Group Underwriting Consultant

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.

At Sun Life, we're driven by our

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.

As a Group Underwriting Consultant, you lead complex underwriting work, bringing advanced risk expertise, strong financial judgement, and strategic insight to support balanced pricing decisions and long-term, sustainable income for Sun Life. You are a trusted partner to Business Development, clients, and internal teams—using strategic influence, confident negotiation, and relationship management to deliver client-focused outcomes while protecting profitability.

• Lead complex renewals, quotes, plan revisions, and inquiries end-to-end, resolving independently and escalating only when required.
• Apply advanced risk analysis, financial evaluation, and underwriting judgement to assess complex and non-standard cases.
• Present clear insights and recommendations, translating data and analytics into actionable business decisions.
• Act as a strategic partner to Business Development, using strategic influence to support client management and lead high-value negotiations with clients, advisors, and brokers.
• Deliver effective presentations, peer reviews, and training to strengthen technical, commercial, and decision-making capability across the team.
• Coach and mentor underwriters, supporting skill development, sound judgement, and consistent underwriting practices.
• Support underwriting transformation initiatives, including pilots, new tools, and process improvements.
• Leverage analytics, AI, and underwriting technology as decision support, applying strong human judgement and ethical oversight.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, client experience, and outcomes.
• Model accountability, professionalism, and ethical standards while contributing to a positive, inclusive team culture.

• Advanced underwriting expertise with the ability to independently manage complex work and risk decisions end-to-end.
• Strong financial, client, and business acumen to connect underwriting decisions to outcomes.
• Proven negotiation, strategic influencing, and relationship-management skills, including the ability to align stakeholders through complex client and partner discussions.
• Demonstrated leadership through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing.
• Solid understanding of the regulatory environment and compliance requirements.
• Experience working with advanced underwriting tools, analytics, and AI-enabled insights; ability to support adoption and coach others.
• Strong problem-solving skills, creativity, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to contribute to or lead projects and large-scale initiatives, including major renewals, quotes, or transformation efforts.
• A thoughtful approach to decision making with an ability to apply judgement…