Senior Product Specialist - Resiliency & Sustainability

The Co-operators Group; Canada; Ibrido; CAD 73.000 - 121.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Training and development

Flexible work options

Well-being program

Volunteer days

Total rewards package

Descrizione del lavoro

The Co-operators Group seeks a Senior Product Specialist to drive resiliency and sustainability initiatives within product management. You will lead product design, rules, and underwriting improvements across portfolios while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value and meet regulatory requirements.

You will apply deep product knowledge, guide project teams, and mentor colleagues, working in a hybrid model with English proficiency as a requirement.

Competenze

• Minimum 5 years of experience in underwriting, claims or analytics in the insurance environment.
• Secondary diploma or degree in a related field; CIP/FCIP designation is a plus.
• Agile certifications are an asset.

Mansioni

• Provide leadership and SME on product accountability in development and maintenance of policy administration systems.
• Support portfolio profitability by identifying and quantifying solutions to identified problems.
• Communicate with stakeholders and lead high level requirement meetings.
• Prioritize product needs based on client insights and internal relationships.
• Coach and mentor staff on product knowledge and best practices.

Conoscenze

Insurance product knowledge

Policy wordings

Analytical thinking

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Formazione

Related field degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior Product Specialist - Resiliency & Sustainability

Job Category: Product Mgmt/Ownership - Cross Func./Other

Company: CGIC
Department: 0
Employment Type: Regular Full-Time
Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)
Language: This role operates in English.
Additional Information: This/these role(s) is/are currently vacant

The Opportunity:

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

Recognized as the product expert, the Product Specialist provides product expertise and a depth of knowledge of products and solutions in the national, regulatory, legislative and industry environment. You provide leadership in developing and maintaining products to positively deliver value and achieve business objectives. You will maintain and create underwriting and risk selection rules across all portfolios and be responsible for product design and development. You provide product expertise to all programs, initiatives, Manufacturing projects and implementations. You will also be providing product research, solution feasibility, problem solving, risk identification and mitigation and execution of deliverables.

How you will create impact:

• Provide leadership and subject matter expertise to project teams implementing change that affect product accountabilities. This includes acting as a SME on product accountabilities in the development, maintenance and enhancement of our policy administration systems.
• Support the profitability of portfolios by analyzing, identifying and quantifying potential solutions to identified problems/issues.
  Help identify and monitor issues and opportunities for improvement, adapting to changing priorities and assist in communicating the impact and facilitating solutions to support initiatives.
• Have awareness and/or identify interconnectivity between projects; think critically about the impacts of that interconnectivity and share insights across teams.
• Communicate and negotiate with project team members, business stakeholders and external partners. This includes leading, coordinating, chairing, and facilitating high level requirement meetings.
• Utilizes a deep understanding of product and clients as well as solid internal stakeholder relationships to prioritize product needs against development.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to other staff members.
• Identify opportunities within projects to improve delivery, maintainability, and usability.
• Review and assess opportunities for new improvements and functionality based on customer/user feedback and business objectives.

To join our team:

• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Underwriting, Claims or Analytics in the insurance environment.
• You have a secondary diploma or degree in a related field.
  You have or are working towards the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) or Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional (FCIP) designation(s).
• Having the Agile Certifications is an asset.
• You have expert knowledge of products, policy wordings, reference and training materials, Insurance Acts and provincial legislation/requirements.
• You are able to break down complex variables and derive solutions to address issues in an environment impacted by external forces.
• You have strong understanding and demonstrated experience in working in an agile environment
• You have demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to establish effective working relationships with team members as well as both internal and external stakeholders at various levels.
• This position primarily works with majority non-francophone groups, and teams located outside of Québec, and requires proficiency in English. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

How you will succeed:

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

What you need to know:

• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What’s in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.
• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.
• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.
• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.
• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.

Salary information

Expected salary/hourly range is $72,847.00 to $121,411.00CAD

Salary placement

The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.

Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.