Ville : Toronto

Catégorie : Full-time

Industrie : Finance

Employeur : Sun Life Financial

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Description de poste:

The Board and Subsidiary Governance team within the Corporate Secretary’s Department manages over 50 subsidiaries, including 9 regulated subsidiaries. This structure aligns with peer global financial institutions that have dedicated legal resources in subsidiary governance. The team has developed a Subsidiary Governance framework to facilitate the performance by directors of their fiduciary and other duties and responsibilities, to work collaboratively across many business units, and to collaborate with multiple stakeholders, within the context of corporate governance best practices.

The Director, Subsidiary Governance will be a seasoned and experienced corporate secretary/assistant corporate secretary and will demonstrate strong initiative, positive energy and the ability to exercise sound judgment and flexibility, be an innovative thinker with superior organizational and time management skills and the ability to cope calmly and professionally with multiple demands in a high energy and changing collaborative work environment.

Please note this is a hybrid role requiring presence at our Toronto One York office twice weekly.

What will you do:

The Director, Subsidiary Governance, will report to the AVP, Board and Subsidiary Governance & Assistant Corporate Secretary (the AVP) and will be responsible for:

• Serving as Assistant Corporate Secretary or Acting Secretary of the more subsidiaries assigned by the AVP from time to time
• Working collaboratively in providing corporate secretarial services for the subsidiaries supported by the Manager, Subsidiary Governance and Legal Counsel, Governance roles
• Collaborate / participate with the AVP in the development and oversight of a subsidiary governance framework, including identifying and implementing continuous improvements to make procedures more efficient and effective and develop a strategy for short-term and long-term plans
• Supervising and working collaboratively with the Manager, Subsidiary Governance and Subsidiary Services Coordinator to manage and assist with all aspects of the subsidiary meeting cycle, including liaising with Directors, Committee members and presenters in connection with the planning and scheduling of all Canadian subsidiary board meetings, distribution of meeting materials, and maintaining the minute books of the subsidiaries managed by the team, a well as facilitating annual evaluations of the effectiveness of the Subsidiary Boards, and generating and analyzing results.
• Working closely with Compliance and Legal colleagues on all aspects of regulatory compliance and corporate reorganisations, capital restructurings, M&A and other transactions related to the Canadian subsidiaries
• Collaborating with the AVP and the VP, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in ensuring compliance with the Subsidiary Governance Policy
• Managing complex matters and performing various other duties as delegated or assigned including leading/participating in special projects and team initiatives, as required
• Being a team player in  supporting a balanced workload and providing cross-team support within the Board and Subsidiary Governance team where required
• Ongoing education to stay current on applicable legislation, regulations, policies and rules

What do you need to succeed:

• Post-secondary degree with over 10 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Law degree or law clerk designation is considered an asset
• Experience in a Corporate Secretary’s Department of a public company or a law firm is preferred, with expertise in providing corporate secretarial service
• Tact, discretion and confidentiality are essential as this role has regular contact with senior management and sensitive materials
• Experience in corporate governance
• Understanding implications of legislation and regulatory requirements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills
• Detail oriented
• Post-secondary degree with over 10 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Law degree or law clerk designation is considered an asset
• Experience in a Corporate Secretary’s Department of a public company or a law firm is preferred, with expertise in providing corporate secretarial services
• Proactive follow-up on outstanding matters
• Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy
• Advanced proficiency with technology that would allow for creation of reports, analysis of data and extracting insights to share with management and inform practice changes over time
• Work effectively in a high volume, paperless environment
• Work collaboratively while engaging and influencing others as needed
• Coordinate workload of colleagues and other support staff as needed; and potential to manage other support staff
• Identify key issues or root cause of problems
• Prioritize work with minimal direction, based on understanding of business or strategic priorities
• Able to work flexible hours.
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook)

L’échelle du salaire de base est pour l’emplacement principal du poste affiché. Elle peut varier selon l’emplacement du candidat sélectionné et d’autres facteurs. En plus du salaire de base, les employés admissibles de la Sun Life participent à différents programmes de rémunération incitative, dont le montant octroyé est discrétionnaire et dépend du rendement de l’employé et de la compagnie. Certains postes de vente participent à des programmes de rémunération incitative basés sur les résultats de vente individuels ou de groupe. 

Depuis toujours, la diversité et l’inclusion sont au cœur des valeurs de la Sun Life. Nous croyons qu’un effectif diversifié, aux points de vue variés et aux idées créatives, est avantageux pour nos Clients, pour les collectivités où nous exerçons nos activités et pour nous tous, en tant que collègues. Nous accueillons avec enthousiasme les candidatures de personnes compétentes provenant de tous les horizons.

Les personnes handicapées ayant besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour présenter leur candidature et celles qui doivent consulter les offres d’emploi dans un autre format peuvent envoyer leur demande par courriel à l’adresse thebrightside@sunlife.com.

Nous sommes fiers d’être une organisation hybride qui offre aux employés le choix et la flexibilité de travailler au bureau ou à distance, selon les besoins de l’entreprise, ceux des Clients et les vôtres! Nous offrons plusieurs options de travail selon les exigences du poste et les besoins individuels. N’hésitez pas à en discuter pendant le processus de sélection.

Nous pouvons utiliser l'intelligence artificielle pour soutenir la recherche des candidats, la présélection et la planification des entrevues.

Nous remercions toutes les personnes qui auront manifesté leur intérêt pour ce poste. Nous ne communiquerons qu’avec celles retenues pour une entrevue.

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