Senior Bilingual Disability Claims Consultant

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About the role

  • Senior disability claims consultant managing litigated claims and escalated cases for Sun Life’s financial security business. Representing the company in legal proceedings and guiding complex case management.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively manage a block of litigated disability claims and other escalated cases
  • Apply Sun Life resolution strategies to claims to serve clients and drive financial outcomes
  • Manage litigated cases using expert disability and litigation management skills
  • Represent Sun Life at mediations, examinations for discovery, pre-trials, trials, grievance arbitrations, and other judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings
  • Instruct legal counsel on final disposition of litigated claims
  • Handle escalated matters thoroughly, timely, and effectively
  • Provide leadership in complex case management
  • Build knowledge of litigation management strategies and improve quality outcomes
  • Partner with the Manager, Disability Litigation and the litigation management team
  • Create and deliver presentations to disability claims operations
  • Build relationships with legal services, disability claims operations, stakeholders, customers, and plan sponsors
  • Identify process improvements and issues requiring follow-up within disability operations
  • Help prioritize work to meet customer expectations
  • Coach and mentor other team members

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of recent disability case management experience
  • Excellent knowledge of disability case management strategies
  • Strong computer skills and Microsoft Office knowledge
  • Strong organizational, analytical and decision-making skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent listening skills and capacity for empathy
  • Ability to deal with stressful situations
  • Strong interpersonal and motivational skills
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to understand and explain new concepts
  • Ability to objectively review information and all aspects of files/situations
  • Ability to work collaboratively with others
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate
  • Ability to travel; valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle required
  • Ability to work from a Sun Life office location
  • Flexibility in working hours
  • Bilingualism in French and English, oral and written, required for Quebec positions
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience is an asset
  • Knowledge of litigation case management strategies is an asset
  • Strong negotiation skills are an asset

Benefits

  • Access to short-term assignments or ‘Gigs’ across the organization
  • A collaborative and interactive team environment
  • Charitable giving through the You Give, We Give program, with contribution matching in many cases
  • Care Days for self-care or care of others
  • Sick Days
  • Hybrid work arrangement with flexibility to work from the office and virtually
  • Accommodation available during the application process
  • Potential participation in discretionary incentive plans for eligible employees

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$80,000 - CA$128,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridMontrealCanada

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