Compensation consultant

LifeWorks; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health consulting firm is seeking a Compensation Consultant to provide strategic consulting for compensation strategies. You will manage client projects, conduct interviews, and develop presentations. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's degree and have 3-5 years of relevant experience. The role involves collaboration, analytical thinking, and delivering insights from complex data. This position supports clients across all Canadian provinces and offers remote work flexibility.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in a compensation role, ideally 2 years in a consulting role.
• Hold or working towards CPHR / CRHA designation or equivalent.
• Bilingual in written and conversational English and French.

Responsibilities

• Manage mid-complexity projects ensuring timely delivery and adherence to fees.
• Serve as a primary client contact, conducting interviews and delivering training.
• Develop and review PowerPoint presentations and initial data conclusions.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Client management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Human Resources, Actuarial Science or Accounting

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global‑leading health and well‑being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Join our team and what we’ll accomplish together

TELUS Health Consulting practice brings over 60 years of experience and innovative thought leadership to pension & savings, actuarial, compensation and overall financial well‑being consulting and outsourcing. Our purpose is to improve financial outcomes for individuals while managing costs and risks for organizations by leveraging technology and data. We are also one of the largest pension plan administrators in Canada, serving over five million plan participants. We are a diverse organization with unparalleled capabilities for our clients and their people.

The Compensation Consulting practice is composed of a dedicated group of nation‑wide professionals with extensive experience in the field of compensation. We specialize in providing strategic guidance and expert analysis to our clients when developing competitive, equitable compensation strategies aligned with their organizational goals. Keeping in mind various stakeholders' interests such as employees, management, board members, and unions, we help organizations attract, retain, and motivate employees while maintaining financial sustainability and legal compliance. With a deep understanding of market trends, we ensure that our clients'

compensation strategies are both effective and compliant.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

As a Compensation Consultant within our consulting practice, you will bring your leadership and knowledge of compensation trends and practices to provide strategic consulting to our clients. Your understanding of broad‑based and executive compensation, total rewards, and pay equity will reinforce the design, review and implementation of compensation programs that support our clients business and compensation policies. You are an analytical thinker and possess meticulous attention to detail, in addition to your expertise in client management and delivering insights derived from complex data all the while helping junior team members.

Here’s how

Manage mid‑complexity projects ensuring timely delivery and adherence to fees

Serve as a primary client contact, conducting client interviews, facilitating focus groups, delivering training, and maintaining ongoing client relationships

Develop and review PowerPoint presentations, Excel exhibits, and initial data conclusions for client reports while working closely with Principals / Leaders to determine client recommendations

Participate in the presentation of recommendations to senior leadership teams and board members as required

Develop new tools and templates for multiple markets

Write project proposals and respond to Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

Participate in business development activities such as webinars and presentations

Support junior staff when needed

Support client from all of the Canadian provinces

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle…

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Human Resources, Actuarial Science or Accounting

3-5 years in a compensation role; ideally 2 years in a consulting role

Business acumen : having robust market awareness of compensation trends in various industries targeting different employee profiles

Data expertise : aptitude and familiarity with various sources of compensation data, including published surveys

Ability to navigate in diverse client environment

Collaboration and communication skills : being a team member that others actively seek out to partner with, who is clear, concise, and influential in all mediums of communication

Comfort with working in dynamic environments

Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and intermediate proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint

• Hold or working towards your CPHR / CRHA designation or equivalent

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Pay equity experience, understanding nuances of provincial and federal legislation

Project management (leading transformational compensation programs)

Change management and creating compensation tools and resources

Bilingual (written and conversational English and French)

A bit about us

We’re a people‑focused, customer‑first, purpose‑driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.

Disclaimer : In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and / or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

The health and safety of our team, customers and communities is paramount to TELUS. Accordingly, we require anyone joining our TELUS Health Care Centres to be fully vaccinated for COVID‑19.

Note for Quebec candidates : if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and / or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.