AVP, Enterprise Data Architecture

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Role

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AVP, Enterprise Data Architecture

Reporting To: Global Chief of Enterprise Architecture

Location: Toronto, Waterloo, Montreal

Global Information Technology is dedicated to providing the services and technology our business partners need to continue to innovate for our clients and help them achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Through innovation and collaboration, we’re striving to continually find new and better ways to bring value to Sun Life. Global Information Technology has employees in Canada, Ireland, the U.S. and Asia.

Enterprise Data is a key enabler of our Client for Life strategy and supports Sun Life's ability to move quickly, leverage synergies across business units, improve decision making, and expand data-driven business capabilities. Reporting to the VP, Enterprise Architecture and Chief Architect, this strategic leadership role is responsible for leading the enterprise data architecture strategy, and enterprise information architecture initiatives that support business priorities and technology modernization objectives.

This role operates as the Head of Data Architecture with responsibility for the overall enterprise data architecture strategy, leadership of the Data Architecture team, and governance of enterprise data standards, patterns, and reference architectures supporting data management, analytics, reporting, business intelligence, and machine learning. This role is also responsible for ensuring Solutions Architects from the Data Architecture team are embedded in key initiatives to enable alignment between the enterprise strategy and technology implementation.

The role reports directly to the VP, Enterprise Architecture and Chief Architect and maintains strong dotted‑line alignment with the VP, Enterprise Data Platforms and the SVP, Data Transformation Strategy to ensure alignment between enterprise architecture, platform strategy, business priorities, and enterprise data investments.

While this role does not own Generative AI strategy, platforms, or delivery, it plays a critical enabling role by aligning with the data foundations, information architecture, governance capabilities, metadata standards, and architecture patterns required to support AI initiatives across Sun Life. This role works closely in collaboration with the AVP, Enterprise Architect Gen AI Architecture Services to ensure that AI Strategy and Data Strategy are continuously kept in sync.

This role serves as a key partner to Regional Chief Data Officers (CDAOs), Data Delivery teams, Data Engineering teams, Analytics organizations, Enterprise Data Platform teams, and AI leadership teams across Sun Life's global operations.

This role works closely with Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Data, Data Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, Infrastructure, Security, and Business teams to understand strategic priorities and define enterprise architecture solutions that support business outcomes. The role interacts closely with Data organizations across the enterprise and supports the delivery of client‑centric business solutions through modern data management, analytics, and AI capabilities.

• Own, lead, and manage the overall Enterprise Data Architecture Strategy and Roadmap supporting:
  • Information Management
  • Data Management
  • Business Intelligence and Reporting
  • Advanced Analytics
• Develop and maintain a multi‑year Enterprise Data Architecture strategy aligned with business priorities, technology modernization objectives,…