director, strategic planning and execution

WHO WE ARE
When it comes to health, we're always looking for ways
to push for better. It's why we were founded in the first place. In 1957, our
founder, pharmacist William Wilkinson, witnessed a mother sacrifice her health
by forgoing her own medicine to pay for her sick daughter's prescription. He
knew there had to be a better way. So, he introduced North America's first
prepaid drug plan, and GreenShield was born as a not-for-profit with a mission
to support better health for all Canadians.

We aren't just a health and benefits company. We're
the only not-for-profit social enterprise that brings worlds of coverage and
care together, all in one place.
We're noble challengers, purposefully building a better
way and we need the best people to help us create a more holistic approach that
takes care of the mind and body.
Our mission is to create better health for all
Canadians, and we know that starts with our employees. 

THE
ROLE IN A NUTSHELL

Individual Insurance is
undergoing a multi-year strategic transformation to deliver on desired 2030
glide path, requiring the department to execute on an ambitious roadmap of
projects and new initiatives.

The Director of Strategic
Planning and Execution, Individual Insurance, is responsible for the strategy,
planning, and delivery of our strategic initiative roadmap.  The director reporting to the VP on Consumer
Segment, managing a newly formed team of three individuals (program manager,
product manager, and analytics specialist). Key responsibilities include: 

• Development of Strategic Roadmap: Prepare a 3-5 year roadmap to articulate the longer term investments and transformation needed to stay ahead of the competition, meet evolving client needs, and enable transformation growth
• Lead on Annual Financial Planning Cycle: own the AOP strategic planning cycle for Individual Insurance, articulating the plans, business cases, securing budget, partnering with finance on assumption gathering and alignment, securing commitment from enabling functions to deliver on roadmap
• Delivery of In-Year Strategic Roadmap: accountable for the delivery of the strategic initiatives, leading cross-functional team, holding responsibility for budget, timing, and results
• Insurance Product Design and Pricing: management and continuous optimization of individual insurance product shelf, delivering best in class features, coverage, and pricing
• Client and Competitive Intel: centralized owner for Individual Insurance spanning market share reporting, competitive pricing analysis, industry innovation, and client feedback
• Individual Insurance Strategy Lead on Enterprise initiatives:  represent Individual Insurance on enterprise wide initiatives, advocating for the Individual Insurance and leading workstreams
• Team Leadership & Culture Building: build and lead high-performing strategy and delivery team.  Foster a culture of results focus,
  collaboration, accountability, and innovation

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're not looking for just anyone. We're looking for a
unique individual with a big brain and a big heart who wants to help us create
better health for all Canadians.

• Proven ability running strategic initiatives, from strategy development, to planning to delivery
• 6+ years experience in an H&D Individual Insurance leadership capacity, preference for expertise within direct-to-consumer sales including direct (digital and sales centre) and advisor sales channels
• Exceptional financial and analytical aptitude extracting insights from data and formulating customer first strategies, business case development, and P&L management
• Deep understanding of the individual insurance competitive landscape, including product, pricing, and sales strategies
• Well versed in project delivery, project management tools, software, and frameworks
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presents with confidence to executives and able to influence senior leaders across the organization
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

 NICE TO HAVES

• 10+ years experience in an H&D Individual Insurance leadership capacity, strong preference for expertise within direct to consumer sales including direct and advisor sales channels
• Experience across various individual insurance products including Travel and Life Insurance
• Education: MBA or Master's Level Qualification
• Certifications or Designations: Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

THE CULTURE
We believe a career should be meaningful. Not just a
means to earn a living. Our culture is one where everyone's voice is heard and
valued. Because that's what it takes
to create better health for all. We dare to challenge the status quo. And we're
driven by people who have challenged theirs.  We believe that your
workplace should empower you to be the best version of yourself. That's why we provide a
place where you can be inspired, challenged, and rewarded. 
Where your growth means our growth.
Where your voice is heard and valued.
Where your work has purpose. And purpose matters.
We believe our people are
critical to our overall success. Inclusivity makes us a stronger, smarter and
more informed organization. Being intentionally inclusive of diverse
backgrounds, perspectives and experiences will enhance our company culture to
positively impact how we support our communities. A career at GreenShield isn't just about personal
achievements, it's about making a
difference together.
Here's to Better Health for All

A
FEW MORE DETAILS
Proficiency in English is required
for this position. As part of this role, you will be required to communicate
with colleagues or customers who use English as their primary language.  By requiring English proficiency for this
position, we aim to ensure that our employees can excel in their roles,
collaborate, and communicate effectively, and contribute to the success of our
organization. 

GS supports diversity, equity and
inclusion in our teams and communities, and we value the unique contributions
made by all. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly to every
requirement, we invite you to apply.   We encourage applications from
all candidates and will accommodate needs under human rights legislation
throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please let us
know of any accommodation through Information received relating to
accommodation will be addressed confidentially. 

Providing this information gives
GS consent to use your personal information to assess your suitability for
specific positions, future opportunities or for your personnel file. Your
résumé will be held in strict confidence and will be viewed only by the
Organization. Information may be stored outside of Canada and could be used for
aggregate statistical purposes (which uses no personal identification). 

AI Usage - At present, GS does not utilize AI in its selection process, though we do leverage AI to help produce Job Descriptions, and ideate on interview questions.