Senior Advisor, Compensation & Total Rewards

Canadian Medical Association; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Canada is seeking a seasoned compensation professional to enhance its compensation strategies and programs. You will lead initiatives from benchmarking to salary reviews, ensuring compliance and fostering transparency. Your exceptional communication skills will help in influencing various stakeholders. The role offers a hybrid or remote work option in Ontario or Quebec, emphasizing equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits

Wellness Initiatives

Unmatched Employee Experience

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in compensation programs and pay legislation.
• Experience leading compensation programs and market analysis.
• Exceptional communication skills for influencing at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate-wide compensation initiatives and benchmarking.
• Enhance employee understanding of compensation programs.
• Contribute to Total Rewards strategy and program design.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Relationship Building

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location Options : Ottawa ON (Hybrid) or Toronto ON (Hybrid) or Ontario CA (Remote) or Quebec CA (Remote)

What makes you a great fit for this role?

You are a seasoned compensation professional with a knack for enhancing compensation strategies and programs. You are ready to lead the charge executing on corporate-wide compensation initiatives, from benchmarking to annual salary reviews, designing policies, and leading projects to stay ahead of the curve and remain compliant on legislation. Your exceptional communication skills make you the go-to person for enhancing employee understanding of compensation programs, while your passion and precision ensure strategy execution that fosters transparency and enhances trust. Your background also includes experience in other areas of Total Rewards, allowing you to bring a fresh perspective to the reporting and measurement of Total Rewards programs, and insights to meaningfully contribute to overall Total Rewards strategy and program design.

We Have :

• Rockstars to work with
• Leaders that have your back
• An enterprise that embraces change
• The tools to do your job
• An unmatched employee experience
• Wellness initiatives that’ll make your jaw drop

You Have :

• Deep subject matter expertise and understanding of compensation programs, executive compensation, incentive plans, and in-depth knowledge of pay legislation.
• Extensive hands-on experience leading the execution of compensation programs at all levels; including market analysis, market benchmarking, salary review cycles, incentive administration, and job evaluation.
• Significant experience consulting with employees and leaders at all levels on compensation matters, with demonstrated tact and diplomacy when navigating complex and confidential information.
• A strategic mindset that identifies opportunities to tailor an approach to address unique business needs, while ensuring equity and consistency in administering processes and in decision-making.
• Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to clearly and concisely shape messages to different audiences, convey complex topics, and to influence at all levels within an organization.
• An established reputation for reliably managing time and projects; successfully juggling multiple short-term tasks while progressing long-term goals.
• Outstanding numerical and analytical skills, with strong researching and problem-solving abilities to collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make informed recommendations.
• Experience and exposure working in other areas of Total Rewards, integrating compensation programs, and contributing to a broader Total Rewards strategy.

And this is totally you :

• Impactful relationship builder
• Committed to excellence and trying new things
• Detail-oriented within the bigger picture
• Data lover and Excel whiz
• Passionate about compensation and Total Rewards

Does this sound like your next opportunity? We hope you apply!

The CMA and the CMA Group of Companies (CMA Foundation and CMA Impact) are committed to accommodating employees with disabilities, accessibility needs, and other protected human rights characteristics, to the point of undue hardship. Any candidate requiring accommodation is encouraged to make their needs known.

Reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion are key priorities, and the CMA enterprise actively strives to build a culture where all employees can be their authentic selves and are valued for their diverse personal experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds and a variety of lived experiences to apply.

The CMA and the CMA Group of Companies (CMA Foundation and CMA Impact) has hybrid as well as remote workers across Quebec and Ontario. The Enterprise works in partnership with stakeholders and counterparts nationally across Canada. Due to the nature of the work performed for this position, the incumbent is required to communicate with colleagues in Quebec, Ontario and / or other provinces in English. Proficiency in French is an asset, but not a requirement of this role.