Job Opportunities Director, Actuarial Pricing Commercial Lines
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Job Summary
Job ID:9733
Employment Type: Existing Role
Working Business Language: English
Salary: At Wawanesa salary is only one component of a holistic comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our addition to salary full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time personal days premium free benefits and pension plan.
The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors including but not limited to: your work location local labour market conditions external market salary data internal pay equity and the knowledge skills experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $180000 - $230000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.
About Us
At Wawanesa we offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work.You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg MB; Wawanesa MB; Vancouver BC; Calgary AB; Edmonton AB; Lethbridge AB; Toronto (North York) ON; Kitchener ON; Ottawa ON; Montreal QC; Quebec City QC Moncton NB; Dartmouth; NS.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa Mutual) founded in 1896 is one of Canadas largest mutual insurers with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg is the parent company of Wawanesa Life which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada and Western Financial Group which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada and we are home to more than 3300 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitobas Top Employers. To learn more visit .
We are currently looking for dedicated driven and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
This role drives Wawanesas success by setting a clear pricing strategy and leading the development implementation and evolution of rating structures and rates aligned with actuarial best practice. A key focus of the role is to strengthen integration and collaboration across teams ensuring alignment between actuarial underwriting product and the broader enterprise. This job contributes to Wawanesas success by directing planning and implementing strategies and initiatives that develop and maintain rating structures and rates following actuarial best practice in industry.
Rooted in a One Commercial Team mindset this position acts as a strategic advisor and trusted partnerdriving meaningful insights modelling collaborative behaviours and fostering strong cross-functional relationships across the organization and within Commercial. This leadership ensures clarity cohesion and collective success as we work together to deliver competitive pricing avoid adverse selection and advance enterprise-wide goals.
Job Responsabilities
- Lead and promote research and development to build innovative competitive rating structures that mitigate adverse selection and support long-term pricing sophistication.
- Set a clear pricing strategy by establishing the schedule of rate and product changes and guiding successful execution of rate and product reviews. Partner closely with
- Product Underwriting and Operational teams to ensure rates are competitive and accurately reflect underlying risk.
- Champion the One Commercial Team approach modelling cross-functional collaboration and fostering behaviours that reinforce We Are Commercial across all workstreams.
- Drive insights and strategic partnership across the organization by liaising with key stakeholders integrating perspectives and ensuring shared understanding and alignment.
- Shape and support the evolution of Wawanesas policies and practices contributing strategic thinking and thought leadership to advance actuarial pricing frameworks and methodologies.
- Lead change with empathy and clarity addressing resistance and building genuine commitment to new initiatives processes and strategic direction.
- Maintain deep awareness of industry regulatory and organizational changes translating trends into actionable insights and strategic priorities for the team and broader business.
- Develop coach and empower a high-performing team ensuring a respectful challenging and rewarding environment that enables people to reach their full potential and contribute to Wawanesas goals.
- Strengthen partnerships within Commercial and across the enterprise by acting as a trusted advisor and ensuring integration collaboration and shared ownership of outcomes.
- Oversee and maintain relationships with external service providers including contractual arrangements supporting pricing and analytical needs.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support Wawanesas strategic operational and cultural objectives.
Qualifications
- Minimum of ten years Property and Casualty industry experience with three years in a leadership role.
- Undergraduate university degree in Actuarial Mathematics Statistics Mathematics or other related field of study.
- ACAS designation required but Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society strongly preferred
- Subject matter expert on current insurance pricing techniques with ability to mentor others
- Strong MS Office skills
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to influence and gain respect credibility and confidence from others.
- Ability to make excellent and well justified decisions in complex and high pressure situations.
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to present information or arguments in a convincing manner.
- Ability to develop and implement comprehensive plans and solutions that bridge complex issues that span across time.
- Strong business acumen with excellent analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to recognize and identify critical issues.
- Excellent interpersonal presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
- CIP or equivalent Property and Casualty industry designation considered an asset
- Ability and willingness to travel.
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Diversity Equity Inclusion& Belonging
At Wawanesa we are committed to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people this is supported by having a representative workforce.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates including racialized persons women Indigenous Peoples persons with disabilities members of the 2SLGBTQIA community gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.
We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process please reach out in confidence to .
All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesas .
Please note that the recruitment process for this position may involve the use of AI tools to screen assess or select applicants. All final decisions are taken or reviewed by human recruiters and human hiring leaders in compliance with all applicable legislation.
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About Company
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