Associate Director, Application Design - SLC Management

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1300 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$374/US$283 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship. 

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed and having an owner’s mindset.  As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

Visit our website to learn more and for the most up to date AUM information.

SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

What Is in It for You:

SLC Digital Solutions and Innovation (DSI) is looking for an integration specialist who will provide technical leadership implementing and integrating applications with our existing infrastructure. SLC DSI has several vendor applications and is focused on system and data integration spanning multiple technologies and business processes. 

This is a hands-on role that is accountable for providing technical leadership and detailed design delivery within projects and enhancements. 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCEED:

• Bachelors Degree in Technology or equivalent work experience

• Minimum 6 years of progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience

• Excellent working knowledge of relational databases such as MS SQL Server, including designing and tuning stored procedures

• Solid experience and understanding of ETL tools such as Informatica PowerCenter

• Experienced with distributed application architectures, Windows Server, and Active Directory

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style for technical and non-technical audiences

• Able to work both independently and within a global multi-site and time-zone team

• Proactive and self-directed with excellent organizing, planning and time management skills and able to progress on multiple assignments at once

• Able to effectively operate at both a holistic high level, as well as deep in the details

• Able to balance tactical and strategic objectives and think beyond the immediate need with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner

• Possess an inherent passion for continuous improvement and innovation

• Creative problem solving

• Customer and results focused

• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities

• Strong experience with impact analysis and code deconstruction

WHAT YOU WILL DO: 

• Produce both high-level and detailed-level design documents

• Provide technical leadership within projects ensuring the appropriate technical solution is being delivered, appropriate governance is applied, risks are mitigated, issues are resolved, and projects are successfully implemented

• Provide estimates and contribute to defining timelines and project plans

• Work with onshore and offshore development teams to ensure coding, testing, debugging and implementation activities are completed as required

• Participate in both design reviews and code reviews

• Work with external software vendors during vendor implementations, renewal activities and issue resolution

• Support our operational team as needed with problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting

• Transition projects and enhancements to our operations team

• Assist SLC architects in developing strategies and roadmaps within the commercial mortgage and private fixed income accounts

• Stay current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to SLC Management

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Experience with C++ and/or C#

• Experience working with APIs

• Experience with investments administration systems

• Experience with vendors and ASPs

• Experience in designing systems that use XML, XSLT or JSON

• Exposure to PowerShell, Python or other scripting tools and techniques

• Exposure to batch processing tools and concepts

• Experience working in AWS environment

Why SLC Management?

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

Salary Range

The Base Pay range is for the primary location of the job.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible 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 committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce offering wide perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, teams and the communities where we operate. Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply only if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds even if they don’t meet every criteria in the job description.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. 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 thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.