Senior Advisor, Product development and pricing

Desjardins Group; Montreal; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in Montreal is seeking a senior product development and pricing advisor. In this role, you will develop and update insurance products while setting and monitoring prices to ensure profitable growth. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of six years of relevant experience, and is proficient in both French and English. This position offers competitive salary, flexible vacation, and a defined benefit pension plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• Minimum of six years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of French is required.
• Advanced proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop competitive, profitable business solutions.
• Advise clients on strategic projects and initiatives.
• Identify and analyze major issues for recommendations.

Skills

Action oriented

Customer Focus

Interpersonal Savvy

Strategic mindset

Innovation

Nimble learning

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

As a senior product development and pricing advisor, you help develop and update insurance products and services. You also set, validate and monitor prices to support profitable growth. 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 a resource person and coach for‑making bodies. More specifically, you will be required to:

• Develop competitive, profitable business solutions that are tailored to consumer needs and support the organization’s objectives

• Develop, conceptualize, modify and adapt your unit’s programs, policies, standards and products

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

• 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

• Collaborates

• Customer Focus

• Differences

• Innovation

• Interpersonal Savvy

• Nimble learning

• Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

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.

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