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Sun Life Financial

Director of Engineering

Waterloo, ON · On-site +1

Experience with Salesforce would be an asset. * 3+ years leading leaders (e.g., Engineering Managers / Team Leads) and scaling delivery across multiple squads/teams. * Demonstrated success owning end ...

Linamar

Engineer - Program Manager, Senior

Guelph, ON · On-site

Engineer - Program Manager, Sr. Job Summary As a Senior Program Manager at Linamar, you will oversee and lead complex projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with organizational ...

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CNC Set-up Technician

Milton, ON · On-site

CA$23 - CA$26/hr

Engineering Manager Direct Reports: None Summary: The Set-up Technician, under the direction of the Engineering Manager, will primarily be responsible to ensure compliance with company policies and ...

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Lead Traffic Engineer / Project Manager

Brampton, ON · On-site

CA$106K - CA$141K/yr

Lead Traffic Engineer / Project Manager Brampton, Markham, Hamilton or London ON At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of ...

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Civil Project Engineer/ Project Manager

Brampton, ON · On-site +1

CA$95K - CA$135K/yr

Civil Project Engineer/ Project Manager Ottawa, ON At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers ...

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Civil Project Engineer/ Project Manager

Brampton, ON · On-site +1

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Civil Project Engineer/ Project Manager Barrie, ON At EXP, we're driven to provide innovative solutions for the world's built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers ...

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University of Waterloo

Business Manager

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What is the difference between Programmer Manager vs Software Developer?

AspectProgrammer ManagerSoftware Developer
CredentialsBachelor's or higher in Computer Science; management experienceBachelor's or higher in Computer Science or related field
Work EnvironmentLeads teams, manages projects, coordinates tasksFocuses on coding, designing, and implementing software
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in tech companies, software firms, IT departmentsCommon across tech, startups, enterprise software

The main difference is that a Programmer Manager combines technical coding skills with team leadership and project management, whereas a Software Developer primarily focuses on coding and software creation without managerial responsibilities.

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Director of Engineering

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Waterloo, ON • Hybrid

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada rating

8.6

Company rating: 8.6 out of 10

Based on 18 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

74th of 261 rated insurance

Job description

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics, and we'll put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: "How can we do that better?" Working with a dedicated team of energetic, forward-thinking innovators, you'll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth. You want to be "one of the best".

Job Description:

Prospris Sun Life's digital front door for Canadians-startup velocity inside a Fortune 500.We'rerevolutionizing how Canadians access insurance and wealthsolutionsbybuilding a platform that lets people buy products the way they want to:onlinein minutesorvirtuallyviaa team oftrusted, licensedAdvisors.

We'renot playing it safe.We'rebuilding with AIandcreatingomnichannel experiences-at the speed customers now expect.

The Role

You own outcomes-end to end.

As Director of Engineering, you own end-to-end delivery, quality, reliability, and people leadership across multiple squads. You set technical strategy and operating standards-then remove friction so your teams can ship.

You'lloperatewith the velocity and accountability of a tech startup while navigating enterprise systems and stakeholders.You'llchallenge the status quo, build a high-performance engineering culture, and prove Sun Life can move as fast as theInsurTechcompetitorswe'retaking on.

For candidates with these preferred skills, exceptions beyond the usual salary range below may be possible.

What You'll Do

You set technical strategy and operating standards-thenmake it easy for yourteamstoship.

What Success Looks Like

  • Squads ship consistently and predictably with high quality, with each release driving business outcomes

  • You lead Engineering Managersand individual contributors across squads

  • Teamsoperateautonomously without constant escalation

  • Engineers are engaged, growing, and delivering impact

  • Leadership trusts your judgment and commitments

  • You'vebuilt a system that scales without bottlenecks

  • You'reaccountable for engineering outcomes tied to customer growth, platform reliability, and business performance

  • You define and track delivery, quality, and operational metrics to ensure predictable outcomes

  • You partner with senior leaders on delivery and technical strategy

Who You Are

  • Engineering leader from product-driven companies-tech startups, scale-ups, or high-velocity digital product orgs

  • Strategic but execution-focused-you set direction, empower teams, and stay close to delivery, tracking key metrics and using the data to drive decision making

  • Strong people leader-you build culture, develop talent, holdhigh standards

  • Technically credible-can challenge architecture, review designs,mentor Staff Engineers

  • Thrives in ambiguity-comfortable navigating both startup chaos and enterprise constraints

  • Ownership mentality-accountable for outcomes, not just outputs

  • Startup DNA-you'vecompeted againstInsurTech/FinTech players and know what it takes to win

WhatYou Bring:

  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles,withspecificexpertisewithJava (or other suitable back-end languages), React (or other similar modern Javascript) and enterprise integrations. Experience with Salesforce would be an asset.

  • 3+ years leading leaders (e.g., Engineering Managers / Team Leads) and scaling delivery across multiple squads/teams.

  • Demonstrated success owning end-to-end delivery for customer-facing digital products (planning build release operate), with measurable outcomes.

  • Experience setting and running an engineering operating cadence (prioritization, planning, execution, dependencies, quality, incident learnings).

  • Strongtrack recordin hiring and talent development (building high-performing teams, coaching managers, performance management).

  • Technical breadth and credibility: able to challenge architecture, guide technical strategy, and set standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability.

  • Experience partnering with Product, Design, and senior stakeholders to navigatetrade-offs, risk, and timelines in a complex environment.

Why This Role

  • High-Impact Work: Build products that directly shape Sun Life's future, with your code reaching real users quickly

  • Leadership Opportunity: Lead technical direction, mentor others, and shape the engineering culture of a growing team

  • Autonomy and Ownership: Make decisions, drive solutions, and see the direct impact of your work

  • Learn and Grow Fast: Exposure tonew technologies, business problems, and the full product lifecycle in a compressedtimeframe

  • Collaborative, Innovative Culture: Work with passionate, talented people who move fast and support each other

  • Flexible Workstyle: In office 2-3days per week, hybrid the rest of the week

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

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.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

125,000/125 000 - 195,000/195 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

21/06/2026

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