Team Lead, Data Science - Fraud Detection Team

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model

• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year

• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more

• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

Salary range (but not limited to):

138,500 - 169,300

Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance):

15%

As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

About the role

We are pleased to announce that we are seeking a Team Lead within the IntactLab!

In this role, you may be responsible for leading a small team of junior data scientists and/or actuarial analysts and/or AI developers. This role combines operational leadership and technical expertise to coordinate daily activities, implement the data science strategy, improve key processes, and support business objectives. You will be a trusted partner to management teams, ensure clear communication with stakeholders, mentor talent development, and oversee the design of models and analyses that directly contribute to product performance, customer satisfaction, and profitability.

 

What you'll do here: 

• Provide appropriate recommendations after analyzing and interpreting reports produced by team members to improve product and service performance.

• Manage the evaluation, development, and coaching of team members to reach the company’s strategic goals, while fostering a highly engaged workforce where employees contribute to the success of the team and the organization.

• Coordinate your team’s activities by organizing, planning, and controlling the work.

• Provide technical guidance to team members responsible for data science or actuarial work and studies (product rating, reserves, financial projections, contributions to regulatory requirements, natural language processing, process optimization, and other data science techniques and models).

• Represent the data science function in various working groups/committees and act as a point of contact with other business units.

• Participate in project-related tasks assigned by the manager and/or director.

 

What you bring to the table:

• University degree in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science (FCIA or FCAS is an asset), or training in machine learning, data science, or any combination of equivalent education and experience.

• 5 years of professional experience in Data Science or Actuarial Science.

• At least 1 year of coaching experience (experience coaching data scientists is an asset).

• Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills.

• Lead with vision and values.

• Ability to build strategic working relationships.

• Develop others and promote engagement.

• Facilitate change.

• Bilingualism (French and English), For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country.

• No Canadian work experience required, but authorization to work in Canada is necessary

Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en plein croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.