Manager, Actuarial Pricing - National Initiatives

Job : 10209

Employment Type: 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;
Wawanesa, MB;
Vancouver, BC;
Calgary, AB;
Edmonton, AB;
Lethbridge, AB;
Toronto (North York), ON;
Kitchener, ON;
Ottawa, ON;
Montreal, QC;
Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB;
Dartmouth; NS.

Working Business Language :
English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is 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: $130,000 - $160,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

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.

Wawanesa is looking for an exceptional candidate to take on the role of Manager, Actuarial Pricing - National Initiatives within our Pricing Excellence team. The National Initiatives team plays a critical role in shaping Wawanesa's pricing strategy by delivering actionable indication analyses, advancing pricing methodologies, and supporting national pricing initiatives. The team partners closely with Pricing, Product, Claims, Corporate Actuarial, and data teams to influence strategic decisions that impact profitability, growth, and our member experience.

• Provide leadership in development and maintenance of personal lines indications, inclusive of soliciting input from multiple areas of the company.
• This includes understanding and applying complex internal and external market and business factors and explaining them to a variety of audiences.
• Provide thought leadership on indication methodology and pricing strategy, influencing key business decisions through data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Remain up to date on current accepted methodologies and review opportunities for methodology improvements to continuously enhance our process to create best-estimate pricing indications.
• Ensure procedures are in place to utilize all valuable data necessary for the indication process and verify its availability, completeness and accuracy.
• Support the strategic data priorities of the pricing team, collaborating with other data partners such as Data Management to develop solutions.
• Ensure applicable regulations related to the filing of indications for the auto products are appropriately considered.
• Collaborate with Personal Pricing and Product teams to coordinate timely and efficient implementation of national projects and initiatives.
• Support the pricing teams in the implementation of optimized refinements to current pricing algorithms and rate making methodologies as appropriate to meet the organizational objectives.
• Manage performance of direct reports inclusive of providing professional and technical guidance and provide regular performance reviews.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing team of actuarial professionals by fostering technical…