Manager, Actuarial - PL Pricing Systems

Intact Financial Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

5 extra days off per year

Wellbeing benefits including telemedec

Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Intact Financial Corporation in Toronto is seeking a Manager, Actuarial – PL Pricing Systems to lead our Personal Lines pricing engine. You will influence pricing, governance, and deployment, partnering with underwriting, product, and technology teams to deliver scalable system solutions.

The role emphasizes leadership, coaching, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on quality, control, and strategic program delivery.

Qualifications

• University degree or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Job-specific designation: Mathematics, Actuarial Science; FCAS an asset.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, including 2 years of coaching/people leadership (major asset).
• Strong knowledge of actuarial/pricing techniques and the ability to apply them within rating system constraints and deployment practices.
• Systems mindset with a passion for quality, control, and repeatability (experience with Pega is an asset).
• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and operate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strategic vision and decision making.
• Planning and organization.
• Fostering engagement and collaboration.
• Coaching, delegation, and development of others.
• Facilitating change and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own and strengthen the PL pricing systems delivery function—ensuring the rating engine continues to be a reliable, scalable, and business-aligned platform for our largest portfolio.
• Translate pricing, underwriting, and strategic requirements into high-quality system implementations, ensuring alignment between actuarial intent and production behavior.
• Uphold rating accuracy and governance through rigorous review, testing discipline, controls, and clear documentation—while enabling efficient, repeatable deployment cycles.
• Drive end-to-end planning and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives (pricing changes, underwriting strategy updates, regulatory needs, modernization/enablement work).
• Enhance and streamline workflows by collaborating with a diverse ecosystem of stakeholders (Pricing, Underwriting, Product, Risk Control, Technology/Delivery, Compliance, etc.).
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Manage evaluation, development, and coaching of team members to achieve strategic objectives; organize and optimize the use of team capacity in line with priorities and timelines.
• Represent the actuarial pricing systems function in working groups/committees and serve as a key point of contact across business units.

Skills

Actuarial pricing

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

System thinking

Pega

Education

Mathematics/Actuarial Science degree; FCAS an asset

Tools

Pega

Job description

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

149,600 - 182,800

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We’re looking for a Manager, Actuarial – PL Pricing Systems to join our amazing team!

In this role, you’ll help ensure our Personal Lines (PL) rating engine remains the primary enabler of the largest line of business across IFC—supporting profitable growth while safeguarding rating accuracy, controls, and governance, and enabling the agility the business needs to compete. This is a standout opportunity to work at the intersection of pricing, underwriting, strategy, and technology, with exposure to a broad network of stakeholders across the company and a steady pipeline of impactful initiatives.

As a manager of this high-performing team, your work will have a big impact on our Personal Lines Pricing, Corporate Underwriting, Strategic Initiatives, and Risk Control partners. People will count on you to ensure high-quality deliverables that translate pricing and underwriting intent into system-ready deployments—from rate and rule changes to new product features and strategic capabilities. You will proactively supervise activities through planning and distribution of work, foster collaborative teamwork, and guide the training and development of the team.

What you’ll do here:

• Own and strengthen the PL pricing systems delivery function—ensuring the rating engine continues to be a reliable, scalable, and business-aligned platform for our largest portfolio.
• Translate pricing, underwriting, and strategic requirements into high-quality system implementations, ensuring alignment between actuarial intent and production behavior.
• Uphold rating accuracy and governance through rigorous review, testing discipline, controls, and clear documentation—while enabling efficient, repeatable deployment cycles.
• Drive end-to-end planning and execution across multiple concurrent initiatives (pricing changes, underwriting strategy updates, regulatory needs, modernization/enablement work).
• Enhance and streamline workflows by collaborating with a diverse ecosystem of stakeholders (Pricing, Underwriting, Product, Risk Control, Technology/Delivery, Compliance, etc.).
• Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Manage evaluation, development, and coaching of team members to achieve strategic objectives; organize and optimize the use of team capacity in line with priorities and timelines.
• Represent the actuarial pricing systems function in working groups/committees and serve as a key point of contact across business units.

What you bring to the table:

• University degree or any combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Job-specific designation: Mathematics, Actuarial Science; FCAS an asset.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, including 2 years of coaching/people leadership (major asset).
• Strong knowledge of actuarial/pricing techniques and the ability to apply them within rating system constraints and deployment practices.
• Systems mindset with a passion for quality, control, and repeatability (experience with Pega is an asset).
• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and operate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strategic vision and decision making.
• Planning and organization.
• Fostering engagement and collaboration.
• Coaching, delegation, and development of others.
• Facilitating change and continuous improvement.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism (French–English) is required due to regular interaction with English-speaking colleagues across Canada.
• No Canadian work experience required; must be eligible to work in Canada.

#LI-Hybrid

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team.