Senior Advisor, Distribution Growth and Transformation

Banque Nationale du Canada; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Involvement in community initiatives

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

National Bank Insurance is seeking a Senior Advisor, Distribution Growth and Transformation in a hybrid role based in Montreal to drive strategic initiatives across distribution channels. You will lead opportunity analysis, design implementation plans, and monitor outcomes to optimize growth and client experience.

You will collaborate with Distribution, Products, Marketing, Operations and Technology, shaping pan-Canadian, multichannel solutions and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 8 years of significant experience managing complex projects and leading strategic initiatives.
• Experience developing business cases, conducting impact analyses, and preparing recommendations and decision-making scenarios.
• Experience deploying transformation initiatives, optimizing processes and monitoring business results using performance indicators.
• Knowledge of the insurance industry, financial services or distribution models.
• Excellent influencing, collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to navigate effectively in a complex, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with the team’s directors to structure channel growth plans, identify business opportunities and define initiatives aimed at improving performance.
• Translate identified priorities into analyses, recommendations, implementation plans, decision-making scenarios and success measures.
• Lead the business component of priority initiatives with pan-Canadian, multichannel or cross-functional scope, from initial scoping through deployment.
• Recommend trade-offs between business priorities, organizational capacity and ongoing initiatives to maximize results.
• Mobilize teams across Distribution, Products, Marketing, Operations and Technology, as well as other key partners, to clarify scope, responsibilities, dependencies, risks and required decisions.
• Monitor business results and the impact of initiatives, and recommend adjustments to support growth and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Influencing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Job description

Senior Advisor, Distribution Growth and Transformation

Hybrid

Job number

35950

Category

Senior Professional

Status: Permanent

Schedule: Full-Time

13-Oct-2026

Area(s) of interest: Project management and agile methodology, Wealth management, Insurance

Location(s): Montreal

A career as a Senior Advisor, Distribution Growth and Transformation with National Bank Insurance means contributing directly to business growth by leading high-impact strategic initiatives.

From opportunity analysis to solution implementation, you will play a key role in assessing, recommending, deploying and monitoring initiatives that support the evolution of our distribution channels. Through your influential leadership and project management expertise, you will help enhance the distribution experience, drive client acquisition and generate value for National Bank Insurance.

Your role

• Work with the team’s directors to structure channel growth plans, identify business opportunities and define initiatives aimed at improving performance.
• Translate identified priorities into analyses, recommendations, implementation plans, decision-making scenarios and success measures.
• Lead the business component of priority initiatives with pan-Canadian, multichannel or cross-functional scope, from initial scoping through deployment.
• Recommend trade-offs between business priorities, organizational capacity and ongoing initiatives to maximize results.
• Mobilize teams across Distribution, Products, Marketing, Operations and Technology, as well as other key partners, to clarify scope, responsibilities, dependencies, risks and required decisions.
• Monitor business results and the impact of initiatives, and recommend adjustments to support growth and continuous improvement.

Your team

National Bank Insurance is a key player in the insurance industry, recognized for its client-centric approach and commitment to innovation to support its growth and that of its distribution networks.

You will join the Distribution Growth and Transformation team, whose mission is to bring strategic distribution priorities to life. Reporting to the Senior Director, Distribution, you will work closely with the Distribution Strategy and Optimization team, as well as several multidisciplinary partners, to deliver high-impact growth and transformation initiatives.

We aim to offer you maximum flexibility to support your quality of life. This includes a hybrid work environment and a flexible, adaptable schedule.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalized training programs, based on learning through experience, help you master your role and develop new areas of expertise. Tools and resources such as the Data Academy, language training, Harvard Learning Center, coaching and mentoring are available to you at all times.

Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field and at least 8 years of significant experience managing complex projects and leading strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience developing business cases, conducting impact analyses, and preparing recommendations and decision-making scenarios.
• Experience deploying transformation initiatives, optimizing processes and monitoring business results using performance indicators.
• Knowledge of the insurance industry, financial services or distribution models.
• Excellent influencing, collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to navigate effectively in a complex, cross-functional environment.

Languages:

French

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• Health and wellness program, including many options
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferential banking services
• Involvement in community initiatives
• Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?