#OwnYourCareer: Reimagining skill development with Gigs

In this session, Kristen will share how Sun Life is activating the future of work now; pioneering on-the-job skill development through a new gig program that allows employees to enhance skills and capabilities through meaningful work that supports business needs, while remaining in their regular role. A core element of Sun Life’s reskilling and redeployment strategy, internal gigs are creating brand new development pathways while creating cross-functional exposure and access to skills and talent across the organization.

Learn how Sun Life experimented with and grew an internal talent marketplace for gigs, and hear first-hand from a gig host about the process, benefits, and challenges of finding and working with giggers.

Speaker Biography

Kristen Cross is Director of Talent Acquisition and Development at Sun Life. Building on her early career in learning & development, Kristen made the move to bridging talent acquisition and development in late 2019. At the intersection of…