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Date: Jul 29, 2022
Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3C-3P1 Remote – Canada, CA
Company: Wawanesa Insurance
We’re proud to give our employees the flexibility to choose how and where they want to work. In this role, you will decide whether your preference is to work from home (remote), work from the office or a hybrid of time spent at both. You may live and work anywhere that Wawanesa operates in Canada.
The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1896, is Canada’s largest mutual insurer, with $3.9 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10.5 billion. Wawanesa Mutual, with executive offices in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa General, which offers property and casualty insurance in California and Oregon; Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada; and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Western Canada. With more than 5,700 employees, Wawanesa proudly serves more than two million policyholders in Canada and the United States. Wawanesa is thrilled to be named one of Canada’s Best Employers by Forbes for 2022. This certification recognizes us as a leading employer and reinforces that we’re a company that values our people for who they are and the work they do to support our customers, communities, and brokers. Wawanesa is also a Manitoba Top Employer for 2022 recognizing that we are an exceptional place to work. Wawanesa actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities where it operates, donating well above internationally recognized benchmarks for excellence in corporate philanthropy.
We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
Job Overview
As part of Wawanesa’s Digital Strategy & Exploration team, the Exploration Coordinator works collaboratively with team members and stakeholders as we explore ideas and emerging technologies that create new opportunities and add value to our business, brokers, and policyholders.
In this role, you will support a broad spectrum of digital innovation projects in collaboration with the team and internal stakeholders from across the whole organization. You will contribute to the Exploration process by supporting communications and research, and help to realize business strategy through clever problem solving. You will support and contribute to the testing of novel opportunities spanning products, services, customer experience, business models, technologies, and partnerships.
As Exploration Coordinator, you are passionate about innovation and have a knack for coordinating and communicating across cross functional teams throughout an innovation process.
Job Responsibilities
Under general supervision, support the facilitation of initiatives through the systematic innovation process, from strategy to discovery and validation.
Support the preparation and facilitation of workshops and experiments using established methodologies, frameworks, and tools (i.e., Innovation Engineering, Design Thinking, Business Model Canvas, etc.)
Contribute to the preparation and delivery of compelling presentations and business artifacts that ensure the effective communication of learnings, track exploration outcomes, and promote openness and collaborative knowledge sharing across the organization.
Support the research of high value technologies and industry trends to support innovation in customer and broker experience, operations, and to strengthen competitive advantage.
Maintain and organize business artifacts on the organization’s intranet, contributing to communication and knowledge sharing strategies.
Act as a subject matter expert on our Exploration process, passionately advocating for innovation and demonstrating new ways of thinking and problem solving.
Practice continuous learning and professional development, staying up to date on novel innovation focused research, emerging technologies, and the evolving industry landscape and trends.
Coordinate and participate in cross-functional team meetings to share critical information, establish work plans and business insights.
Coordinate the creation of monthly reports.
Qualifications
Completion of post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience.
Experience working in innovation, digital transformation, or business analysis considered an asset.
Effective communication skills to share information with others.
Knowledge of innovation methodologies, frameworks, and tools.
Effective planning and organizing skills to develop plans and meet deadlines.
Competency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and Outlook. SharePoint experience considered an asset.
Knowledge of agile practices, Scrum, Kanban, and continuous delivery considered an asset.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Innovation Engineering, Six Sigma, or Design Thinking certifications considered an asset.
Knowledge and experience in the insurance industry is considered an asset.
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Wawanesa provides its employees with a respectful, challenging and rewarding environment where they can maximize their potential while contributing to the company’s goals. Our full-time permanent employees are provided with highly competitive compensation packages (salaries, generous vacation allowance, leave top up, annual bonus plan, premium free benefits and a pension plan). Wawanesa provides a stable environment for its employees in today’s challenging markets.
Wawanesa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is equitable and inclusive for all. Wawanesa provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s protected status: race/ethnicity, colour, religion, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family or marital status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, national origin, disability, military or veteran status, or any other protected status. Accommodations are available upon request throughout all aspects of the selection process. Candidates requiring accommodations may contact, in confidence, jobs@wawanesa.com.
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