Manager, Personal Insurance-auto

Job ID : 8289

Working Business Language : English; this role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English

Salary : At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees.

In 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 : $110,000- $160,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About Us

At Wawanesa, we're proud to 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, ON; Kitchener, ON; Thunder Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company ("Wawanesa Mutual"), founded in 1896, is one of Canada's 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 3,600 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.

To learn more visit wawanesa.com.

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

The Manager, Personal Insurance (Auto) is a collaborative leader with experience in developing and implementing product change in the regulated auto environment.

They are responsible for the financial results of their product portfolio, leading product management, product development, reporting, underwriting guidelines, policy language, and overall portfolio analysis.

At the heart of business change, this role partners with pricing, application delivery, and many other departments to deliver products that protect Wawanesa's members.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the financial results of the product portfolio for which they are responsible.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps including the development of business case and product scope definition.
• Support and lead cross-functional teams to lead the research and analysis of industry and company data to contribute towards assigned initiatives.
• As a Product Manager, ensures thorough understanding of our brokers, our members, our employees, our competitors to create optimal products.
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of market and product trends, the competitive environment, regulatory actions, and decisions.
• Develops and enhances productive business relationships by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains underwriting guidelines and procedures.
• Manages the rate and product change schedule.
• Manages the analysis and implementation of product and rate reviews.
• Develops, coaches, mentors, and manages the performance of direct reports, including identification of areas for improvement, and the development of performance improvement plans to ensure achievement of business, functional and individual goals.
• Build department talent by attracting, developing, and retaining insurance professionals with sufficient knowledge, skills, and experience to fulfill the requirements of the organization's strategic goals.
• Creates an environment that encourages productivity, collaboration, teamwork, a high level of professionalism, learning and development and a culture of profitable growth across the products business unit.
• Initiate, contribute, and provide feedback to employees' performance through the BluPrint process.
• Commitment to continuous learning and leadership development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years property and casualty industry experience, along with three years in a leadership role is preferred.
• Post-secondary education, and / or completion of a Property and Casualty Industry Designation.
• 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 analytical, quantitative, and critical thinking skills with the ability to conduct detailed analysis of information and to propose best solutions in a timely manner.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to present information or arguments in a convincing manner.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and prioritize effective plans that define activities, resources, timelines, and cost estimates.
• Ability to innovate and pivot quickly.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability and willingness to travel.

Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba's Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!

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