Manager, Digital Underwriting Strategy, Commercial Lines

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Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We’re looking for a Manager, Digital Underwriting Strategy to enable our technology evolution in CL!

As a Manager, Digital Underwriting Strategy people will count on you to lead a multi-disciplinary team and the Digital Underwriting Strategy in driving growth, profitability and efficiency through the development of our CL Underwriting tool kit including the Intact Docs platform, Contact for P&C, SL and Auto, and modernizing the underwriting practice with Underwriting Advisor 2.0.
What you'll do here:

• Develop, recommend, and implement leadership strategies, organizational structure, and process/technology improvement initiatives.
• Provide effective leadership by continuously keeping staff informed on changes/results and share responsibility for the overall performance, productivity, and engagement of team members.
• Decision making or escalation of issues encountered in the development of the Digital Underwriting Strategy.
• Participation in strategic discovery on initiatives to take from vision to clear objectives with measurable scope, budget, deliverables, and schedule.
• Oversight of portfolio governance, structure, and coordination of all streams to ensure integration (including Ops & Planning, IT streams, Intact Lab, Intact Doc etc.).
• Assist in the development of content for training, change management and communication.
• Planning, organizing, tracking, and give direction in relation of Digital Underwriting Strategy Portfolio.
• Stakeholder management for maintenance of Digital Underwriting Strategy.
• Assignment and deployment of talents.
• Performance management of Digital Underwriting Specialists, Consultants, Publishers, Information Management Analysts, and actuaries.

What you bring to the table:

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience as senior level underwriter or actuary.
• FCAS or or FCIP preferred.
• Natural leader with a proven knack for leading, influencing and motivating a team and for facilitating change.
• Invested in and have a proven history of driving strong employee and team engagement contributing to the success of your department.
• Keenly interested in and stay up to date on competitive practices, business trends, or other developments impacting on business results and are able to recommend change when needed.
• Able to maintain professional and effective business and personal relationships by promoting mutual understanding of expectations, issues and trust.
• Strong communicator who can articulate effectively with people at all levels of the organization.
• Flexible with travel as required.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

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We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

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Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.