# Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives (Underwriting/ Personal Lines)

**Company**: Aviva Canada
**Location**: Markham
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $100,000 to $165,000
**Category**: Insurance
**Industry**: Insurance

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## Description

We're looking for a strategic and results-oriented professional to join our team as Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives (Underwriting/ Personal Lines). Reporting to the SVP, this role will help shape and execute the strategic direction for Product, National Underwriting, Partnerships, Direct, and Specialty businesses.

As a trusted advisor and execution partner to senior leadership, you will drive strategic planning, business performance management, market intelligence, and cross-functional initiatives that support growth, profitability, operational excellence, and exceptional customer outcomes.

**Responsibilities**

- Lead the development and execution of multi-year business strategies and roadmaps.

- Monitor progress against strategic priorities, ensuring accountability and delivery of key commitments.

- Establish governance processes and provide reporting and insights to senior leadership.

- Identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and barriers to execution.

- Deliver market, competitor, and industry insights to inform strategic decision-making.

- Lead cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives that drive business performance and transformation.

- Support executive planning, business reviews, and leadership team discussions.

- Build strong partnerships across the organization to align priorities and accelerate results.

**Requirements**

- 5+ years of experience in strategy, business planning, consulting, portfolio management, or a related field.

- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

- Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving capabilities.

- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-management skills.

- Experience supporting senior leadership teams and driving organizational priorities.

- P&C insurance experience preferred.

- Knowledge of Personal Insurance products, distribution channels, and market dynamics is an asset.

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

- MBA, Project Management, Strategy, or Consulting certifications are considered assets.

**What you'll get**

- The salary band for this position ranges from $100,000 to $165,000.

- Hybrid flexible work model.

- Outstanding career development opportunities.

- We’ll support your professional development education.

- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.

- Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.

- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.

- Employee discount on home and auto insurance (where applicable).

## Skills

### Required
- strategic planning
- business performance management
- market intelligence
- cross-functional initiatives
- leadership

### Nice to have
- P&C insurance
- Personal Insurance products
- distribution channels
- market dynamics
- MBA
- Project Management
- Strategy
- Consulting certifications

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