Senior Advisor, P&C insurance

Desjardins; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & annual bonus

4 weeks vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins in Canada (Toronto, Ontario) is seeking a senior Property and Casualty Insurance Advisor to lead and support strategic insurance projects, advise stakeholders, and drive policy development. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, operate as a subject matter expert, and guide decision-making bodies.

The role emphasizes strong French and English proficiency, advanced analytical capabilities, and the ability to influence complex initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• A minimum of six years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency of advanced French.
• Advanced proficiency of English due to duties and interactions with English-speaking partners.
• Other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic property and casualty insurance projects and initiatives.
• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic property and casualty insurance 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.

Skills

Advanced French

Advanced English

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As a senior property and casualty insurance advisor, you work on property and casualty insurance projects, initiatives and activities. You provide advice and support on the rollout and integration of programs, systems, products and management tools.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.

• Advise your clients and partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic property and casualty insurance projects and initiatives
• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support your unit’s strategic property and casualty insurance 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
• Proficiency of advanced French
• Advanced proficiency 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, Ambiguity, Customer Focus, Differences, Drive results, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Strategic mindset, Work processes

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

Property and casualty insurance (FG)