Student, Digital Employee Experience Communications Specialist (Fall 2025)

Our student and new graduate programs offer a chance to explore Sun Life from the inside. Youll make a difference in the lives of our customers and communities while building the skills and experience that allow you to grow in a meaningful and rewarding way.

Job Description:

Sun Lifes Chief Technology Office (CTO) Employee Experience Delivery (EED) teams goal is to provide a frictionless technology experience to all Sun Life employees focusing on enterprise tools that enhance productivity and collaboration (such as Microsoft Teams Microsoft 365 and more).

The team supports internal IT partners by providing guidance and solutions in the areas of communication adoption change management and training. By fostering strong relationships with these teams and other employees the EED team provides services that are employeecentred and advocates for their needs.

The Specialists responsibilities will focus on supporting the overall goal of providing a frictionless technology experience through enduser communication driving adoption fostering peertopeer learning employee listening data analysis and much more. The Specialist will work with subject matter experts to create enduser communications and documentation which will enable all employees to effectively use the available tools and services. Representing the voice of the user the Specialist will contribute to proactive service improvements which will require collaboration across the CTO and IT groups.

Applicants should be detailoriented creative in developing communication materials have strong collaboration skills and thrive in a deadline and objectives oriented environment. They should also have proven experience communicating the value of technology solutions to nontechnical business audiences.

Term Length: 4 months (SeptDec 2025)

What will you do

• Develop communication material service documentation and share best practices to support increased adoption and effectiveness of services

• Manage peertopeer learning and adoption platforms for collaboration and productivity tools

• Gather employee feedback about collaboration and productivity tools

• Analyze data and create reports with recommendations

• Support change management projects as needed

What do you need to succeed

• This opportunity is available to students with a December 2025 or later graduation date

• Strong communication skills both written and verbal

• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills

• Empathy

• Attention to detail

• Ability to build effective working relationships across both business and technical teams

• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to multitask

• Flexibility and the ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities

• Excellent PC skills (Windows Microsoft Office Microsoft Teams SharePoint Online)

• Video editing skills would be considered an asset

What is in it for you

• At Sun Life you will be joining a purpose driven organization focused on helping Canadians achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

• As a student youll make a real impact by contributing to meaningful work gaining valuable experience and actively working towards your teams goals.

• Youll join our unique student culture designed to help you grow both personally and professionally beyond your role. We offer professional development workshops student awards socials and many more exciting opportunities.

• We are honored to be recognized as Canadas Best Employers for Recent Graduates and Canadas Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work in 2025.

• Your student journey is just the beginning and were proud to help many who choose Sun Life to transition into permanent roles after graduation

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted for. The Base Pay which you will be considered for will vary depending on the Campus program you are selected for.

Eligible Sun Life employees for various Campus Graduate programs will also participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance

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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At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

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

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