Associate Director, Canada Lease Pricing

First Investors Financial Services, Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Stellantis Financial Services seeks an Associate Director for Canada Lease Pricing to lead the pricing infrastructure and collaborate with the Risk Department. You will develop pricing strategies, align with OEM incentives, and present analytics to senior management.

You will manage data, build analytical frameworks, and drive continuous improvements in pricing models, while ensuring governance and confidentiality across a fast-paced environment in Toronto area.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years' experience in a related Risk Management role.
• Minimum 4 years' experience as a functional manager or in a leadership role.
• Strong analytical interpretation and communication skills to convey pricing impact to Canadian lease portfolio, OEM sales/cost, and industry insights.
• Demonstrated collaboration and relationship-building skills to foster cross-functional partnerships.
• Experience providing guidance, coaching, or mentorship to team members.
• Ability to support change-management initiatives, including model enhancements, assumption updates, and process improvements.
• High-level critical-thinking and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and exercising sound judgment with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Establish the infrastructure for deriving our rates for our Canadian lease programs.
• Collaborate with risk team members to create the framework and methodology for Canadian pricing to dealer market for the lease portfolio.
• Develop the analytical framework to compile/leverage 3rd party and internal assumptions for monthly pricing process and present recommendations to senior management.
• Partner with risk team members to manage and update data and produce internal analyses and presentations to track key metrics.
• Lead or support company committees and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.

Skills

Power BI

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Excel

Pricing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Finance/Mathematics/Economics/Risk Management/Actuarial Science

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Associate Director, Canada Lease Pricing

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Position Summary:

Responsible for cocreating the Canadian lease pricing infrastructure to support several functions within the Risk Department - including but not limited to evaluating Canadian lease market/SFS capture trends, OEM Cost, and consulting on Canadian lease profitability. This role will assist in building Canadian lease pricing strategy to market ensuring cohesiveness with OEM incentives and internal system configuration. This individual will Partner with senior management to develop strategies to grow our analytical responsibilities and enhance our production efficiency, while providing the necessary documentation for internal and external controls.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish the infrastructure for deriving our rates for our Canadian lease programs.
• Collaborate with other members of the risk team to create the framework and methodology for Canadian pricing to dealer market for the lease portfolio.
• Work with other team members to create, update and recalibrate Canadian lease profitability framework and rate build.
• Responsible for developing the analytical framework to compile/leverage 3rd party and internal assumptions for monthly pricing process presenting recommendations to senior management.
• Partner with other risk team members to manage and update data as well as produce internal analysis and presentations to track key industry metrics and ad-hoc management requests.
• Serves in a leadership or support role as a part of other company committees, task groups or project groups when necessary.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures.
• This position involves regular access to specified personal information of consumers, including, but not limited to, Social Security numbers and dates of birth.
• Provides strategic supervisory leadership, including hiring, training, assigning work, evaluating performance, and managing employee relations and disciplinary actions.

Qualifications and Competencies Required

Required Experience:

• Minimum 8 years' experience in a related Risk Management role.
• Minimum 4 years' experience as a functional manager or in a leadership role.
• Strong analytical interpretation and communication skills to convey pricing impact to Canadian lease portfolio, OEM sales/cost, and industry insights, along with analytical findings to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Demonstrated collaboration and relationship building skills to foster strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Experience providing guidance, coaching, or mentorship to team members.
• Ability to support change-management initiatives, including model enhancements, assumption updates, and process improvements.
• High-level critical-thinking and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy and adherence to established governance and documentation standards.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and exercising sound judgment when handling sensitive consumer or business information.
• Adaptability and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications to support analytical activities and reporting needs.
• Working knowledge of data-visualization principles and development best practices.
• Ability to develop Power BI solutions and assist others in applying structured analytical approaches.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Finance, Mathematics, Economics, Risk Management, Actuarial Science, or related field.

Overtime required - required on an as needed basis.

Travel 0-10% - as required on an as needed basis.

Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Toronto, Ontario.

Qualifications Preferred:

• Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Finance, or other quantitative fields is preferred.
• In-depth understanding of Canadian auto lease pricing to market.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

This position is for an existing vacancy.

The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $185,000 per year.

We may use AI to screen applicants.

Stellantis Financial Services is committed to providing accommodation for people with accessibility needs due to disabilities in all aspects of the hiring process. If you request an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs due to disability.

At SFS, we assess candidates based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, age, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation and disability. Diverse teams will allow us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and care for our future.