Manager, Corporate Sustainability

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Date: Jul 29, 2025

Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid), CA North York - Toronto, ON (Hybr, CA Winnipeg, MB (Hybrid), CA Kitchener, ON (Hybrid), CA

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

Job ID: 9363 


Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal and external stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language for this role is English.  As such, the successful candidate must be fully proficient in 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: $110,000 - $150,000. 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: Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Montreal, QC; Winnipeg, MB.
 

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

The Manager, Corporate Sustainability is responsible for the development and implementation of a strategic approach for sustainability & environmental, social and governance (ESG), aligned with, and in contribution to, Wawanesa’s enterprise strategy and the organization’s operations and business activities.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with leadership to develop Wawanesa’s sustainability strategy plan and roadmap
  • Lead the development of external sustainability disclosures, including sustainability reporting aligned with frameworks such as the Global
  • Reporting Initiative (GRI), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the
  • International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
  • Develop and maintain robust methodologies and data governance practices for sustainability metrics, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with performance indicators
  • Monitor and assess the impact of evolving regulatory requirements on corporate sustainability strategy and risk exposure
  • Lead the development and maintenance of the organization’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, in alignment with recognized standards (e.g., GHG Protocol), and identify carbon management opportunities for emissions reduction across the value chain
  • Lead materiality assessments to identify and prioritize the sustainability topics most relevant to the organization and its stakeholders, ensuring alignment with global reporting standards and strategic objectives
  • Conduct leading practice research and analysis to develop corporate sustainability strategies to ensure that business practices, products, and services are environmentally and socially sustainable
  • Partner with stakeholders and participate in the development of products and services that protect individuals, businesses and communities, which are often becoming increasingly affected by climate change
  • Lead visible cross-functional project teams to build solutions across a wide range of sustainability related projects
  • Identify partnership opportunities with global external influencers and subject matter specialists in order to drive our sustainability initiatives
  • Establish a framework of critical metrics to measure progress of the company’s sustainability initiatives and engage with stakeholders to measure and report on these metrics
  • Perform external market monitoring to benchmark Wawanesa relative to our industry competitors on sustainability performance
  • Contribute to the Company’s annual report and other reports to highlight our progress and performance against approved sustainability goals and commitments
  • Oversee and coach team members to ensure work environment is respectful, challenging, and rewarding and employees are maximized to their full potential while contributing to the achievement of the company's goals
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 4-6 years of experience in strategy development and implementation of climate change, sustainability, or ESG related areas
  • Experience in insurance (P&C/Life) is preferred 
  • Undergraduate degree in business, economics, sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or related field 
  • Experience with strategic planning, strategy development, or environmental consulting for enterprise organizations considered an asset
  • Advanced business acumen, broad and analytical thinking, with demonstrated ability to balance strategic and financial implications with new trends and innovations 
  • Strong research and analysis skills; ability to frame key analyses required to address critical business issues
  • Strong interpersonal, presentation and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey ideas in a persuasive and eloquent manner 
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop and communicate a vision
  • Ability to deal with ambiguity and conceptual ideas; creative and lateral thinker
  • Strong stakeholder management skills 
  • Team-oriented, collaborative and flexible
  • Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint
  • Completion of CIP designation considered an asset
  • Ability and willingness to travel in Canada 

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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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