Senior Organizational Change Management Specialist

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Existing Role

Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work.

You may work from any of the following locations:
Winnipeg, MB;
Vancouver, BC;
Calgary, AB;
Edmonton, AB;
Toronto (North York), ON;
Kitchener, ON;
Ottawa, ON;
Moncton, NB;
Dartmouth; NS.

Working Business Language
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English

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $90,000 - $115,000.Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance.

In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at

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.

The Senior Organizational Change Management Specialist partners with business leaders, program teams, and stakeholders to enable successful adoption of strategic, operational, technology, and transformational change initiatives across Wawanesa.

As part of the Strategy Office, this role applies organizational change management expertise to assess readiness, identify adoption risks, influence leadership actions, and support sustainable business outcomes. The role balances hands-on delivery with strategic advisory services, helping leaders build change capability while contributing to the evolution of Wawanesa's enterprise OCM practice.

The successful candidate will work across multiple initiatives and business areas, leveraging change insights, stakeholder engagement, leadership coaching, and data-informed recommendations to support organizational readiness, adoption, and long-term value realization.

• Lead OCM activities for complex enterprise initiatives, programs, and transformational efforts.
• Conduct change impact, stakeholder, readiness, and adoption assessments to inform OCM strategies.
• Develop and execute integrated change plans aligned to business objectives, delivery milestones, and organizational needs.
• Identify change risks and develop mitigation strategies that support successful implementation and sustainment.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen sponsorship effectiveness and change leadership capabilities.
• Coach leaders on navigating resistance, building commitment, and reinforcing desired behaviours.
• Support leadership teams in clarifying change narratives and mobilizing stakeholders through periods of uncertainty.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, leadership discussions, impact assessments, readiness reviews, and alignment sessions to support initiative objectives.
• Gather and…