Executive Compensation Senior Advisor

NBC; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Montreal is seeking a Chief Advisor for the Executive Compensation team. The role involves evolving compensation practices, providing strategic guidance, and developing innovative compensation solutions. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in executive compensation, strong advisory skills, and a commitment to collaboration in a hybrid work environment. Bilingualism in English and French is required.

Qualifications

• Ten years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree or six years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience in executive compensation policy development.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

• Help evolve the bank's compensation practices.
• Understand business issues and suggest fitting strategies.
• Guide execution of projects and provide advisory services.
• Develop competitive compensation solutions.

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Diversity & Inclusion

Teamwork

Cybersecurity

Empathy

Initiative

Learning Agility

Resiliency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Tools

Excel

Office suite

Job description

Attendance

Hybrid

Job number

24918

Category

Senior Professional

Status : Permanent

Type of Contract

Permanent

Schedule : Full-Time

Full Time / Part Time?

Full-Time

Posting date

22-May-2025

Location : Montreal, Quebec

City

Montreal

Province / State

Quebec

Area(s) of interest : Human resources

Come live your ambitions as a member of the Compensation team at National Bank and work with us to create the most stimulating workplace in the country. With your talents as a Chief Advisor, you will evolve the practices of the "Executive Compensation Strategies" team.

This team reports to the Senior Director, Executive Compensation Strategies. Our team values everyone's passions, bold ideas and rigorous execution, whether it's to help our team achieve its common goals or to promote knowledge sharing and mutual aid. Collaboration and complicity are the keys to success in a hybrid work mode that is favored for more flexibility.

Your main challenges

• Help the Bank's compensation practices to evolve
• Understand business issues, identify stakeholders' needs, and suggest strategies that fit with the Bank's cultural shift and transformation
• Guide the execution of various projects and mandates, act as an advisor for the various working committees, and provide alignment to guide strategic compensation decisions
• Intervene strategically with various partners and support the implementation of activities (including the writing of presentations for the Board of Directors) by providing high-level expertise
• Contribute actively to the professional development of your peers
• Offer value-added advisory services and support in a cross-sector and matrix context that is constantly evolving
• Develop and establish competitive and innovative compensation solutions, strategies, and guidelines that require buy-in from multiple stakeholders and meet business needs
• Act as an expert by influencing and balancing the interests of multiple stakeholders
• Represent the Bank and participate in information forums with external third parties to keep up with best compensation practices and help our practices and approaches to evolve

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and ten years of relevant experience OR master’s degree in a related field and six years of relevant experience
• Experience in executive compensation, particularly in developing executive compensation policies and programs
• Able to navigate in situations that are ambiguous and that provide service to sectors in matrix mode
• Recognized for your agility, proactivity, and curiosity in solving problems, managing stakeholders, and providing advisory service
• Ability to be a positive leader within a team
• Excellent command of Excel and the Office suite
• Bilingualism, spoken and written (English and French)

Languages : English, French

Reason to require this language : you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

• Artificial Intelligence
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Teamwork
• Cybersecurity
• Empathy
• Initiative
• Learning Agility
• Resiliency