Permanent Full Time 

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Great-West Lifeco (“Lifeco”) is the parent company of Canada Life and is a Canadian headquartered international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement, wealth management, asset management and reinsurance businesses. We operate in Canada, the United States and Europe under the brands Canada Life, Empower, and Irish Life.

The Strategy team plays a key role in helping Lifeco grow and create meaningful value for its stakeholders in an increasingly uncertain and complex environment. By working across Lifeco and its businesses, the team helps senior leaders and executives address some of Lifeco’s most critical strategic questions and priorities. Expect to support areas such as portfolio strategy and capital allocation; annual Board of Directors strategy offsite; priority strategic and growth initiatives; market, industry, and competitive intelligence and macro trends analysis; and strategic partnerships.

This role reports to the Vice President, Strategy.   

What you will do

• Provide analytical support for a range of priority strategic initiatives across the Lifeco portfolio, including:

• • Analyzing business and external data to understand market size, share, trends
  • Supporting strategic problem solving and business casing for strategic initiatives
  • Developing and updating financial models for M&A and partnership opportunities
  • Developing options, and assessing benefits and trade-offs, to help arrive at recommended actions
  • Supporting the development of presentations delivered up to and including the board

• Provide internal and external research support to continuously enhance the strategic perspectives and capabilities of Lifeco and our businesses, including:

• • Monitoring and analyzing external market shifts and competitor dynamics
  • Developing perspectives on market opportunities and threats to share with internal business partners
  • Interacting with internal stakeholders to collect, analyze and cross-share relevant business line information
  • Elevating the collective skillset of the internal strategy network, while working in a great learning environment

• Support other related duties we engage in as a Strategy team – e.g., represent Strategy on cross-functional portfolio initiatives, identify and help foster potential strategic partnerships

What you will bring

• 3+ years of experience in a strategy or problem-solving role – e.g., management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, corporate finance 
• Direct financial services experience is preferred – with an understanding of, or experience in, the retirement, wealth, group benefits, insurance industries 
• University degree preferably in business, finance, economics or other equivalent – MBA or professional designations are an asset e.g., CFA, CPA
• Self-starter with high motivational level, intellectual curiosity, and openness to learning and continuous development
• Ability to structure and solve complex problems, and comfortable working with ambiguity
• Strong business acumen, with demonstrated aptitude for strategic, analytical and critical thinking
• Excellent analytical skills, including financial analysis, research and complex modeling - including Excel
• Strong verbal and written presentation skills – including PowerPoint

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The base salary for this position is between  $70,500 - $117,400 annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission, etc.).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential. 

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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