[Hiring] Senior Property and Casualty Insurance Advisor @Desjardins

Role Description

As a Senior Advisor for Property and Casualty Insurance at La Personnelle/The Personal, you actively contribute to the profitable growth of the business line through various mandates related to property and casualty insurance. You act as a trusted advisor to La Personnelle/The Personal’s business development teams and take on a leadership role to various stakeholders on strategic, complex, and innovative projects. These initiatives require actuarial and financial expertise as well as an understanding of property and casualty insurance. Strong skills in designing tools to perform, facilitate, and optimize work processes are also essential. You make strategic recommendations for the development and execution of complex projects that require in-depth analysis and a comprehensive understanding of the line of business and the organization. These projects involve multiple alignments and interactions with many stakeholders working in a wide range of fields. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence are therefore key competencies. In this role, you act as a subject matter expert and serve as a resource and coach for your colleagues.

• Promote and actively participate in profitable growth initiatives in collaboration with account management and business development teams, as well as other teams involved in growth strategies.
• Monitor the growth and profitability of individual groups and the overall business sector.
• Oversee the development and manage “recovery plans” for groups with less satisfactory growth results. Diagnose issues and make recommendations.
• Act as a “driver of profitable growth” by actively contributing to the definition of business objectives for the sector.
• Advise and support your business partners in positioning, planning, development, execution, and follow-up for various strategic projects and mandates under your responsibility.
• Contribute to team development through coaching.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, finance or a related field.
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience in actuarial services or finance.
• Advanced proficiency of English and French due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients.
• Expertise in property and casualty insurance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence.
• Knowledge of Power BI and Power Query tools.
• Action oriented, Collaborates, Customer Focus, Differences, Innovation, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year.
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement.
• Group insurance including telemedicine.
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment.

Company Description

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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