Lead - Insurance
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- Minimum of 8-10 years of insurance experience in private or public organization of significant size, complexity and diversity (health care experience an asset).
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
As a Lead within the Insurance department, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the organization's effective delivery of its insurance program. This role offers a varied and challenging portfolio of work, where you will apply your expertise, exercise independent judgment and build relationships with stakeholders across the organization. If you enjoy solving complex problems, providing practical advice and making a meaningful contribution in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team.
Description:
The Lead works independently and demonstrates initiative and sound judgment in a complex and evolving work environment. The position supports the day-to-day operations and ongoing development of the Insurance department's claims, insurance and risk management functions.
Key responsibilities include coordinating and managing complex insurance claims; providing advice on insurance requirements and risk transfer provisions in contracts, leases and other agreements; coordinating insurance renewals; responding to a broad range of insurance and risk management inquiries; and preparing monthly and ad hoc reports, analyses and presentations. Please enter information in this field.
- Transition Company:
- Health Shared Services
- Classification:
- Lead
- Union:
- Exempt
- Unit and Program:
- Finance
- Primary Location:
- Southport Tower
- Location Details:
- Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Employee Class:
- Regular Full Time
- FTE:
- 1.00
- Posting End Date:
- 20-NOV-2026
- Date Available:
- 04-JAN-2027
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 2
- Shifts per cycle:
- 10
- Shift Pattern:
- Days
- Days Off:
- Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary:
- $38.73
- Maximum Salary:
- $66.42
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Not Applicable
A university degree in insurance & risk management, business administration, finance, accounting, or a related discipline is required. Equivalency of education and work experience will be considered in lieu of a university degree. Minimum of 8-10 years of insurance experience in private or public organization of significant size, complexity and diversity (health care experience an asset).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Demonstrated critical thinking skills and exercise strong judgment with minimal direction in resolving complex or contentious situations. Strong communication, customer service and negotiations skills and ability to foster relationships and to achieve organizational goals within a large and diverse organization. Ability to manage sensitive issues with confidence, tack and diplomacy. Demonstrated project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and manage conflicting priorities in an effective manner. Must have demonstrated the confidence and ability to communicate and work effectively at all levels with internal and external parties. Must have knowledge of many different insurance processes. Extensive issues management experience and exceptional interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Completion of Certified Insurance Professional (CIP) and / or Canadian Risk Manager designation preferred.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Lead will coordinate and manage complex insurance claims and advise on insurance requirements in contracts and leases. The role also covers insurance renewals, risk management inquiries, and monthly and ad hoc reports and presentations.
Requirements
Alberta Health Services needs a candidate with a university degree in insurance, risk management, business, finance or accounting, or equivalent experience. Candidates need 8 to 10 years of insurance experience in a large, complex organization, with strong judgment, negotiation and project management skills. Health care experience and the CIP or Canadian Risk Manager designation are assets.
Skills
- Insurance claims management
- Risk management
- Risk transfer and contract review
- Insurance renewals
- Critical thinking
- Negotiation
- Issues management
- Project management
- Report writing and presentations
- Customer service
- Interpersonal communication
- Health care insurance
- Insurance processes
Categories
- Insurance
- Healthcare
- Finance & Accounting
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- insurance lead
- claims management
- risk management
- insurance renewals
- risk transfer
- insurance claims
- insurance program
- Alberta Health Services
- Southport Tower
- hybrid
- health care insurance
- CIP
- Canadian Risk Manager
- issues management
- project management
- negotiation
Seniority
Lead
Licences and certifications
- Certified Insurance Professional (CIP)
- Canadian Risk Manager
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- insurance and risk management
- business administration
- finance
- accounting