Senior Data Analyst

Position: Senior Data Analyst (Contract)
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Job Description
This is a 12‑Month Contract Position.

At Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) within Sun Life Canada our vision is to help our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives with tailored advice and solutions through their channel of choice.

Retail Advice & Solutions (RA&S) Advanced Analytics & the Business Intelligence team is seeking a talented Senior Data Analyst to join our team, to support our ever‑growing data & insights needs within our business unit. Reporting to the Director of BI And Data Enablement, the senior analyst will use sales analytics expertise and a suite of modern data and analytics tools to deliver innovative and impactful analytics products and services.

What will you do?

Build comprehensive business intelligence & reporting for RA&S leadership & sales org, keeping in mind the needs of varied audiences and the desire to drive action & sales.

Coordinate with partners to ensure existing and in‑development reporting meets the evolving needs of the organization.

Enhance partners' ability to self‑serve data through customizable dashboards and raw data dumps.

Work to improve data literacy across the organization. Focus on improving ability to access data & to understand potential insights from data.

Partner and coordinate with data engineering to enhance data foundational capabilities.

Leverage data expertise to support initiatives through scoping, implementation, impact analysis, and ongoing reporting.

Source & provide data to operational business units to drive efficiencies in day‑to‑day operations.

Solve data‑intensive business issues using data from a variety of sources & incorporating expertise from relevant Sun Life business units.

Perform deep‑dive analysis on key areas of interest for RA&S leadership and communicate results in an appropriate manner.

Work to drive efficiencies within our analytics team by ensuring adoption & continued evolution of best practices.

Participate in the wider analytics community to advance capabilities across the organization.

What will you need to succeed?

An undergraduate or graduate degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, or computer science, plus strong quantitative skills and background, or equivalent work experience.

At least 5 years proven experience and ability in the following areas:
Reporting and business intelligence in Tableau.

Complex data sourcing, manipulation and transformation in AWS.

Insightful analysis of data.

Proven experience with AWS environment specifically AWS Glue; knowledge of SQL and Python.

Experience in creating dashboards and stories in Tableau.

Proven balance of analytical and creative problem‑solving skills.

Must be able to effectively communicate complex results to a business audience not familiar with complex data and analytics.

Coach team members and drive engagement in projects.

What’s in it for you?

We’re proud to be a Best Workplace for Hybrid Work by Great Place to Work® Canada.

Be part of our continuous improvement journey in developing the next greatest digital enterprise experience that is united by our

Purpose:

to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.

Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.

Salary Range
80,000 – 128,000

Posting End Date
01/01/2026

Seniority level
Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function
Information Technology

Industries
Financial Services and Insurance

Disability Accommodation
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Artificial Intelligence
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

EEO Statement
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.

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