Requisition ID: 186693
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: Finance Risk Management
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Stellarton
Location: King St. Office
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.
The Director Finance, Risk Management & Insurance is responsible for defining and executing risk management strategy; managing total cost of insuring/financing risk; delivering best-in-class risk management solutions; and leading the company’s risk management & insurance team.
Corporate Property & Liability Risks
• Leads cost effective risk financing solutions and strategies, including risk transfer, insurance, and alternative risk funding to optimize balance sheet protection.
• Liaise and collaborate with internal departments and external companies (including Finance, Legal, Real Estate, IT, Operations, Pharmacy, Crombie REIT, Insurers, Adjusters, Law Firms, Consultants)
• Provide guidance and technical subject-matter expertise for risk and insurance matters across the organization
• Own strategy and process for negotiating and resolving large loss and complex liability litigation claims
• Drive development of effective process to investigate, evaluate, negotiate and resolve complex property and liability claims. Drive development of effective loss prevention strategies based on data driven exposures
Franchise Commercial Insurance Program
• Leads cost effective risk financing solutions and strategies, insurance, and alternative risk funding to optimize balance sheet protection
• Liaise and collaborate with internal departments and external companies (including Finance, Legal, Real Estate, Business Development, Operations, Insurers, Adjusters, Law Firms, Consultants))
• Drive development of effective process to investigate, evaluate, negotiate and resolve complex property and liability claims. Drive development of effective loss prevention strategies based on data driven exposures
People Leadership
• Lead functional team, drive engagement, innovation and growth mindset
• Coach, develop and empower members within functional team
• Provide guidance and technical subject-matter expertise for risk and insurance matters across the organization.
• Liaise and collaborate with internal departments and external companies (including Finance, Legal, Real Estate, IT, Operations, Pharmacy, Crombie, Insurers, Adjusters, Law Firms, Consultants)
• An Undergraduate Degree
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
• 5 years experience leading a team
• Insurance and Risk Management Expertise
• Finance experience in the retail sector is preferred
• Relevant professional designation such as Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP), Canadian Risk Management Designation (CRM), or Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) is preferred
• Ability to effectively influence and manage complex insurance matters
• Ability to resolve complex issues across the organization that may not be covered by existing policies and procedures
• Aptitude for understanding new and current technologies
• Project Management skills are preferred
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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.
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