Senior Advisor, Actuarial analysis and statistics

Desjardins Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks flexible vacation starting in

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness

Job summary

Desjardins Group is seeking a senior actuarial and statistical advisor to help ensure profitability and balanced risk‑return ratios for products and services. You will establish reserves, produce statistical models that inform decision‑making, and analyze problems and business opportunities for the organization’s actuarial initiatives.

You will lead development projects and strategic initiatives that are complex and innovative, coordinate with stakeholders across fields, and coach

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with relevant analytics experience.
• Experience advising senior leadership and stakeholders.
• French language proficiency required with English for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients and partners to plan, execute and monitor strategic projects.
• Develop policies, standards, models and programs to support initiatives.
• Diagnose major issues and provide recommendations to decision-makers.
• Represent the unit before decision-making bodies and external partners.

Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Strategic mindset

Nimble learning

Innovation

Customer Focus

Business insight

Action oriented

Differences

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

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 specialist advisor and subject matter expert, as well as 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
• 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 a related field
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English‑speaking partners, members and/or clients

• Action oriented
• Business insight
• Complexity
• Customer Focus
• Differences
• Innovation
• 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.

Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America. We're the choice for over 52,000 employees and we're named one of Canada's top employers by Mediacorp and Forbes. We offer a full range of financial products and services and share our expertise in personal services, business services, wealth management, life and health insurance, and property and casualty insurance. Pursuing a career at Desjardins means being part of an organization that puts people first.