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Sun Life

Engineering Manager – Advisor Experience

Sun Life

. Lead sprint execution and delivery commitments with full accountability .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeWaterloo • CanadaSeniorLead💰 CA$100,000 - CA$143,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing engineering teams while balancing hands-on technical work and people management. Proficient in Agile methodologies, Salesforce integrations, and driving business outcomes through effective collaboration with stakeholders.

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Engineering ManagementAgile Sprint PlanningSalesforce IntegrationJava DevelopmentTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills
Software EngineeringJavaReactAgile MethodologiesCRM WorkflowsCode Quality StandardsTechnical ExecutionPerformance ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingFeature Delivery
Soft Skills
Detail-OrientedStakeholder ManagementCommunicationTeam BuildingProblem Solving
Tools & Technologies
SalesforceAgile ToolsDevelopment ToolsCollaboration PlatformsContinuous Deployment Tools
Industry Keywords
Sales ProcessesLead ManagementPipeline StagesAdvisor HandoffsStartup Mindset

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
JavaJavaScriptReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead sprint execution and delivery commitments with full accountability
  • Translate product requirements and sales workflows into executable engineering work
  • Own advisor experiences and Salesforce integrations supporting advisor-led and advisor-assisted sales
  • Partner with Advisors, sales operations, and business stakeholders to improve workflows and capabilities
  • Manage developers, including hiring, performance, growth, engagement, and career development
  • Enforce engineering standards and code quality
  • Contribute technically and lead technical discussions
  • Build and maintain a healthy squad culture
  • Remove blockers and manage dependencies with other squads, enterprise teams, and vendors
  • Coordinate day-to-day delivery with Product, Design, and other squads
  • Balance technical debt with feature delivery
  • Operate with startup velocity through fast iterations, continuous deployment, and data-driven decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experienced engineer ready to lead people or current Engineering Manager from a product-focused tech company
  • Startup mindset and ability to ship fast and iterate based on data
  • Comfortable balancing people management and hands-on technical work
  • Strong sprint planning, estimation, and execution in an Agile environment
  • Comfortable having tough conversations about performance, growth, and accountability
  • Detail-oriented with focus on business outcomes
  • Able to context-switch between code reviews, 1:1s, and stakeholder management
  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • 2+ years in an Engineering Manager or equivalent team leadership role
  • Experience leading a single squad/team end-to-end
  • Hands-on experience with CRM platforms, preferably Salesforce, including CRM-based workflows
  • Strong knowledge of sales processes including lead management, pipeline stages, quoting, application, and advisor handoffs
  • Hands-on expertise with Java, React or similar modern JavaScript, and enterprise integrations
  • Demonstrated ability to run team-level execution and improve delivery predictability
  • Experience hiring, onboarding, and developing engineers
  • Technical credibility to guide design and implementation
  • Proven partnership with Product, Design, and business stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Leadership opportunity to help shape team structures, engineering practices, delivery processes, and success measurement
  • Autonomy and ownership
  • Learn and grow fast
  • Collaborative, innovative culture
  • Flexible workstyle with hybrid office/virtual work
  • Participation in various discretionary incentive plans for eligible employees