Assistant Manager, Project Management Office

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Job Description:

Assistant Manager, Project Management

Role Purpose

You will independently manage small to medium-sized projects from initiation through implementation, while supporting larger strategic programmes. This role is ideal for a driven project manager who enjoys bringing people together, solving problems, driving accountability and delivering results in a fast-paced environment and serves as a pathway towards senior project leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects, ensuring agreed outcomes are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
• Develop and manage project plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and delivery schedules.
• Proactively identify delivery challenges, recommend solutions and escalate issues where appropriate.
• Facilitate workshops, project meetings and decision-making forums to maintain momentum and accountability.
• Ensure projects adhere to Sun Life governance, risk and financial management requirements.
• Support Senior Programme Managers on larger and complex initiatives.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Build strong relationships and alignment across diverse stakeholder groups, influence and drive accountability without direct authority.
• Communicate clearly project status, risks, decisions and recommendations.
• Support project sponsors and stakeholders in achieving successful business outcomes.

Financial Governance Management

• Manage project budgets, forecasts and expenditure for assigned projects.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reporting and governance artefacts.
• Ensure transparency and discipline in project tracking, forecasting and reporting.

 

Experience & Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of project management experience delivering business and/or technology initiatives.
• Proven ability to independently manage projects through the full project lifecycle.
• Strong planning, organisation, problem-solving and execution skills.
• Experience managing project budgets, vendors and delivery risks.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Financial services, insurance or regulated industry experience strongly preferred.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification preferred.

At Sun Life, we cultivate a High-Performance, Caring Culture that empowers our people to achieve outstanding results, embrace continuous growth, and create meaningful impact. We succeed together by fostering an inclusive environment where wellbeing, collaboration, and accountability are equally valued.

Job Category:

Project Management - Process

Posting End Date:

04/09/2026