Directeur(trice) adjoint(e) en actuariat, services professionnels

iA Groupe financier; Magog; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive benefits

Stock purchase program

Job summary

iA Financial Group is seeking an Associate Manager of Actuarial Services in Professional Services to lead a team delivering administrative and actuarial services for defined-benefit pension plans for iA Financial Group and external clients.

You will oversee project execution, client relationships, and team development, while applying actuarial expertise to large-scale pension plan engagements. A hybrid work model is offered across Canada.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science.
• Fellow (FICA) designation with at least 10 years of experience in pension plan consulting.
• Leadership, negotiation, organizational, and planning skills.
• Dedicated to continuous improvement and strong teamwork.
• Advanced proficiency in French for daily collaboration with unilingual French-speaking partners across Canada.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of professionals to maintain expertise for assignments.
• Oversee talent acquisition, performance evaluation, and skills development.
• Communicate the sector vision and priorities to rally teams and partners.
• Ensure project compliance and meet deadlines through planning and guidance of the team.
• Contribute to operational efficiency and process improvements in professional services.
• Mentor the team and participate in employee development.
• Participate in strategic plan development.
• Support sales in developing new business relationships.
• Engage in special projects related to iA Financial Group’s pension plans.

Skills

Leadership

Actuarial consulting

Team management

French proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science

Fellow (FICA) designation

Job description

• Other Possible Location(s): Montreal, Quebec

Are you looking to put your leadership and actuarial expertise to work for our clients? As an Associate Manager of Actuarial Services in Professional Services, you’ll help manage the team and contribute to various projects related to iA Financial Group’s pension plans. This is an opportunity to put your proactive approach to work and play an influential role in the group savings and retirement sector.

Working closely with the director, you will manage the activities of the Professional Services team. This team is primarily responsible for providing administrative and actuarial services for the defined-benefit pension plans of iA Financial Group and its external clients, as well as for onboarding new clients for insured annuities. You will ensure the team’s operational efficiency and the sound management of its human and material resources. You will also develop and maintain excellent business relationships with clients and partners.

You will also participate in various projects as well as actuarial and consulting engagements related to iA Financial Group’s pension plans. In these large-scale projects, you will apply your expertise in defined-benefit pension plans.

What You’ll Accomplish with Us

As Associate Manager of Actuarial Services in Professional Services, you will be at the heart of our mission.

Here are your key responsibilities:

• Lead and motivate a team of about fifteen professionals to maintain the expertise needed to carry out assignments.
• Oversee talent acquisition, performance evaluation, and skills development.
• Understand and communicate the vision, strategic challenges, and needs of the sector to rally your team and various partners around priorities.
• Ensure project compliance and adherence to deadlines by planning, organizing, and guiding the team’s work.
• Contribute to the operational efficiency of professional services by participating in strategies to optimize the team’s work and improve processes.
• Serve as a mentor to the team and participate in employee development.
• Participate in the development of strategic plans.
• Support the sales force in developing new business relationships.
• Participate in various special projects related to iA Financial Group’s pension plans.

What Could Help You Succeed in This Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science
• Fellow (FICA) designation with at least 10 years of experience in pension plan consulting
• Leadership
• Negotiation, organizational, and planning skills
• Focused on continuous improvement
• Strong team spirit
• Demonstrates advanced proficiency in French as the incumbent will collaborate verbally and in writing on a daily basis with unilingual French-speaking partners, teams, and stakeholders located throughout Canada.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• A work environment where learning and development go hand in hand with a collective pursuit of excellence;
• A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid work environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.
• Competitive benefits: Flexible group insurance, competitive retirement plan, stock purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonuses, discounts on iA products, and more!

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Company Overview

iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $235 billion in assets, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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