Senior Claims Data Analyst

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Date: Mar 18, 2026

Location: Hybrid - Canada, CA

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

 

Job ID: 9875 


Employment Type: Existing Role

Working Business Language: 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: $100,000 - $125,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

 

About Us
At Wawanesa, 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. 
 

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 3,300 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. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers. 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

Working under minimal supervision, the Senior Reporting Analyst is responsible for performing data extraction, transformation, descriptive analytics, and diagnostic analytics to support Wawanesa Life’s Business teams in claims and operational reporting.

 

This role is a 1 year term position. 

 

Job Responsibilities

 

  • Utilizes and transforms our claims and operational data to provide business insights and reporting.
  • Researches, extracts and manipulates complex and large volumes of data from relevant sources.
  • Assesses data quality to evaluate impact on analytics and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Leads stakeholder requirements meetings with teams across Wawanesa Life’s business functions to define use cases and requirements for reporting.
  • Develops PowerBI dataflows, datasets, and reports to deliver business insights in accordance with stakeholder use cases and requirements.
  • Synthesizes data to support risk assessments and create actionable insights. 
  • Performs complex descriptive and diagnostic analytics to support reporting, assurance, and consulting activities.
  • Collaborates with team members on exception analysis and refinement of analytics results.
  • Develops and maintains right-sized internal documentation and maintains quality standards.
  • Mentors team members and supervises analytics performed by others.
  • Presents results of analytics work to stakeholders including Senior Management.
  • Assists with operational reporting and preparing and analyzing KPIs.
  • Challenges the status quo and pursues continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Develops and maintains relationships with the business while maintaining a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality handing sensitive information.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary degree in computer science, business administration, data analytics, or related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a data-related role, such as data analytics, data management, or other data-related technical.
  • Advanced knowledge of SQL and demonstratable experience with database systems such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Redshift is required.
  • Experience with data visualization tools, such as Power BI, Tableau, or Qlik is required.
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
  • Experience in insurance or financial services is considered an asset.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work as part of a team.
  • Experience in relationship and stakeholder management.


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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