Strategic Advisor, Desjardins Agent Network (DAN) and Direct Insurance, Personal Lines Division[...]

Desjardins Group; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial cooperative is seeking a Strategic Advisor to support their growth in the Property & Casualty division. The role involves strategic planning, stakeholder collaboration, and providing expert advice to senior management. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible vacation, and a defined benefit pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of nine years of relevant experience in strategic planning.
• Relevant experience with senior management.
• Knowledge of the property and casualty insurance business.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop strategic planning and monitoring activities.
• Take on a leadership role with various stakeholders.
• Make recommendations on complex projects requiring in-depth analysis.

Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Customer Focus

Drive Results

Organizational Savvy

Persuades

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration

Job description

Part of the Desjardins Group, Canada’s largest cooperative financial group and one of the largest employers in the country, the Desjardins Agent Network (DAN) and Direct Insurance, Personal Lines Division (Ontario, Atlantic, and Western Regions) is responsible for all distribution strategy outside of Quebec for the Property & Casualty division of Desjardins, as well as the operations of the Desjardins Agent Network (DAN), with a combined direct written premium base of more than $4B. The division drives profitable growth for the Desjardins Insurance mass market brand and the group/affinity The Personal Insurance Company niche brands, with accountability for more than 200 professionals and a network of ~450 Exclusive & Independent Agents and their teams, making it a dynamic and exciting place to make a difference in the lives of our members & clients. As the division's Strategic Advisor, your main role is to support the division and its management team in a transformational context. You are a strong, passionate professional who is committed to challenging the leadership team and driving profitable growth into the future. You will be at the heart of the division, working directly with the Vice-President to shape and execute the vision. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Help define and develop strategic planning and monitoring activities, and track business plans and performance. You help set targets and identify service delivery improvement opportunities and support the design and delivery of business strategies and solutions in line with the strategic plan of the division.

• Take on a leadership and influencer role when interacting with the various stakeholders on assignments and projects that involve development and complex, highly innovative strategic initiatives across multiple sectors. In this regard, you help develop and recommend strategic directions and business positions.

• Bring in an external view of the industry and help the division develop the industry acumen needed to be a top player in the space.

• Make recommendations on the development and delivery of files and projects with a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity that require analysis and a comprehensive, in-depth understanding of the business and the organization. Coordination is critical, and you interact with a very large number of stakeholders in a variety of fields. Highly developed interpersonal skills are therefore essential.

• Serve as an expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies.

What we offer*

• 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

*Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What you bring to the table

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field

• A minimum of nine years of relevant experience in strategic planning

• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

• Relevant experience with senior management

• Knowledge of the property and casualty insurance business

• Expertise in concepts related to strategic studies

• Expertise in project mode

Complexity, Customer Focus, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Organizational savvy, Persuades

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Trade Union (If applicable)

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Job Family

Administration (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-05-27