Senior Analyst Strategy

Permanent Full Time

Canada Life is applying a strong focus on strategy and planning capabilities. These capabilities will be critical to navigating and succeeding in an increasingly dynamic and competitive environment, which includes changing customer behaviours and distribution trends, technology advancements, and a shifting global economy. The PMO Practice & Portfolio Governance Team as part of the Technology Project Management Office is focused on technology portfolio planning and program execution for Canada Life’s Technology organisation. The team partners with technology leaders to develop the go‑forward strategy and takes an integrated view of strategic portfolios to assess capabilities and organizational readiness. The team also provides support to the annual planning process and long‑term strategy development. Collaborating with leaders across Technology, the team helps solve critical issues providing a central perspective on cross‑cutting themes. The role also partners closely with Lifeco’s Office of the CIO team to ensure alignment between the Canadian strategy and the global Lifeco strategy.

Reporting to the AVP Portfolio, the Senior Analyst is responsible for providing research, insights, analysis, and presentation support to help the team make decisions, address key challenges, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. The Senior Analyst will lead and support strategic planning and execution efforts with minimal guidance. This role also provides financial modelling support and other in‑depth analysis to help provide new perspectives on opportunities and challenges across the business. The Senior Analyst will take both a long‑term and short‑term perspective, providing insights into evolving trends while helping shape initiatives that will enable the Canadian technology division to deliver on goals and priorities.

What You Will Do

Financial Governance & Optimization

Drive the design and implementation of centralized financial governance processes with a forward‑looking approach.

Lead portfolio financial structuring and clean‑up to establish a single source of truth.

Define and standardize processes, templates, and tools for program/project forecasting and financial tracking.

Develop and maintain portfolio‑level financial reporting, ensuring transparency and consistency.

Establish and enforce compliance with financial standards and propose frameworks for continuous improvement.

Strategic Alignment & KPI Measurement

Assess portfolio initiatives against strategic outcomes and validate alignment with Canada Life and Technology objectives.

Implement KPI measurement frameworks tied to business cases to track value realization.

Provide actionable insights through reporting on key metrics to support executive decision‑making.

Strategy & Planning

Support portfolio‑level planning exercises and implement metrics to improve investment prioritization and resource allocation.

Support annual portfolio planning and ensure alignment with strategic roadmaps.

Enable transparency and governance in financial planning and forecasting processes.

Develop Strategic Presentation Materials

Develop, build, and deliver well‑structured, persuasive, visual presentation materials for senior audiences through storytelling that converts analysis into compelling insights.

Support strategic / annual planning, including roadmap development, strategy presentations, financial plans / forecasts, etc.

Support Alignment of Strategy Execution Efforts

Manage and provide support on select projects and initiatives, engaging partners and teams in workshops and working sessions while leveraging roadmaps, KPIs, results measures and organizational goals / objectives to problem‑solve and align plans across Canada.

Support the use of tools, processes, and new ways of working to enable the strategy planning and execution function in service of overall Canada goals.

What You Will Bring

Strong business acumen, with demonstrated aptitude for strategic, analytical and critical thinking.

Highly proficient analytical skills, including financial analysis and research, with the ability to organize results and recommendations clearly.

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with proven abilities to collaborate with employees across the organization.

Proficient use of tools like PPT and Excel (working knowledge of Thinkcell, Macros and Power BI will be an asset).

University degree in a relevant discipline such as engineering, business, or other specialized degree.

At least 5 years of experience in a technology strategy role, preferably within the financial services industry and/or with a consulting firm.

The base salary for this position is between

$71,900.00

–

$119,800.00

annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation (i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting; closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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