Associate, People Experience & Operations

OMERS Ventures; Toronto; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits

Retirement plans

Annual incentive award

Professional development

Job summary

OMERS Ventures in Toronto, Canada seeks an Associate, People Experience & Operations to provide HR support, maintain Workday data, and assist with audits and programs. The role focuses on accurate data, process improvements, and partnering with HR teams to deliver enterprise initiatives.

The position emphasizes Workday transactions, employee data integrity, and timely responses to inquiries, offering exposure to annual incentive plans and retirement benefits within a large, inclusive

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in HR or employee services.
• Strong data accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with HR systems; Workday is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate HR support to employees, leaders and HR partners.
• Process employee movements in Workday, including promotions, transfers, leaves, organizational changes, terminations, and other employee related changes.
• Promote and support Workday self-service functionality and other digital tools.
• Maintain accurate employee data in Workday to support data integrity, operational processes, reporting, and decision making.
• Participate in audit activities and assist with identifying and resolving data quality issues.
• Supports annual operating programs and cyclical activities, including promotions, compensation related changes, reporting, and governance processes.
• Assist with reporting and data requests, as required.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations for process improvements that will enhance the employee experience and streamline processes.
• Collaborate with broader HR teams and provide support in the delivery of shared initiatives, projects and process enhancements.

Skills

HR operations

Workday experience

Data accuracy

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multi-tasking

Education

HR or Business Admin degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.

Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.

We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 665,000 members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.

Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.

Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.

The Associate, People Experience & Operations is responsible for providing timely and accurate support to employees, leaders, and HR partners across a broad range of HR inquiries, transactions, and processes. The role serves as a first point of contact for operational support, maintains employee data integrity, supports audits and reporting activities, contributes to process improvements and supports the delivery of key HR initiatives and annual programs.

You will be responsible for:

• Provide timely and accurate support to employees, leaders and HR partners on general HR inquiries, policies, processes and Workday transactions.
• Process employee movements and transactions in Workday, including promotions, transfers, leaves, organizational changes, terminations, and other employee related changes.
• Promote and support employee and leader adoption of Workday self-service functionality and other digital tools.
• Maintain accurate employee data in Workday to support data integrity, operational processes, reporting, and decision making.
• Participate in audit activities and assist with identifying and resolving data quality issues.
• Supports annual operating programs and cyclical activities, including promotions, compensation related changes, reporting, and governance processes.
• Assist with reporting and data requests, as required.
• Contribute ideas and recommendations for process improvements that will enhance the employee experience and streamline processes.
• Collaborate with broader HR teams and provide support in the delivery of shared initiatives, projects and process enhancements.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 1-3 years of experience in HR, employee services, or operational support.
• Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective problem-solving, analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Skills & Experience :

• Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience with HR systems; Workday experience is an asset.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.The expected salary range for this position is $62,000.00 - $92,000.00 per year.

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.

From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.