Data Governance Manager

Sun Life

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Sun Life is a leading financial services company with 157 years of history that helps clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. We serve millions in Canada, the U.S., Asia, the U.K., and other parts of the world. Sun Life Global Solutions (SLGS), established in the Philippines in 1991 and India in 2006, is architecting and executing a BOLDER vision: being a Digital and Innovation Hub, shaping the Business, driving Transformation and superior Client experience by providing expert Technology, Business and Knowledge Services and advanced Solutions. The technology function at Sun Life Global Solutions is geared towards growing our existing business, deepening our client understanding, managing new-age technology systems, and demonstrating thought leadership. We are committed to building greater domain expertise and engineering ability, delivering end to end solutions for our clients, and taking a lead in intelligent automation. Tech services at Sun Life Global Solutions have evolved in areas such as application development and management, Support, Testing, Digital, Data Engineering and Analytics, Infrastructure Services and Project Management. We are constantly expanding our strength in Information technology and are looking for fresh talents who can bring ideas and values aligning with our Digital strategy. Our Client Impact strategy is motivated by the need to create an inclusive culture, empowered by highly engaged people. We are entering a new world that focuses on doing purpose driven work. The kind that fills your day with excitement and determination, because when you love what you do, it never feels like work. We want to create an environment where you feel empowered to act and are surrounded by people who challenge you, support you and inspire you to become the best version of yourself. As an employer, we not only want to attract top talent, but we want you to have the best Sun Life Experience. We strive to Shine Together; Make Life Brighter & Shape the Future!

Requirements

• 5–9 years in Data Governance/Stewardship driving business adoption; strong stakeholder facilitation.
• Familiarity with SLHK E‑21 data‑risk themes and PDPO; experience with metadata/lineage/DQ tooling (e.g., Sun Spark)

Responsibilities

• Drive ownership/stewardship, Critical Data Elements (CDE) management, policy/privacy alignment, and adoption of metadata, lineage and DQ scorecards, ensuring audit‑ready evidence and sustained quality.
• Lead business‑side data governance for priority domains supporting SLHK BAU.
• Confirm Owners/Stewards; maintain business definitions and CDEs; run steward forums and feed the Data Council.
• Embed SLHK data‑risk/PDPO requirements; maintain attestations and respond to reviews.
• Drive SunSpark usage/completeness; ensure lineage is published/consumed for impacted products.
• Prioritize rules/scorecards on key KPIs; manage issue backlog to closure; track benefits.
• Partner with IT DG execution to ensure DGIA gates and governance artefacts are consistently met in BAU releases.
• Regular update of KPIs / metrics to showcase compliance and improvement. Such as coverage of CDE measured, plan to improve governance coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed