Desjardins Group

Senior Advisor - Actuarial

Desjardins Group$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics or Statistics
  • Minimum of seven years of relevant experience with an insurer outside Québec
  • Advanced experience in group insurance actuarial work, ideally with an insurance company
  • Intermediate proficiency in French due to required interactions
  • Advanced proficiency in English due to required interactions
  • Advanced technical expertise in pricing and actuarial modeling
  • Advanced knowledge of group insurance markets outside Québec
  • Proficiency with modeling tools including Excel, SQL, Python, or equivalent

Responsibilities

  • Develop, adjust, and maintain pricing assumptions for group insurance considering market dynamics outside Québec
  • Analyze portfolio profitability and assess risk-return balance
  • Enhance actuarial models and analytical tools
  • Identify business opportunities and optimization levers
  • Support strategic decision-making with action-oriented analysis
  • Act as a strategic partner to stakeholders in pricing, sales, finance, and product management
  • Influence strategic directions through analysis and market knowledge

Benefits

  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation beginning in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan for predictable retirement income
  • Comprehensive group insurance including telemedicine services
  • Reimbursement for health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Full Job Description
Join a high-impact actuarial team shaping the future of group insurance pricing across Canada. As a Senior Advisor - Actuarial, you will play a key role in developing and evolving the pricing foundations that support group insurance across the Canadian market, with a strong focus outside Quebec. Based in Toronto, you will work closely with a Québec-based team in a collaborative and bilingual environment, contributing your expertise to drive profitability, strengthen pricing strategies, and support business growth. This is an opportunity for a technically strong actuary with experience in a carrier environment who is looking to broaden their impact beyond individual pricing decisions and influence the frameworks, assumptions, and models that underpin portfolio-level performance. You will engage with a wide range of stakeholders and bring a strategic lens to actuarial work, directly informing business decisions in a competitive and evolving market. We are looking for someone who combines strong analytical depth with business acumen, thrives in cross-functional environments, and is comfortable influencing decisions at multiple levels of the organization. More specifically, you will be responsible to:
  • Develop, adjust, and mantain pricing assumptions used to set premiums for group insurance, taking into account market dynamics outside Québec
  • Analyze portfolio profitability and the risk-return balance
  • Develop and enhancing actuarial models and analytical tools
  • Identify issues, business opportunities, and optimization levers
  • Support strategic decision-making through rigorous, action-oriented analysis
  • Act as a technical expert and strategic partner to multiple stakeholders (pricing, sales, finance, product management)
  • Serve as an advisor to internal teams and decision-makers
  • Influence strategic directions through your analysis and market knowledge
  • Contribute to the development of best practices and knowledge sharing within the team
  • Work on strategic initiatives requiring a strong understanding of business and the Canadian market


What we offer*
  • Competitive salary and annual bonus
  • 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
  • Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
  • Group insurance including telemedicine
  • Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

* Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

#LI-Hybrid, #ONAC10*

What you bring to the table
  • Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics or Statistics
  • A minimum of seven years of relevant experience, primarily with an insurer outside Québec
  • Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
  • Advanced experience in group insurance actuarial work, ideally with an insurance company
  • Intermediate proficiency of French due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with french-speaking partners, members and/or clients
  • Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
  • Advanced technical expertise in pricing and actuarial modeling
  • Advanced knowledge of group insurance markets outside Québec
  • Advanced knowledge with modeling tools (advanced Excel, SQL, Python, or equivalent)
Action oriented, Collaborates, Communicates effectively, Customer Focus, Differences, Interpersonal Savvy, Nimble learning, Persuades, Strategic mindset

Trade Union (If applicable)

Job Family
Actuarial Services (FG)

Unposting Date
2026-06-12

About Desjardins Group

Desjardins Group is a Canadian cooperative financial group with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec. It was founded in 1900 and has since grown to become the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with over 7 million members and clients. The group offers a range of financial services including banking, insurance, wealth management, and investment services. Desjardins Group operates primarily in Quebec and Ontario, but also has a presence in other Canadian provinces as well as in the United States and Europe. The group is committed to social responsibility and sustainability, and has implemented various initiatives to promote these values.
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