Business Management, with supporting education or experience in digital technology; Humanities or Communications, with supporting education or experience in both business management and digital technology; Engineering or Technology, with supporting education or experience in business management
- Excellent MS PowerPoint skills, including an understanding of presentation process (storyboard to finished product and speaker notes)
- Excellent MS Excel skills in the context of financial management, including the corresponding ability to visualize, interpret and report results
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral. Writing skills include an ability to translate technical content into laymen terms consumable by senior executive readers
- Experience with executive/senior management communications, e.g., workshops, reporting to executives, or communications to a broad external audience
- Experience or demonstrated familiarity with agile delivery methodologies
Benefits
- Professional development workshops
- Student awards
- Socials
- Many more exciting opportunities
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