Assistant Vice-President, Actuarial, Oversight and Assurance Technology

 Permanent Full Time

We are looking for an Assistance Vice-President, Technology – Actuarial, Oversight & Assurance

Our Lifeco Corporate Technology group is looking to hire an Assistant Vice-President, Actuarial, Oversight & Assurance portfolio leader who will report to the Vice President, Lifeco Corporate Technology. This role acts as the single point of entry and engagement for all technology enables and services supporting the business unit, with a high degree of collaboration with other business and technology units. 

The AVP, Technology - Actuarial, Oversight & Assurance will be accountable to enable business strategy through the development and delivery of technology solutions. This AVP contributes to business strategies and sets the technology strategy and culture of their team. This role will be accountable for all aspects of technology planning, strategy, operations and delivery, liaising with platform and DevOps teams and act as the principal point of contact for business units across multiple geographies.

What you will do:

• Develop an integrated and collaborative view with business leadership teams on how technology platforms can best deliver automation and insights.
• Accountable for collaborating and challenging Senior Leaders and Business Units (BU) to see the needs/functions of technology platforms while maintaining relationships that allows the business units to meet their priorities for the year.
• Be a visible change agent, a champion of diversity, equity & inclusion, and a trusted advisor.
• Lead a strategic long-term vision and technology that are responsive to changing business priorities and conditions.
• Drive business and technology innovation through proactive and timely evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies.
• Ensure the efficient and effective use of financial, people and technology resources.
• Responsible for financials related to the delivery of solutions/services.
• Ensure the efficient and effective use of financial and people resources and the ongoing continuity of expertise to support technology delivery and services for the business unit.
• Ensure leaders, employees and vendors work together to drive performance and that high expectations are delivered within the values of the organization.
• Drive effective collaboration between cross functional and geographically diverse teams.
• Attract, recruit, retain and motivate a team of high skilled professionals, ensure talent embraces current and emerging technologies.
• Ensure succession and retention plans are developed and executed on.

What you will bring:

• 10+ years’ experience specifically in Finance and Actuarial Technologies and Platforms such as SAP and Actuarial valuation platforms with critical technologies including; Financial Accounting (FI), FSCD, BPC, SAP cloud analytics, HANA data modeling.
• Have demonstrated experience leading large scale transformation initiatives.
• You will have demonstrated a high level of innovation, the ability to utilize and implement best practices, as well as creating new ways of working, rolling out and implementation across a group.
• Experience working in a large, complex enterprise organization with geographically dispersed teams.
• Specialized knowledge/experience with cloud, modern architectures, analytics, Dev Ops, and sound financial knowledge and knows how to apply to a technology area. 
• Computer Science, Management or Engineering degree; or equivalent work experience. 

Capabilities:

• Demonstrated ability to work through change management as well as the rolling out new ways of working.
• Finding the right balance between building relationships and driving necessary change.
• Budgeting and financial management consistent with Technology Business Management (TBM).
• Implementation of new tools, methodologies, techniques and principles, that will increase effectiveness, staff productivity, and customer experience.
• Due to high regulations in our industry the individual must be able to navigate these appropriately and collaborate and work with the appropriate experts in these areas.
• Responsible for attracting, retaining and developing employees in a diverse and inclusive environment. Will need to be able to understand the requirements and translate that into the appropriate resources required.

   

The base salary for this position is between  $110,000 - $ 205,500 annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life - Apply today! 

Great-West Lifeco Inc is a Canadian headquarter, international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. We operate in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Empower and Irish Life. 

At the end of 2023, our companies had over 33,500 employees, 232,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – serving approximately 42 million customer relationships.

Great-West Lifeco trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol GWO and is a member of the Power Corporation group of companies.

Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.  

You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee?has the opportunity to?reach their potential.?

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

We?would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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