Analyst, Corporate Development

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Sun Life is looking for an Analyst to join our Corporate Development team. Corporate Development is responsible for evaluating and driving strategic initiatives across Sun Life’s four pillars. This includes supporting mergers, acquisitions, sales, minority equity investments, as well as the formation of joint ventures, partnerships and other strategic opportunities. Corporate Development also evaluates and helps execute broader enterprise-level strategic initiatives and internal projects, including semi-organic opportunities.

The Analyst, Corporate Development, is based in Toronto and will join a high-performing team and play a key role in developing and executing on both short and long-term growth strategies across Sun Life’s global business.

Please note this role requires regular presence at our Toronto One York offices, with hybrid flexibility in preapproved circumstances.

What will you do?

• Play a key role in the evaluation of strategic opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, sales, minority investments, as well as joint ventures, partnerships, and other strategic opportunities

• Support all stages of the transaction life cycle and manage multi-functional due diligence processes to appropriately identify risks and mitigants 

• Prepare internal approval and informal evaluation materials for senior leaders which summarize strategic merits, financial considerations, and key risks on prospective opportunities

• Build and maintain detailed financial models for valuation, transaction analysis, and strategic planning  

• Conduct industry research, market analysis, and competitive benchmarking to identify and distill key industry trends and opportunities for internal stakeholders

• Undertake ad-hoc analyses, as required from time to time, to support business planning and other strategic projects

• Develop and maintain databases of comparable companies and precedent transactions

• Other responsibilities as required

What do you need to succeed?

• 1-3 years of relevant experience, such as investment banking, corporate development, transaction advisory, management consulting, and accounting

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, commerce, or a related field

• Demonstrated track-record of building and maintaining financial models 

• Strong understanding of capital budgeting concepts, financial statement analysis, and valuation methodologies

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with experience in creating visually compelling presentations

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex information to non-finance professionals

• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

• To work cross-functionally, build relationships and collaborate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders on transaction processes across our global businesses

• To leverage technology and data to help drive efficiencies and positive outcomes

• Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, and trust

Preferred Skills:

• Completion or demonstrated progress towards relevant professional designations (e.g., CFA, CBV, CPA) considered an asset

• Proficiency in Bloomberg, Capital IQ and other similar tools

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work flexibly across multiple time zones while managing competing priorities and deadlines; travel commensurate with business needs

What's in it for you?

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada

• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®,  for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health

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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:

90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Job Category:

Corporate Development & Strategy

Posting End Date:

22/05/2026