Actuarial Expert – Pricing Modelling Team

As an Actuarial Expert within the Pricing Modelling team, you will provide technical leadership in advancing Wawanesa’s loss cost and demand modelling capabilities. You will serve as a trusted voice on key modelling decisions, help shape future modelling priorities, and lead high‑impact projects that support the development of efficient, accurate, and maintainable modelling processes.

Responsibilities

- High degree of mastery over accessing, selecting, and interpreting data. Works independently. Mastery over multiple types of analytical tools. Evaluates procedures and processes, and recommend alternatives or improvements.
- Subject matter expert on valuable analytical methods Strong ability to innovate on complex projects Automates routine tasks to focus on high‑leverage work items.
- Able to design and implement robust processes that make work easier for themselves and their peers.
- Develops creative approaches to solve complex issues and assesses impacts of solution options.
- A leader in the actuarial community.
- May include teaching, volunteering, or authoring papers to advance actuarial knowledge.
- Brings that knowledge and experience to Wawanesa's actuarial community.
- Regularly shares their expertise with other actuaries at Wawanesa.
- Contributes to training materials.
- Facilitates opportunities for others to learn.
- Keeps up with their professional development opportunities.
- Has a strong network inside and outside of Wawanesa.
- Leverages rapport with stakeholders to keep people up to date on key projects.
- Leads large‑scale,



complex and high‑impact projects and initiatives across diverse project teams.
- Requires minimal oversight from management. Includes implementation of final product. Includes training and documentation of the project.
- Actively contributes to the mentorship, training and development of actuarial analysts and sometimes managers.
- Creates coaching opportunities with analysts and managers to improve their technical abilities.
- Performs thoughtful and relevant peer‑review at a high level. Uses their expertise to raise the skill level of the people around them.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
- More than ten years of actuarial experience an asset.
- FCAS designation is an asset.
- Advanced communicator.
- People trust the communications of an expert.
- Leaves behind useful and functional documentation on projects.
- Strong negotiator and storyteller.
- Uses graphs and data in a way that supplements their arguments.
- Persuasive with the conclusions from their work. Often presents their work to Director + level. Fully proficient with Excel, SQL, R, Python, or other specialized programs.
- Leverages the right program(s) for the job.
- Excellent problem solver. Integrates knowledge from actuarial science, math, statistics,



general business to solve advanced problems.
- Often working on the highest‑priority problems for Wawanesa.
- May offer recommendations for what are the highest‑priority problems for Wawanesa to solve.
- Others can trust that the Actuarial Expert has attended to the right details for their work.
- Attends to the right details for accuracy, reasonability, and consistency in their conclusions.
- Ability to prioritize and complete multiple concurrent assignments, both individually and as a leader of a group, in a timely manner while proactively keeping leader informed of progress.
- Develops effective and accurate timelines for project planning.
- Ability to work efficiently and co‑operatively in a team environment.
- Ability to draw out insights from other team members, leveraging the experience of the full team.
- Ensures team members are applying current industry and professional standards to requirements and decisions.
- Analyzes impact on team's work when changes are made to relevant standards and recommends appropriate actions.

Benefits

Salary range: $130,000 – $160,000. Eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top‑up programmes, generous vacation time, personal days, premium‑free benefits, and a pension plan.

Hybrid work environment with versatile in‑office and remote options across multiple Canadian locations.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

Wawanesa is committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

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📌 Actuarial Expert - Pricing Modeling (Montreal)
🏢 Wawanesa
📍 Montreal