Senior Integration Principal (12 month contract)

Definity; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian insurance firm is seeking a Senior Integration Principal to oversee post-merger integration activities. This role involves managing integration plans and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure strategic objectives are met. Candidates should have over 10 years of relevant experience and a strong background in post-merger integration, alongside excellent analytical and communication skills. The position offers hybrid work options and a dynamic work culture aimed at innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Hybrid work experience

Collaborative work culture

Diversity and inclusion support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in post-merger integration, ideally within financial services or management consulting.
• Proven ability to manage complex integration programs as a senior individual contributor.
• Expert proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage detailed integration plans across multiple business lines.
• Facilitate alignment sessions and identify cross-functional integration issues.
• Support cultural integration and prepare integration updates for stakeholders.

Skills

Post-merger integration

Corporate strategy

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree

MBA or equivalent advanced degree

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Project management tools

Visio

MS Project

Job description

Toronto, ONT, Canada

Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

Senior Integration Principal, IMO

Location:Toronto
Contract:12-month term with potential for extension

As Definity continues to execute its bold inorganic growth strategy, we are seeking a Senior Integration Principal to join the Integration Management Office (IMO). Reporting to the VP, Strategic Initiatives, Corporate Strategy Office, this role will play a critical part in driving post-merger integration activities for a recently announced acquisition, ensuring alignment with Definity’s strategic objectives.

This role is ideal for a seasoned integration professional who thrives in complex environments and brings deep expertise in post-merger integration execution across business lines and corporate functions.

What can you expect in this role?

• Develop and manage detailed integration plans across multiple business lines and functions.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable integration roadmaps and milestones.
• Analyze current‑state operations and design integrated future‑state models to support synergy realization.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • Facilitate alignment sessions and workshops with stakeholders across business units.
  • Identify and resolve cross‑functional integration issues, risks, and dependencies.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned workstreams, providing insight and guidance to ensure successful execution.
• Synergy & Operational Optimization
  • Identify and quantify synergies aligned with the strategic rationale of the acquisition.
  • Track and report on synergy realization and integration progress.
  • Recommend process improvements and system integrations to enhance operational efficiency.
• Change Enablement & Communication
  • Support cultural integration and change management initiatives.
  • Prepare and deliver integration updates, insights, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Maintain clear documentation and reporting to ensure transparency and accountability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in post‑merger integration, corporate strategy, or transformation, ideally within financial services or management consulting.
• Proven ability to manage complex integration programs as a senior individual contributor.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Undergraduate degree from a leading institution; MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
• Expert proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools; familiarity with Visio and MS Project is an asset.
• Insurance industry experience is an asset.

What do you bring to this role?

• Ability to perform under pressure, meet deadlines and handle multiple, conflicting priorities.
• Strong relationship building skills and a team player: demonstrated ability to collaborate with others to achieve results.
• Strong business acumen, with demonstrated aptitude for strategic, analytical, and critical thinking.
• A high degree of personal ethics, integrity, and responsibility with an ability to deal with sensitive issues and safeguard confidential information.

This role is focused on M&A post‑merger integration and not M&A pre‑deal activities (due diligence, financial modeling, valuation etc.). Candidates without specific post‑merger integration experience and only technology/systems integration, general strategy, corporate development, finance, investment banking experiences will not be considered for this role.

Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.

This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.

We also take potential into consideration. If you don’t have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting [e-mail].

Background checks

This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).