Department: Marketing & Communications
Location: Montreal, QC
Description
The French Translation Senior Specialist will be critical to the ongoing growth of Securian Canada. As an experienced translator you will take ownership of centralized Translation management within the organization, including establishing processes and rolling out bilingual communications organization wide. You will be accountable for creating and editing content and context, including copywriting, English to French (80%), but also French to English (20%). You will be responsible for all company documentation, communications, and adjacent needs such as French RFP writing.
What You Will Do
- Lead French (Canadian) language and translation efforts at Securian Canada;
- act as lead translator for company materials from English to French, including presentations, press releases, social media content, employee communications, newsletters, website content, company policies, etc.;
- stand up inhouse translation center, ensuring French translation compliance and consistency amongst departments;
- manage third-party network of "overflow" translation vendors – consistently evaluating vendor translation quality and ensuring effective resourcing for organizational needs;
- establish and maintain standardized lexicon; develop internal terminology bank and style guide, inclusive of product and insurance terminology, to share with external vendors to ensure consistency;
- coordinate overflow of translation requests between internal stakeholders and external translation vendor(s), as needed;
- review and revise translations done by external vendors or internal resources to ensure consistency with Securian Canada's terminology, style and tone, as well as quality of French language;
- write French RFP responses and other French-first/French-only materials.
What You Will Bring
- Bachelor's degree in translation (Eng-Fr) from a recognized academic institution;
- certification from a recognized translators' association (OTTIAQ, ATIO, CTINB);
- minimum seven years translation and revision experience, preferably in the insurance industry or a related field;
- superior organizational skills along with a scrupulous attention to detail;
- intellectual curiosity and excellent judgment;
- excellent computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office software;
- strong ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
Why join?
When you're a part of Securian Canada, you're a member of an agile and innovative, high-performing, bright-thinking, make-things-happen culture – so that together, we can discover the art of possible.
At our company, we see your potential on day one and challenge you to grow your unique strengths as you create a career filled with opportunity, collaboration, and purpose.
You'll also be part of a team that's committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and who values diverse perspectives, so that you can be the person you want to be – both in, and outside, work.
Securian Canada offers a competitive total rewards program with a variety of perks and benefits, including:
- Flexible work arrangements with monthly financial allocations to support your work-life balance;
- Generous starting paid vacation time, plus additional vacation days for every year of service;
- Paid volunteer day so you can dedicate time to a cause you are passionate about;
- Paid personal and wellness days to support your total wellbeing;
- Educational assistance of up to $3,500 a year (with approval from your manager);
- Flexible health and wellness account (in addition to comprehensive drug and dental coverage) to help pay for a wide range of wellbeing services that are meaningful to you;
- Up to 14% of combined contributions to the RRSP matching program;
- Family-friendly maternity/parental leave and,
- Many, more benefits, perks and programs.
If you have at least 70% of the qualifications we're looking for, want to work in a fast-growing, leading and progressive company, and feel driven to help Canadians and their families build secure futures – we want to hear from you!
Take the first step in building your future with Securian Canada. Apply now.
Securian Canada is committed to providing a barrier-free work environment and equal access to employment for all qualified applicants. As such, upon request, Securian Canada will work with applicants that require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process. Please contact careers@securiancanada.ca for accommodation requests. All information shared during any accommodation request process will be stored and used only in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Securian Canada/Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company policies. 
