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About the Role
The Senior Product Specialist leads the development and optimization of Wawanesa's insurance products and underwriting policies to support corporate strategies across all lines of business.
Responsibilities
- Lead the analysis and implementation of product and rate reviews to ensure competitiveness.
- Develop and maintain product roadmaps, including business case and product scope definition.
- Lead research and development for innovative products meeting customer and vendor needs.
- Monitor industry trends, product performance, legislation, and regulation changes to identify growth opportunities and required product adjustments.
- Develop and present product training programs.
- Mentor and develop team members through knowledge sharing and best practices.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for underwriting and product guides, marketing materials, and other communications.
- Support and collaborate with shared services teams (marketing, communications, market segment, business development).
- Develop and enhance business relationships by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Minimum of seven years of insurance industry experience.
- Experience with regulated Alberta auto products is an asset.
- Completion of post-secondary education.
- Completed CIP or equivalent Property and Casualty industry designation.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Excellent planning and organizing skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to facilitate high team morale.
- Ability and willingness to travel.
Skills
- Product development
- Product optimization
- Underwriting policies
- Product and rate reviews
- Product roadmaps
- Business case development
- Product scope definition
- Research and development
- Industry trend monitoring
- Product performance monitoring
- Legislation and regulation analysis
- Product training development
- Mentoring
- Subject matter expertise
- Stakeholder liaison
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Presentation skills
- Planning skills
- Organizing skills
- Attention to detail
Location
- 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
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Post-secondary education
- CIP or equivalent Property and Casualty industry designation
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000 - $110,000
Benefits
- Annual bonus plan
- Leave of absence top-up programs
- Generous vacation time
- Personal days
- Premium free benefits
- Pension plan
About the Company
- Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, fully owned by its more than 1.8 million members.
- Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of WSI™, a specialty insurer delivering tailored solutions built around unique needs; Wawanesa Life, a provider of life insurance products; and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and commercial insurance.
- Wawanesa is committed to helping communities thrive in a changing world.
- The company invests more than $4 million annually in charitable initiatives, including $2.5 million each year to support people and communities on the front lines of climate change.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- All Wawanesa job applicants are subject to Wawanesa's Privacy Policy.
- 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.