Client Relationship Manager

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

$80K — $128K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Client Relationship Management, especially with pension and group savings clients
  • Superior organizational skills with a proven ability to follow through
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Effective problem-solving skills to address client concerns promptly
  • Exceptional client focus and motivation as a self-starter
  • Broad knowledge of services provided by record-keeping organizations
  • Extensive understanding of retirement savings program legislation and emerging regulatory trends

Responsibilities

  • Maintain ongoing contact with clients/advisors to ensure satisfaction and loyalty
  • Assess client/advisor needs and propose relevant services or product solutions
  • Oversee profitability of client portfolio through proactive initiatives
  • Participate in plan review meetings and advise on design changes
  • Collaborate with sales leader on service proposals and presentations
  • Work closely with internal teams to optimize client outcomes

Benefits

  • Diverse career paths with strong networking opportunities
  • Flexible benefits designed to meet family needs, effective from day one
  • Commitment to an inclusive and respectful work environment
  • Recognition as a 2025 Best Workplace in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada
  • Top-level certification for Mental Health at Work® from Excellence Canada, reflecting a focus on employee well-being
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The incumbent will be responsible for establishing and maintaining client relationships for a portfolio of Corporate Account clients, Advisors and Consultants. The client base is composed of retirement arrangements that vary in design, and consist of a broad range of products and investments offered by the division. The incumbent will interact with Advisors and plan sponsors.

What will you do?
  • Maintain responsive contact with the clients/advisor to ensure satisfaction and loyalty
  • Continuously assess the evolving needs of the client/advisor/consultant and introduce services or product solutions to meet those needs over time
  • Accountable for the overall profitability of the portfolio - assessing appropriate proactive initiatives
  • Participate in plan review meetings and consult on plan amendment and design changes
  • Actively participate with the sales leader in the sales process (i.e. contribute to developing proposal for services, attend short list presentations to describe GRS' client relationship process as well as key client services)
  • Work closely with all internal teams to ensure the best client outcome


What do you need to succeed?
  • Superior organizational skills and the ability to follow through
  • Proven record in the Client Relationship Management field, with minimum of 5 years working with pension and group savings clients
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Strong problem solving skills with the ability to quickly and effectively resolve client concerns
  • Strong client focus
  • Highly motivated, independent self-starter with strong business acumen and negotiation skills
  • Broad knowledge of the services provided by record-keeping organizations, such as Sun Life's Group Retirement Services
  • Extensive knowledge of the legislation governing retirement savings programs at both the federal and provincial levels as well as a solid understanding of emerging regulatory trends and the implications for clients


Assets:
  • A professional designation associated with the group retirement services industry (e.g. RPA, IFIC, CSC, other)
  • Group License


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


*LI-MS

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.

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.

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:
80,000/80 000 - 128,000/128 000

Job Category:
Sales - Client Relationship Management

Posting End Date:
31/07/2026

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