Associate Manager, Data & Analytics
About The Position
The Associate Manager, Data & Analytics plays a key role in enabling data-driven decision making across the Health Products team, which is responsible for the direction, delivery and performance of Canada Life’s health and well-being products. This role partners with leadership and cross-functional teams to define reporting needs, deliver standardized dashboards and insights, and translate complex data into clear, executive-ready outputs. The Associate Manager supports strategic and operational priorities through advanced analytics, while continuously improving data processes, governance, and reporting capabilities to drive consistency, efficiency, and business impact.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience and a university or college degree in a related field of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working with raw data and manipulating large datasets
- Proficiency in Excel, Power BI, data modelling, and Databricks, with experience creating interactive dashboards
- Ability to work with diverse data inputs and build data marts aligned with business requirements
- Proven ability to learn quickly, work independently, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work with little to no documentation or instructions
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce high-quality outputs under tight timelines
- Driven to continuously improve processes, performance, and efficiency
- Ability to write complex SQL queries to extract and integrate data from multiple sources
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or R
- Hands-on experience with Azure compute services and a good understanding of Azure Data Factory pipelines
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of the organization, distribution channels, products, systems, and data is an asset
- Microsoft Certified – Azure Data Analyst Associate (Power BI) certification
Responsibilities
- Partner with Health Products leadership and cross-functional teams to define reporting needs, KPIs, and success metrics.
- Engage business stakeholders early to understand requirements, clarify definitions, and align on outputs.
- Translate complex data into clear, concise insights and executive-ready materials.
- Design and maintain standardized reports, dashboards, and data models to support ongoing business needs.
- Extract, clean, and integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., claims, policy, digital) to ensure consistency and usability.
- Establish and document data definitions, logic, and governance to enable a single source of truth.
- Analyze data to identify trends, drivers, and anomalies across health products and member behaviors.
- Provide actionable insights and recommendations that inform strategic and operational decisions.
- Support ad hoc analysis to answer key business questions and quantify opportunities.
- Own and prioritize a portfolio of reporting and analytics deliverables, ensuring quality and timeliness.
- Automate and enhance reporting processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
- Continuously identify opportunities to evolve analytics capabilities, tools, and outputs to better support the business.
Benefits
- Opportunities for career advancement
- Access to industry-leading learning programs
- Up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement
- Flexible health and dental benefits
- $5,000 mental health benefit
- In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
- Company-matching pension plan
- Share ownership program
- Additional investment options
- Employee recognition programs
- Service milestone celebrations
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
