Product Owner, Personal Lines P&C Insurance

Desjardins Group; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Product Owner for Personal Lines P&C Insurance to lead transformative initiatives and develop comprehensive growth strategies. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and extensive experience in the insurance sector. This hybrid role offers flexibility, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits, including a defined pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• A minimum of seven years experience in a strategic role is required.
• Advanced proficiency in building strategic presentations.
• Demonstrated leadership experience through a management role.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and monitor strategic projects, initiatives, and performance.
• Analyze issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including senior leadership.

Skills

Action oriented

Customer Focus

Interpersonal Skills

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or master’s in related field

Job description

Are you excited about Strategy? Are you a naturally driven problem solver and creative thinker? As the Product Owner for Personal Lines P&C Insurance within the Growth Strategies & Initiatives, Ontario, Atlantic and Western regions team, you will be part of a lively performance environment. Leading transformative initiatives for Direct Distribution and DAN, developing and overseeing comprehensive growth strategies that enhance performance for Personal Lines P&C Insurance in OAW. You help develop strategic initiatives, monitor business plans and performance, set targets, identify areas of opportunities to improve and design and deliver business strategies and solutions aligned with strategic ambitions. You make recommendations on the planning of complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in many other areas. Interpersonal savvy, written and verbal communication and influencing skills are therefore essential. You serve as a subject matter expert, as well as resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. You will develop and contribute to various growth strategies, using data-driven analysis and business cases to influence decision-making and growth initiatives in Ontario, Atlantic and Western Canada. More specifically, you will be responsible to:

• Plan, develop, and monitor strategic projects, initiatives, and performance.

• Identify, analyze, and diagnose issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies to mitigate and reduce growth obstacles.

• Support the development and monitoring of growth strategies based on data-driven analysis, also prepare detailed presentations and business cases.

• Collaborate with various stakeholders incl. Senior leadership and communicate updates ongrowth initiatives

• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support Personal Lines’ growth

• Identify trends, client needs, and competitive landscape

• Assist in identifying market opportunities and enhancing efficiencies to support growth ambitions

• Contribute to a culture of high performance, offering team support where needed to succeed

• Foster a culture of innovation by suggesting and testing new ideas

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 or master’s in related field

• A minimum of seven years experience in a strategic role (Personal Lines P&C Insurance experience required)

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

• Demonstrated leadership experience, through a management role and/or larger project management

• Advanced knowledge of internal Desjardins and DGIG ecosystem, including required partners to drive growth of the division

• Advanced proficiency building strategic presentations

• Advanced proficiency with performance and marketing insights leveraging analysis tools and reporting, both internal and competitors landscape

• Advanced knowledge of project methodologies and strategic frameworks building recommendations

• Advanced proficiency working with ambiguity and autonomously

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Engagement, Nimble learning

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Trade Union (If applicable)

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Job Family

Marketing (FG)

Unposting Date

2025-07-18