Vice-President, Special Markets

Based in Vancouver and reporting to Executive-Vice President of Group Benefits and Retirement Solutions (GBRS), the Vice-President, Special Markets (SM), heads the division responsible for providing creative insurance solutions to match the needs of unique groups, currently generating annually more than $400M of gross premium revenue. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the ambitious growth plan for that division.

More specifically, the Vice-President:

• Is an active and valued member of the GBRS executive team.
• Contributes to the development and implementation of the SM and GBRS business strategies.
• Drives the achievement of ambitious growth and profitability objectives for SM
• Is responsible for overall risk selection and vetting/selection of iA SM partners. Builds, manages and grows these relationships/partners/clients. 
• Ensures operations are run effectively and that service levels are met, that the objectives of quality, turnaround times and continuous improvement are achieved.
• Sets strategies and roadmap of investments to modernize operations where required to support and stimulate growth.
• Leverages assets within GBRS and iAFG, where possible, to accelerate any required evolutions to the operation.
• Influences behaviors, practices, processes across sector to promote efficiency.
• Develops and manages the ongoing strategic planning of SM (in accordance with GBRS and iAFG), driving growth and operational excellence
• Is responsible for their teams’ professional development through the promotion and implementation and concrete actions related to development and career management.
• Oversees all strategic pillars (Regional offices/Affinity/Travel medical/Partnerships).
• Monitors the market, creates, and maintains connexions in the industry, and looks for opportunities and/or approaches allowing the development of a competitive advantages.
• Responsible for the selection, management and audits of TPA/TPP arrangements

Profile:

• Recognized university education in management/administration or a relevant field, graduate-level training is an asset
• 15+ years of relevant experience in special risks and/or group insurance, including 10 years in management
• Demonstrates the abilities of an experienced leader who has achieved results in terms of growth
• Excellent understanding of business development and service issues
• Excellent analytical skills.
• A management style that values proximity with its teams, and that encourages collaboration and teamwork.
• Strong strategic thinking skills.
• Extremely customer service-oriented

•  Typical hiring range for this position is from 180 000$ to 220 000$ per annum; the base pay offered is based on location and may vary depending on skills, job-related knowledge, experience, and internal equity. At iA, we are committed to a fair, market-based and equitable compensation structure. Our market data is refreshed on an annual basis to reflect the most current market conditions.