Manager, Business Intelligence

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Date: May 15, 2025

Location: Hybrid - Canada, CA Montreal, QC (Hybrid), CA Moncton, NB (Hybrid), CA Wawanesa, MB (Hybrid), CA Calgary, AB (Hybrid), CA Vancouver, BC (Hybrid), CA Kitchener, ON (Hybrid), CA Thunder Bay, ON (Hybrid), CA Ottawa, ON (Hybrid), CA Lloydminster, AB (Hybrid), CA Lethbridge, AB (Hybrid), CA Winnipeg, MB (Hybrid), CA North York - Toronto, ON (Hybr, CA Dartmouth, NS (Hybrid), CA Edmonton, AB (Hybrid), CA

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

Job ID: 9261 


Working Business Language: 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: $150, 000 - $190, 000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

 

About Us
At Wawanesa, we’re proud to 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, ON; Kitchener, ON; Thunder Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS 
 

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,600 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. To learn more visit wawanesa.com. 


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

As Manager of Business Intelligence, this leadership role is important to embedding a culture of data-driven decision-making across the organization. This role is impactful in ensuring that decisions, are underpinned by deep, actionable insights drawn from reliable data. By collaborating closely with organizational leaders, the Manager leads the successful delivery, maintenance, support, and evolution of Wawanesa’s business intelligence and insights architecture, technology, and processes.  

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Actively participate in aligning business intelligence operations with enterprise strategy and objectives.
  • Manage the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise business intelligence strategy; KPI and Information framework.
  • Work closely with company leaders to understand and manage data and reporting goals. Provide advice on the latest trends and best practices in business intelligence.
  • Support a robust business intelligence system and PowerBI-based environment to enhance user experience and enable advanced capabilities for analysis, analytics, reporting, and data engineering.
  • Generate data driven insights incorporating leading and lagging indicators.
  • Manage alignment with architectural, data governance, and enterprise methodologies.
  • Maintain consistent delivery processes, focusing on stakeholder satisfaction and tangible benefits.
  • Manage effective delivery and communication mechanisms to foster heightened levels of interaction and responsiveness.
  • Manage resource needs and diligently monitor both internal and external resources, actively managing the performance of the team within the department.
  • Oversee and coach a team to ensure work environment is respectful, challenging and rewarding and employees are maximized to their full potential as we build best-in-class data assets across key data domains.
  • Attract and recruit top industry talent.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years in data, analytics, technology, or a related field with a minimum of 3 years in a leadership role. 
  • Post-secondary degree, preferably in computer science, actuarial science/mathematics, accounting/finance, or related field with a preference for a combination of technical and business study. 
  • Technical expertise in Power BI, including data visualization, data modeling, DAX coding, power query, Fabric, architecture, and semantic model design is required.   
  • Familiarity with modern Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Reporting, Data Governance and Stewardship, and Advanced Analytics is required 
  • Strong business acumen with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Capable of recognizing critical issues and making sound decisions in complex, high-pressure situations. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills, proficient with verbal and written communication, coupled with the skill to articulate complex information clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical expertise. 
  • Highly skilled in creating data-driven business intelligence solutions for complex and large-scale technology projects. 
  • Adept at addressing business challenges through precise identification and the development of compelling business cases. 
  • Robust understanding and experience in deploying business intelligence solutions in Power BI, including development lifecycles, and working knowledge spanning enterprise, business, application, data, and technology architectures. 
  • Proficiency in project management methodologies, particularly Agile, with the ability to manage and prioritize a busy workload and multiple projects. 
  • Ability to inspire and guide teams through change, adapting quickly to new directions. 
  • Strong leadership, motivation, and decision-making abilities. Boost team morale through encouragement, coaching, and clear guidance to help them achieve goals. 
  • Experience in the insurance/finance industry, knowledge of ITIL/SAFe, is considered an asset. 

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Wawanesa is proud to be one of Manitoba’s Top Employers, a Kincentric Best Employer in Canada and a Forbes Best Employer in Canada recognizing an exceptional place to work!


Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas. 
 

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to jobs@wawanesa.com.
 

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