Senior Advisor, Actuarial analysis and statistics

Desjardins; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Flexible vacation

Pension plan

Telemedicine

Job summary

Desjardins is seeking a senior actuarial and statistical advisor to help ensure profitability and balanced risk-return ratios for products and services in Mississauga, Canada. The role involves establishing reserves, building statistical models, and driving complex, strategic initiatives with cross-functional coordination.

You will advise clients and partners, develop policies and models, diagnose major issues, and represent Desjardins in negotiations with external partners and decision-making

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience.
• Successful completion of at least five examinations of the Casualty Actuarial Society or a Fellow-level (FCIA) examination of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.
• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered.
• Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and partners to position, plan, develop, execute, and monitor strategic projects and initiatives.
• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support unit’s strategic projects and initiatives.
• Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Represent unit before decision-making bodies.
• Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations.

Skills

Strong communication in French & EN

Interpersonal Savvy

Strategic mindset

Nimble learning

Action oriented

Customer Focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Required

As a senior actuarial and statistical advisor, you help ensure profitability and balanced risk-return ratios for products and services. You also establish reserves, produce statistical models that inform decision-making, and analyze problems and business opportunities for the organization’s actuarial initiatives. You lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as a specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives


• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives


• Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies


• Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations

Required

As a senior actuarial and statistical advisor, you help ensure profitability and balanced risk-return ratios for products and services. You also establish reserves, produce statistical models that inform decision-making, and analyze problems and business opportunities for the organization’s actuarial initiatives. You lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive knowledge of your specialty area. You make recommendations on the planning and execution of operationally and conceptually complex projects and initiatives that require comprehensive analysis and understanding of the organization and line of business. Coordination is critical, so you interact with stakeholders working in many other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as a specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for decision-making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives


• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives


• Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies


• Represent your unit before decision-making bodies


• Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations

What we offer*

• Competitive salary and annual bonus


• Salary range : $80 009 to $117 347 per year


• 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.

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What You Bring To The Table

• Bachelor's degree in a related field


• A minimum of six years of relevant experience


• Successful completion of at least five examinations of the Casualty Actuarial Society or a Fellow-level (FCIA) examination of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries


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


• Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with english-speaking parteners, members and/or clients

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Actuarial Services (FG)

Unposting Date

2026-11-8

This position is actually vacant.

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