Talent Acquisition Program Specialist

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.

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Purpose:

helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.

When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.

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

The Talent Acquisition (TA) team is seeking a highly organized, curious, and action-oriented professional to play a key role in supporting Talent Acquisition programs, technology, executive operations, and financial administration. Working across Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Technology, and Risk teams, you will lead and support initiatives that enhance the experience of candidates, hiring managers, and recruiters while ensuring operational excellence across the function.

This role combines program management, recruiting technology enablement, governance, and financial administration, with opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions including and emerging AI-powered capabilities. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, improving processes, leveraging technology, and driving meaningful outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

• Support the administration, optimization, and continuous improvement of Talent Acquisition programs, processes, and technology platforms to enhance recruiter, hiring manager, and candidate experiences
• Manage Talent Acquisition documentation, knowledge management resources, training materials, interview guides, process maps, SharePoint content, and operational standards to support consistency and adoption across the function
• Support the deployment and adoption of recruitment technologies, AI-enabled capabilities, and future technology solutions through testing, communications, training, and change management activities.
• Coordinate Talent Acquisition operational governance, including key controls, audit readiness activities, compliance monitoring, reporting requirements, system access management, and process documentation
• Manage Talent Acquisition financial and administrative activities, including purchase orders (POs), invoice processing, budget tracking, vendor spend management, headcount reporting, and related operational support
• Develop reports, dashboards, and actionable insights to measure program effectiveness, technology adoption, recruiting performance, and operational outcomes, enabling informed business decisions

• 3+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Operations, Program Management, Technology, or a related field
• Experience supporting technology implementations, process improvements, change management initiatives, or operational programs
• Strong analytical skills with experience developing reports, dashboards, and business insights
• Proficiency including Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot
• Strong project coordination, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
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