Senior Solution Analyst

Job ID:10198

Employment Type: Existing Role

Work Environment: 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.

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: $90,000 - $120,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance. In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at 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

Working under minimal supervision, this job contributes to Wawanesa success by designing, documenting, testing and supporting system solutions to meet business stakeholder requirements.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis, design and documentation of both system and business requirements for application enhancements and projects.
• Lead requirement sessions with business and system teams.
• Communicate system solutions in business and technical terms.
• Collaborate with multiple functions to ensure quality software.
• Provide technical and business leadership for developers and Analysts.
• Lead the resolution of system and business requirement issues.
• Create test plans and estimates inclusive of evaluating and providing analysis on requirements documentation and identifying key areas of testing.
• Lead changes to process and procedure improvements.
• Follow established practices, processes and guidelines.
• Evaluate and leverage AI-driven technologies and automation opportunities to improve business processes, analysis, and solution delivery.
• Maintain a high level of knowledge on current system standards and IS department established methodologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience performing systems or business analysis.
• Completion of post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience.
• Advanced analysis and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritize a busy workload.
• Experience with Guidewire applications is preferred.
• Advanced attention to detail skills to produce high quality deliverables that accounts for all areas involved.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner with style fitting for the audience and message.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and implement plans by prioritizing and multi-tasking.
• Good leadership skills to provide support and guidance to team members.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile delivery practices and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance business outcomes.
• Experience in programming languages is considered an asset.
• Knowledge and experience in insurance industry is considered an asset.

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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 jobs@wawanesa.com .

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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