Manager, Operational Excellence – Strategic Projects

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About the role

  • Manager leading quality audits, claims decision reviews, and strategic improvement projects for Medavie’s insurance operations. Guiding teams to improve service quality and customer outcomes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-impact initiatives improving operational effectiveness, service quality, employee capability and customer outcomes across Life and Disability operations
  • Lead a team of quality analysts and projects from concept through implementation
  • Establish and lead a Quality Audit & Decision Review Team
  • Develop decision-review methodologies, scoring frameworks and calibration processes
  • Evaluate the quality, consistency and effectiveness of claim management and LTD, COD and MBP claim decisions
  • Identify decision-making trends, risks, coaching opportunities and systemic issues
  • Facilitate decision-calibration sessions with operational leaders and subject matter experts
  • Report recommendations to leadership to strengthen decision quality, customer outcomes, risk management and operational effectiveness
  • Monitor quality review findings and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained
  • Collaborate with training teams to create materials and tools addressing quality gaps and trends
  • Lead Life and Critical Illness Specialists
  • Provide regular coaching and feedback
  • Participate in engagement activities
  • Focus on succession planning

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in Business, Health Administration, Project Management, Adult Education or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects and process-improvement initiatives
  • Experience in change management and stakeholder engagement
  • Experience leading teams in disability or insurance operations
  • Deep knowledge of disability management, insurance operations and claim adjudication principles, including LTD, COD and MPB products
  • Expertise in quality assurance, decision quality assessment and calibration practices
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Experience with process mapping, root-cause analysis, continuous improvement methodologies and operational excellence frameworks
  • Strong project management, planning and organizational capabilities
  • Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive change across cross-functional teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience developing operational documentation, procedures, job aids, quality standards and training materials
  • Strong facilitation, coaching and consultation skills
  • Proficiency in data analysis, reporting and performance measurement
  • Bilingualism in French and English; English proficiency is required

Benefits

  • Health and dental coverage that is 100% employer paid from day one
  • Wellness benefits
  • Health resources
  • Fitness center discounts
  • Flexible work environment supporting work–life balance
  • Robust professional development opportunities, including leadership programs, ongoing learning, and career growth pathways
  • Collaborative and inclusive culture
  • Performance-based incentive programs for eligible employees
  • Accommodations or adjustments during recruitment

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$99,177 - CA$119,013 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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