Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Compliance

**Department**: Finance & Insurance

**Job Title**: Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Compliance

**Location**: Winnipeg, MB, with travel required up to 50% of the time

**Classification**: Full Time, Onsite

**AutoCanada**, the largest publicly traded automotive group in Canada, is **NOW HIRING** an experienced **Director of Strategy, Partnerships & Compliance **to work with our F&I and leadership teams providing strategic support that will strengthen our dealership’s lender relationships and grow our performance metrics with expert-level analysis and insight This is your opportunity to get your foot in the door with an automotive group that believes in home-growing our talent, connecting with the communities in which we serve, and building a brand that is recognized across North America for our commitment to integrity and customer satisfaction. If you share our passion for people, automobiles, and making money then we want to talk to you about a new career with **AutoCanada**

**AutoCanada** believes that taking care of our team members and setting them up for long-term success is what sets us apart from our competitors. **That is why AutoCanada is proud to offer our full-time employees the following benefits to aid in their well-being and performance**:

- An extremely unique role like no other in the automotive industry
- Competitive pay plans and a motivated group of AutoCanada employees to work alongside
- Health & Dental insurance plans
- Life Insurance
- Vacation and Flex Time available for Full Time AutoCanada team members
- Employee vehicle purchase & service programs
- Company-wide appreciation events and contests throughout the calendar year
- Continued professional development and the opportunity to grow your career with a North American automotive group operating in both Canada and the United States
- Opportunities for travel within the North American market

**Position Overview**:
We’re looking for an experienced **Director of Strategy, Partnerships & Compliance**. Reporting to the Vice President, Finance & Insurance, you will be responsible for executing on the AutoCanada Finance and Insurance division’s strategy and will assist with overseeing business development and key partner relationships for the automotive group. This role is performed primarily ‘onsite’, based out of our Winnipeg Office, with travel being a regular requirement of the position and could be up to 50% of the time within any given month.

**Job Description / Responsibilities**:
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Strategic Planning & Business Development (40%)_**
- Manage AutoCanada F&I’s strategic partnerships with the OEMs, Lenders, iA and Dealerships.
- Responsible for the Strategic Plan creation, implementation, and completion for the Finance & Insurance division.
- Manage and create alignment through the Common Element Pay Plan strategy to drive Product Gross Profit and Products Per Deal and achieve other integral KPI metrics.
- Work with the leaders of Training & Development, Data & Analytics, and Platform functions to manage dealership F&I performance for all dealerships within AutoCanada nationally.
- Implement the AutoCanada F&I strategy for any acquisition and integration of newly acquired dealerships, as well as new growth initiatives.

**_ Analytics, Metrics, and Compliance (40%)_**
- Operationalize data and provide insight to different stakeholders (i.e. Platform VPs, Regional Trainers, Dealership Management).
- Responsible for the AutoCanada F&I product portfolio by managing loss ratios, cancellations and claims and making required adjustments or action plans as required.
- Oversee regulatory compliance both Provincially and Federally for all dealerships within AutoCanada as it relates to F&I Develop and implement the F&I Compliance Audit Program
- Manage the national monthly and yearly F&I sales contests.

**_ Leadership, Mentorship & Training (20%)_**
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Provide direction and communication through collaboration with the F&I Information Management team.
- Engaging and motivating the team to achieve key goals, performance expectations and AutoCanada’s best practice processes.
- Invest time in continuous learning as assigned by the Vice President, Finance & Insurance and promote a culture of continuous learning with direct reports.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum of 5 years of automotive experience that includes experience in a management/leadership where you have had to lead people and drive performance
- University business or finance or accounting degree/designation is preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications, including strong Excel skills with the ability to create formulas, pivot tables, etc.
- Demonstrate being a team player with a proven track record of working on group projects that have been successful and impactful to the workplace
- Are innovative and approach the business with progressive ideas
- Data driven to gather insights and t