Development manager Jobs in Edmonton, AB

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The Opportunity

TheManager, Product Developmentplays a key role in shaping and supporting Aviva Canada’s Personal Insurance (PI) product portfolio. This position blends strategic insight with hands‑on execution, leading select initiatives while delivering the analytical and research support needed to enhance product competitiveness and customer value.

Working closely with Senior Product Managers and cross‑functional partners, the role helps ensure products remain market‑relevant, financially sustainable, and aligned with evolving customer and business needs.

If you’re passionate about building, evolving, and championing great insurance products, this role offers the chance to grow your impact in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

What you'll do:

• Support Product Strategy & Delivery: Assist in planning and execution of product reviews, contributing insights and recommendations to improve, simplify, or retire offerings

• Lead Targeted Initiatives: Independently manage product enhancements or ad-hoc initiatives from concept through implementation, championing the voice of the customer

• Research & Analysis: Conduct competitive benchmarking, performance analysis, and customer insight reviews to identify trends and opportunities

• Enable Innovation: Contribute to emerging propositions, by supporting analysis, business case development, and financial modeling

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with underwriting, pricing, data science, claims, marketing, operations, risk and IT to ensure smooth delivery of product changes

• Performance Monitoring: Assist in tracking KPIs, operational metrics, and customer experience data to inform continuous improvement

• Product Governance: Actively manage the product review roadmap, ensuring adherence to processes, templates and controls, while finding opportunities to streamline the governance framework

• Market Awareness: Maintain regular updates on competitor and industry developments to support proactive product positioning

What you'll bring:

• Undergraduate degree in business or other related field, or equivalent experience.

• At least 5 years of experience with personal P&C insurance

• Candidates with prior experience in insurance product development and/or product management preferred

• Personal Insurance Expertise: Solid understanding of PI products and familiary of underwriting and regulatory frameworks

• Influential Communicator: Skilled at presenting ideas and building consensus across collaborators

• Organized & Focused: Proven ability to handle projects with precision and accountability

• Data-Driven Analytical Strength: Advanced ability to interpret complex data sets, assess quantitative and qualitative value, and translate insights into actionable strategies

• Executive-Level Reporting: Capable of distilling key findings into clear, concise recommendations for senior leadership

• Proactive & Self-Starter: Demonstrated ability to independently research, engage external partners, and uncover new product opportunities

What you’ll get:

• The salary band for this position ranges from $90,000 to $125,000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.

• Hybrid flexible work model.

• Outstanding career development opportunities.

• We’ll support your professional development education.

• Competitive vacation packagewith the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.

• Employee-driven programsfocused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.

• Corporate wellness programsto support our employees’ physical and mental health.

This job advertisement is for an existing vacancy which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada may use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to assist us throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.

Aviva Canada welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and has a process in place to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process and during employment. If you require an accommodation during the interview or hiring process, please contact your Aviva Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged.