Manager, Personal Insurance-Auto

The Manager, Personal Insurance (Auto) is a collaborative leader with experience in developing and implementing product change in the regulated auto environment. They are responsible for the financial results of their product portfolio, leading product management, product development, reporting, underwriting guidelines, policy language, and overall portfolio analysis. At the heart of business change, this role partners with pricing, application delivery, and many other departments to deliver products that protect Wawanesa’s members.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the financial results of the product portfolio for which they are responsible.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps including the development of business case and product scope definition.
• Support and lead cross-functional teams to lead the research and analysis of industry and company data to contribute towards assigned initiatives.
• As a Product Manager, ensures thorough understanding of our brokers, our members, our employees, our competitors to create optimal products.
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of market and product trends, the competitive environment, regulatory actions, and decisions.
• Develops and enhances productive business relationships by liaising with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains underwriting guidelines and procedures.
• Manages the rate and product change schedule.
• Manages the analysis and implementation of product and rate reviews.
• Develops, coaches, mentors, and manages the performance of direct reports, including identification of areas for improvement, and the development of performance improvement plans to ensure achievement of business, functional and individual goals.
• Build department talent by attracting, developing, and retaining insurance professionals with sufficient knowledge, skills, and experience to fulfill the requirements of the organization’s strategic goals.
• Creates an environment that encourages productivity, collaboration, teamwork, a high level of professionalism, learning and development and a culture of profitable growth across the products business unit.
• Initiate, contribute, and provide feedback to employees’ performance through the BluPrint process.
• Commitment to continuous learning and leadership development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of ten years property and casualty industry experience, along with three years in a leadership role is preferred.
• Post-secondary education, and/or completion of a Property and Casualty Industry Designation.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to influence and gain respect, credibility, and confidence from others.
• Ability to make excellent and well justified decisions in complex and high-pressure situations.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and critical thinking skills with the ability to conduct detailed analysis of information and to propose best solutions in a timely manner.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner.
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to present information or arguments in a convincing manner.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills, with the ability to develop and prioritize effective plans that define activities, resources, timelines, and cost estimates.
• Ability to innovate and pivot quickly.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability and willingness to travel.