Senior Product Specialist; Bilingual

Working Business Language

Bilingual in French and English. This role is considered a head office role and requires regular interaction with internal and external stakeholders across Canada where the business languages utilized are both English and French. As such, the successful candidate must be fully proficient in English and French.

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 programmes and are provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and a 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 - $110,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognising an exceptional place to work!

At Wawanesa, we’re proud to 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 Montreal, QC. The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD).

Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate.

We give back to organisations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organisations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change.

Working under minimal supervision, the Senior Product Specialist leads the development and maintenance of Wawanesa's insurance products and underwriting policies that support and promote corporate strategies for all offered lines of business.

• Lead the analysis and implementation of product and rate reviews to ensure that our products are competitive
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps including the development of business case and product scope definition
• Lead research and development initiatives to provide innovative and competitive products to meet our customers' needs
• Monitor industry trends and product performance, including legislation and regulation changes, and coordinate any required changes to products and identify growth opportunities
• Develop and present product training programmes to a variety of audiences
• Mentor and develop team members through the sharing of knowledge and best practices
• Lead as a subject‐matter expert (SME) in the creation and maintenance of underwriting and product guides, marketing materials and other communication materials
• Lead as a subject‐matter expert (SME) in product‑related systems projects
• Develop and enhance productive business relationships by liaising with internal and external stakeholders
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Minimum of seven years insurance industry experience
• 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, with the ability to conduct detailed analysis of information, and to select and implement best solutions in a timely manner
• Excellent…