Strategic Advisor

Job Description

Build the Future with Us

Are you passionate about transforming trends, data, and complex business challenges into recommendations that shape organizational direction? As a Strategic Advisor, you will analyze the business environment, develop future scenarios, and formulate recommendations to support executive decision-making and contribute to the evolution of corporate strategy.

As a trusted advisor to the Strategy and Performance leadership team and the Executive Committee, you will bring an independent, structured, and constructive perspective to key strategic priorities. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your autonomy, curiosity, and creativity in an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.

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What You'll Accomplish With Us

As a Strategic Advisor, you will be at the heart of our mission. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Assessing the organization's competitive position through diagnostics, benchmarking analyses, and market research, then identifying gaps, challenges, and strategic options for executive leadership.
• Maintaining ongoing monitoring of markets, competitors, consumers, technologies, regulatory developments, and emerging trends to identify changes and dynamics that may impact the organization.
• Developing strategic hypotheses and future scenarios, assessing their implications, and presenting options that clearly outline trade-offs, benefits, risks, and success factors.
• Formulating and prioritizing recommendations related to growth, differentiation, innovation, and value creation, considering potential impact, risks, feasibility, and strategic alignment.
• Contributing to the development, refinement, and integration of strategic priorities into the planning cycle, while supporting stakeholder understanding and adoption.
• Producing decision-support analyses, monitoring strategic priorities and performance indicators, and communicating findings, risks, interdependencies, and recommended adjustments.
• Leading or supporting cross-functional strategic initiatives, planning activities, retreats, and strategic workshops by mobilizing stakeholders and preparing briefing notes, executive summaries, and presentation materials.

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What Could Accelerate Your Success in This Role

We're looking for someone who:

• Holds a university degree in Business Administration, Strategy, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Has a minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate strategy, strategic planning, management consulting, or executive advisory roles.
• Demonstrates exceptional analytical, research, synthesis, modelling, and financial analysis skills, enabling the structuring of complex issues and the development of compelling recommendations.
• Stands out for their autonomy, initiative, creativity, rigor, sound judgment, strategic mindset, intellectual curiosity, and strong business acumen.
• Possesses excellent communication, facilitation, executive presentation, and influence skills, along with advanced proficiency in French.
• Thrives in a dynamic environment that requires agility and strong prioritization skills while managing multiple complex mandates simultaneously.
• Has knowledge of the property and casualty insurance industry, which is considered a strong asset.
• Advanced proficiency in French and intermediate proficiency in English are required, as the successful candidate will be expected to participate in numerous discussions and read and draft documents in English on a daily basis with teams across Canada.

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Why You'll Love Working With Us

• A work environment where learning and professional development are combined with a collective pursuit of excellence;
• Artificial intelligence tools made available to everyone to enhance individual effectiveness and support organizational growth;
• A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace where individuals can reach their full potential;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment that offers flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.

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Competitive Benefits

• Flexible group insurance plans;
• Competitive pension plan;
• Employee share purchase plan;
• Vacation program and dedicated wellness and personal development days;
• Telemedicine services and an employee and family assistance program;
• Ergonomic equipment program;
• Performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more.

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Apply today and take the lead in your career, where your talent truly matters!

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Still Hesitating?

At iA, we believe in potential and value diverse experiences. If this opportunity inspires you, we encourage you to apply. Your next career move could be with us, and we look forward to getting to know you!

Location(s)

Quebec / 1080, Grande Allee West

Other Possible Location(s)

Montreal / 1981 McGill College Avenue

Company

Industrial Alliance, Auto and Home Insurance Inc.

Posting End Date

2026-10-09

Company Overview

iA Financial Group* is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

At iA, we’re invested in you.

* iA Financial group includes of the following entities: iA Services financiers, iA assurance auto et habitation, iA Gestion privée de patrimoine, PPI Management, Investia, iA Gestion de placements, Prysm, iA Clarington, Michel Rhéaume et associés, Garanties Nationales, WGI Manufacturing, WGI Service Plan Division, Lubrico, iA Financement auto 

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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