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Date: Jun 10, 2022
Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3C-3P1 Regina, SK, CA, S4S-6X3 Nepean, ON, CA, K2E-7W5 Kitchener, ON, CA, N2G-1H6 Vancouver, British Columbia, CA, V6J-4Y3 Remote – Canada, CA Saskatoon, SK, CA, S7H-0W5 Edmonton, AB, CA, T6E-6A8 Toronto, ON, CA, M2P-2B7 Moncton, New Brunswick, CA, E1E-4R5 Calgary, AB, CA, T2R-0E4
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
Working under minimal direction, this role contributes to Wawanesa’s success by leading Application Delivery teams delivering Enhancement changes within the Guidewire Insurance Suite, PolicyCenter component. This leader will oversee all phases of delivery including the analysis, development, testing and deployment, coordinating with other IS and Product teams to deliver high quality changes which enable the organizations objectives.
Job Responsibilities
Participate and lead development of application delivery plans by consulting with IS and business stakeholders with focus on Guidewire Insurance Suite – PolicyCenter and related systems and services.
Leverage industry best practices, domain knowledge and functional expertise to inform solutions.
Manage resources to ensure successful completion/implementation of application delivery plans that include new application features, enhancements, defects, and technical vitality items.
Communicate delivery plans and progress to all stakeholders.
Ensure continuous improvement in organizational processes. Help establish processes, policies and procedures, as well as improve current application of delivery methodologies. Ensure processes and procedures are followed once implemented.
Oversee and coach a team to ensure work environment is respectful, challenging, and rewarding and employees are maximized to their full potential while contributing to the achievement of the company’s goals.
Help prepare and manage the department’s budget.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
5 years’ experience in a senior IS role.
Post-secondary degree/certificate or equivalent experience.
Understanding and experience using agile and DevOps methodologies to deliver and maintain solutions.
Understanding of emerging technology and industry market trends.
Highly developed interpersonal skills, able to effectively deal with both internal stakeholders and external service providers.
Advanced service orientation with the ability to present ideas, technical solutions and delivery approaches in a business-friendly context.
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage and prioritize a busy workload and multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities.
Demonstrated ability to lead others to perform effectively as well as embrace and adapt to change quickly.
Ability to develop effective plans that define activities, resources, timelines and cost estimates.
Ability to make well justified decisions in complex and high-pressure situations.
Experience in the insurance/finance industry and specifically Guidewire products 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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