Manager, Cloud Portfolio & Delivery

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Job Description:

The Manager, Cloud Portfolio & Delivery will be responsible for both centralized intake on behalf of the Cloud Centre of Excellence (CCoE) to provide a single entry point for requests related to the portfolios they are supporting.

The person in this role will have a deep knowledge of the the portfolio including new initiatives, delivery lifecycle and BAU requests, along with both new and existing projects, so that all aspects of delivery can be supported.

This role will also provide specialized, detailed advice and solutions to our internal lines of business consumers helping them navigate the AWS (Amazon Web Services) and CCoE (Cloud Centre of Excellence) cloud landscape while working towards Agile process improvements.

Main Accountabilities:

Centralized Request Management:

• Manage and consolidate demand collection for the assigned portfolio, collaborating with Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Digital Business Technology Solutions (DBTS) partners to ensure that decisions are actioned
• Own and manage requests through the triage process to ensure an efficient, consistent and effective experience. End to end responsibility for the completion of the assigned intake.
• Coordinate triage meetings with assigned portfolio to develop a forward view of requirements and analysis of requests requiring CCoE support. This is accomplished through communication, collaboration, and portfolio management and planning.
• Develop and maintain a tracker of all requests
• Work with DBTS partners to ensure project activities and dependencies are captured within scope
• Manage the flow of intakes into Kanban board
• Collaborate with Product Owners to ensure alignment of priorities, approaches, and activities across teams to effectively deliver on overall team objectives.
• Collaborate on process improvements, and quality assurance of the process inputs and outputs.

Align Business Needs with Solutions

• Support conversations at the business level, working to discover consumer core objectives.
• Working both internally and externally with AWS to track and align key initiatives with how to accomplish consumer goals.
• Reviewing the intake model for cloud and finding opportunities to improve business requirements gathering.

Delivery Management Support

• Support Program Increment (PI) planning and ad hoc demand.
• Own specific programs that are large and complex in nature and require more dedicated support.
• Drives customer relationship management & communication as key interface for the requestor, facilitating across all IT partners that are required to delivery the required solution.

Cloud Advisor

• Act as a dedicated guide to navigate the CCoE (Cloud Centre of Excellence) and AWS (Amazon Web Services) on behalf of internal line of business consumers. This enhanced function will work to centrally manage the transition from on-prem application and infrastructure environments to the cloud, while removing the need for consumers to reach out directly to AWS for support.
• Providing consumers advice across portfolios / lines of business, to encourage migrations to cloud where there are nuanced items that require specific focus.

Reporting

• Define the cloud centric measures and performance metrics which will track the effectiveness of the services we deliver to our customers
• Leverage Portfolio Kanban Board for reporting and dashboard overview with leadership
• Develop and maintain documentation for each assigned portfolio, including meeting minutes, hand-over requirements, and any other required documentation supporting the intake or delivery process.
• Ensure all documentation is stored in the SharePoint site, Service Now, and other locations identified by the process.
• Assist and collaborate on creation of the planning cycle materials such as presentation for Senior Management.

Qualification and Preferred Skills:

• University/College degree or sufficient work experience in lieu of;
• Minimum 5 - 10 years of relevant IT experience within an Enterprise environment;
• Effective problem solving that enables you to facilitate from the problem statement through to the solution and resolution, working with CCoE (Cloud Centre of Excellence) Product Owners and partnered areas across DBTS (Digital Business and Technology Solutions).
• Strong technical working knowledge of Cloud services and offerings
• Customer / Client Journey analysis
• Problem analysis and problem statement definition
• Agile process and delivery expertise including the use of JIRA to manage an intake and delivery workload.
• Demonstrated financial acumen to lead, understand and present estimate or CBA (Cost Benefit Analysis) results and assess decisions with financial impact
• Consumer / Customer outcome focused
• Excellent planning & organizational skills;
• Proven ability to build, develop and manage cross-divisional relationships and inter-dependencies.
• Proven ability to influence
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team; step-up and lead when the situation requires.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to meet deadlines and excellent multitasking
• Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills with demonstrated ability to build and manage effective relationships;
• Proven track record of establishing and managing relationship building;
• Experience in "thinking out of the box" and increasing the value-add proposition of an organization.

What's in it for you?

• Great Place to Work® Certified for Most Trusted Executive Team in Canada - 2024 and 2023
• Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces in Canada - 2024 and 2022
• Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces for Women in Canada - 2024
• Great Place to Work® Certified for Best Workplaces in Ontario - 2023
• Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada in Financial Services and Insurance - 2023
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork - 2022
• Great Place to Work® list for Best Workplaces for Professional Development in Canada - 2022
• Named "Best Places to Work" by Glassdoor - 2021 and 2023
• Flexible hybrid work model. #LI-Hybrid.
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
• A friendly, collaborative and inclusive culture
• Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience.
• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

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.

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.

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