Manager, Product Prioritization (Personal Lines)

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Date: Nov 19, 2025

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

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

 

Job ID: 9580 


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: $110,000- $145,000. 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; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, 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

The Manager, Product Prioritization reports to the Director, National Product Design and leads the Product Design & Delivery team within Wawanesa’s Product Management function. The role turns evidence-backed priorities into compliant, high-performing products and owns the end-to-end delivery lifecycle for Personal Lines—covering solution design, feature definition, business and regulatory requirements, pricing/underwriting alignment, build and integration, launch, and post-launch optimization—while working cross-functionally with Pricing/Actuarial, Underwriting, Technology, Distribution/Marketing, BOS/Claims, and Compliance/Legal.

Job Responsibilities

  • Convert priorities into solutions: Translate recommendations into scoped solutions, Product and Business Requirement Documents (PRDs/BRDs), acceptance criteria, and success metrics.
  • Prioritize product structures and features: Align initiatives with business strategy, underwriting needs, and technology capabilities.
  • Align pricing & underwriting: Direct rating/eligibility/rules, filings/wordings, forms, and guardrails with Pricing/Actuarial and Underwriting; ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., FSRA/CCIR expectations).
  • Deliver build and integrations: Partner with Technology Product Owners on epics/backlogs, solution architecture and data flows, test strategy, UAT, and release management; drive defect triage and change control.
  • Ensure operational readiness: Secure readiness across all internal/external stakeholders, finalize T&Cs/versioning, service motions, and issue-management paths with documented sign-offs.
  • Lead go-to-market: With Distribution/Marketing, deliver launch plans, broker enablement (positioning, toolkits, incentives), and member communications.
  • Run controlled launch & scale: Execute pilots/controlled rollouts, validate KPI targets (conversion, activation, retention, NPS, LR/COR), and scale with cutover/rollback plans.
  • Manage performance: Monitor post-launch scorecards; iterate or deprecate features; ensure outcomes track to the business case.
  • Drive vendor & partner delivery: Oversee SOWs/SLAs, data/privacy terms, and integration timelines with external partners.
  • Embed into planning: Embed prioritization insights into enterprise and product roadmaps and ensure alignment with enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
  • Lead the team: Build a high-performance culture; coach PMs/analysts; model Wawanesa values (Service, Openness, Fairness, Collaboration, Community).
     

Qualifications

  • Post-secondary education in Business, Actuarial Science, Economics, or a related field required.
  • Professional designations in insurance such as CIP, FCIP, or CRM are considered an asset.
  • Minimum seven years of progressive experience in product management, underwriting, pricing, or strategic planning within the insurance, financial services, or technology industries.
  • Minimum three years of experience leading people, with proven success developing high-performing teams.
  • Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to evaluate business cases, prioritize initiatives, and allocate resources effectively.
  • In-depth knowledge of insurance products, pricing, underwriting practices, and distribution models.
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and build consensus across stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional projects, balance competing priorities, and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
  • Strong collaboration skills with experience working closely with technology, distribution, and operations teams.
  • Familiarity with digital product development, system integrations, and user experience design is preferred.
  • Bilingualism (French and English) is considered an asset.
     

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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