Sr Advisor / Advisor, Insurance & Risk Management

This role is accepting candidates at both the Advisor and Sr Advisor level. Qualified applicants will be evaluated for the level that aligns most closely with their education, experience, and qualifications.

At Nutrien, our purpose is Feeding the Future and we do so with safety, inclusion, integrity and results as our core values.

Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien is a leading provider of agricultural products, services, and solutions. With over 26,000 employees world-wide, we are the largest producer of potash (by capacity) and one of the world’s largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate.

We also operate a leading agriculture retail network that services over 500,000 growers globally.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, act with integrity, and who support inclusion.

Working at Nutrien will provide you an opportunity to help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can beand grow your career.

Reports to the Director, Global Insurance and Risk Management.

What you will do :

• Play an active role in assisting and providing input with the administration, development, analysis and management of the Corporation’s insurance programs
• Provide guidance and leadership to the Business Units by offering technical expertise and advice on all day to day insurance matters including : advice concerning operation insurance requirements, risk analysis of third-party contracts, analysis, and interpretation of insurance policy wordings
• Work with other departments to coordinate interdepartmental activities in order to ensure that the Insurance group meets the SBU’s expectations
• Resolve problems as needed to ensure that customers receive prompt and efficient service
• Collect underwriting information as required, and participate fully in the final decisions concerning insurance purchase
• Review insurance policies to ensure accuracy and completeness of the coverage and policy documents and provide wording improvement recommendations
• Technical analysis required to support major insurance claims
• Coordinate the preparation of major claims submissions and negotiates claims payments with insurers in order to maximize recoveries
• Liaise extensively with adjusters and internal staff on a variety of claim issues
• Provide assistance and advice to internal staff with respect to the contractual transfer of risk by analyzing and providing appropriate contract language for indemnification, risk transfer and insurance clauses for a variety of contracts, agreements, leases and other contracts as required
• Assist in providing insurance advise, guidance and due diligence for business development projects
• Interact with internal and external stakeholders to secure the annual placement of coverage
• Collaborate with external brokers and insurers in the development, analysis, placement, monitoring and renewal of the Corporations insurance policies and risk transfer strategies
• Act as support in preparing reports and presentations to various senior committees
• Service a broad client base of Nutrien administrators, managers, and staff and the outside community at large and also interacts regularly with brokers, adjuster and insurers
• Assist with Business Continuity Planning
• Support on special projects e.g. M&A due diligence, project specific risk assessments as required

What you will bring :

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Risk Management or equivalent
• Minimum of five (5)+ years of experience in a corporate finance environment or equivalent with relevant experience in insurance or risk management industry
• Enrolment in or completion of a program in one of the following professional industry designations will be a definite asset : CRM, FRM, CIP and FCIP
• Capability to manage multiple competing priorities and are keen to work in a dynamic, global and cross-functional environment
• Resourcefulness, takes initiatives and works in a flexible, integer, and efficient manner
• Exposure to legal principles of tort and contract law would also be an asset as well as significant knowledge of various insurance markets
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills and excellent time management skills and ability to multitask are required
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, sound technical insurance, and financial management skills
• High attention to detail
• Previous claims experience is an asset
• Risk Control and site audit experience are an asset
• Ability to work both independently and in a team, environment is considered a critical asset
• A highly energetic, self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and is centered on providing quality information
• Possess an aptitude for insurance processes which is critical to the position
• Possess an aptitude for analytical thinking
• Above average PC skills in a Windows environment, Excel spreadsheets, MS Word, Power Point, PowerBI, Oracle and SAP are an asset
• Previous experience working with risk management / claims database system (ie : Riskonnect) an asset
30+ days ago