Principal - Workers' Compensation

TELUS Health (Canada); Halifax; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TELUS Health is seeking a Principal for our Defined Benefits & Actuarial Services practice. You will act as a trusted advisor, delivering high-level actuarial solutions and driving practice growth for pension, post-employment benefits, and related programs.

You will lead proactive consulting, coach teams, and identify opportunities to expand services, while ensuring client service excellence and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• At least 8+ years of actuarial consulting experience across workers' compensation, pension plans, and post-employment benefits.
• Professional actuarial designation such as FCIA or FSA (or close to achieving).
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and actuarial standards to guide practice operations and technical deliverables.
• Ability to identify new business opportunities to drive revenue growth and market leadership.
• Proven ability to mentor and develop team members in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proactive actuarial consulting across Workers' Compensation and related benefits, overseeing client service quality.
• Explain complex actuarial concepts clearly to clients and stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to drive growth and market leadership for TELUS Health.
• Foster team development through coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback.

Skills

Actuarial consulting

Workers' compensation

Pensions

Post-employment benefits

Regulatory requirements

Actuarial standards

Business development

Mentoring

Job description

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider - encompassing physical, mental and financial health - TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Drive Growth, Mentor Talent, and Define Excellence. Elevate Your Career as a Principal in our Defined Benefits & Actuarial Services Practice.

Our team and what we'll accomplish together

TELUS Health Retirement Consulting brings 60+ years of expertise in pension, actuarial, and financial well-being. Our nationwide Defined Benefits and Actuarial Services practice delivers strategic guidance, advanced risk management, and expert actuarial analysis to help clients design effective post-employment and retirement benefits.

As a Principal on our Defined Benefits and Actuarial Services team, you will act as a trusted advisor, delivering high-level actuarial solutions and driving practice growth. If you are a seasoned actuarial professional with a passion for innovation and a drive to make a difference, we invite you to join us on our mission to create a brighter future for our clients and their workforce.

What you'll do

• Deliver proactive consulting across Workers' Compensation, with opportunity for broader work with post-employment benefits and pensions, while overseeing client service quality.
• Convey intricate actuarial concepts to clients and stakeholders clearly, leveraging industry trends.
• Assist in identifying new business opportunities to drive growth and market leadership.
• Foster team development through coaching, mentorship, and regular feedback.

What you bring

• At least 8+ years of experience in actuarial (workers' compensation, pension plan, and/or post-employment benefits) consulting
• Professional actuarial designation (or close to achieving) such as FCIA or FSA
• Intermediate experience across workers' compensation, pension schemes, post-employment benefits, regulatory requirements, and actuarial standards of practice (such as risk assessment, financial projections, and plan evaluation) to guide practice operations and technical deliverables.
• Ability to identify new business opportunities to drive revenue growth, meet profitability targets, and position TELUS Health as a market leader.
• Proven ability to foster team development and high-quality deliverables through coaching, mentorship, and a collaborative work environment.

Great-to-haves

• Bilingual (English and French)

A bit about us

We're a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

Disclaimer: In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies' Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.