About Acturis Canada

Acturis is a leading Software-as-a-Service provider for general insurance. Founded in 2000, we have grown exponentially over the past 20 years. To date, more than 95,000 individuals, in over 40 countries, use Acturis solutions to power their business, and our platform manages over £10bn worth of transactions every year. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we have helped to create and shape the insurance market of today. In 2019 we launched our system in Canada with exciting opportunities for growth in a new marketplace and our office is based in Victoria, BC.

Why Join the Acturis Team?

At Acturis we invest in recruiting, developing and promoting talent. With us you will:

Work with a talented, motivated and friendly group of like-minded colleagues

Learn how to combine innovation and technology to create new business models from a management team led by two former McKinsey partners

Be supported and encouraged to develop your skills and knowledge through structured training and coaching from experienced colleagues

Receive written constructive performance feedback and encouragement every quarter so that you know how to improve – you have no idea how unusual this is!

Be given real responsibility for your own projects as soon as you are ready

Receive a competitive salary and annual performance-based reviews

Be eligible to participate in annual bonus and company share incentive schemes depending on performance and seniority

Receive 20 days of holiday rising to 25 days over time

Work from home up to 3 days per week and in our Victoria, BC office for the other 2 days. During probation this will be full time in our Victoria Office.

The Position

As an Experienced Technical Business Analyst at Acturis, you will receive structured targets, regular feedback and an annual performance review. You will also follow a clearly defined career path that recognises personal development and contribution to the company.

The annual salary for this position is between $70,000.00 and $80,000.00 . This salary is a guideline and actual compensation will be based on level of experience.

What do the first three months on the job look like?

As an Experienced Technical Business Analyst you can expect to be responsible for:

Provide technical support for clients whose reporting and downstream systems are integrated with Acturis using an Acturis Toolkit by working closely with their IT teams.

Develop and maintain the Acturis Toolkit that is used to extract data from Acturis into client systems using PowerShell and database interrogation techniques.

Investigate data issues raised by clients and work with the appropriate teams within Acturis to diagnose and resolve.

Specify new Acturis-hosted reporting solutions and the data structures required to facilitate these and work closely with database developers to design, test and rollout the solution.

Understand the business requirements of specific client projects, propose the design of solutions to satisfy these and lead such discrete client projects through development, testing and client support to fruition.

Training

Acturis believes that a mix of internal and external training allows colleagues to develop rounded skills:

New joiners receive concentrated initial training and close mentoring

Colleagues are encouraged to complete industry standard training in relevant topics

More senior colleagues can choose courses with time set aside and the course paid for

The Acturis management team run training sessions to pass on experience and best practice

Requirements

Candidate Profile

The successful candidates will have following attributes:

Degree in Math, Physics, Engineering or other STEM discipline

An aptitude for applying technology and structured problem solving

Strong communication skills and an ability to build relationships with clients

Logical, well organized and practical

A track record of delivering on projects and an ability to carry tasks through to completion

Confident and eager to take responsibility

An ability to work in teams and learn quickly, seamlessly collaborating with others

Computer literate (e.g. Word, Outlook, Excel) and able to pick up new concepts quickly

2-3 years relevant experience in the insurance or software industry

The following attributes are highly appreciated but not required:

Science, Math, and Engineering background

Fluent or Proficient in French

Experience working in technology within the Canadian insurance industry

Experience of basic project management

What happens next?

Think you’ll be a great fit for the Acturis Canada team? Here are what next steps could look like after you apply:

A member of our recruitment team will reach out to you to schedule a 30-minute online assessment.

A People Operations representative will schedule an introduction call.

You will be invited to participate in three additional interviews.

References will be contacted and an offer will be sent your way!

Acturis believes diversity drives innovation. We know that diversity also feeds success, so we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Acturis is committed to providing an accessible recruitment and selection process. Should you require an accommodation in any part of the process, please contact recruitment@acturis.ca.