Functional Lead, Pension Calculation Implementation (remote)

life works; Cobourg; Remote; CAD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

TELUS Health is seeking a functional lead for the retirement benefits implementation team to drive defined benefit pension plan configurations and calculations across North American markets.

You will manage a team of business analysts and calculation verifiers, supervise the calculation engine setup, and partner with product development to optimize implementation processes while maintaining a flexible work arrangement in Canada.

Qualifications

• University degree in actuarial science, mathematics, project management, or any other relevant field.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in defined benefit pension plans.
• Experience with Canadian and/or American pension plans.
• Mastery of retirement benefit calculations and calculation engine configuration.
• Proficiency in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Represent the benefit calculation implementation team to project management.
• Determine and manage the priorities of their implementation team.
• Perform ongoing planning of deliverables considering the project scope.
• Proactively identify potential risks and issues.
• Be responsible for pension plan rules analysis documents.
• Provide technical support and supervise the configuration of the benefit calculation engine.
• Know the system configuration in order to position themselves as the calculation engine expert in our implementations.
• Support data conversion and data collections with stakeholders.
• Work closely with the product development team.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our implementation processes.

Skills

Excel

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

University degree in actuarial science

Tools

Azure DevOps

VBA

Job description

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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 the TELUS Health retirement benefits implementation team as a functional lead.

In this role, you will be able to demonstrate your extensive expertise in defined benefit pension plan administration. Furthermore, you will act as a practice lead by effectively managing the deliverables of a team composed of business analysts and calculation verifiers.

This role requires solid expertise in benefit calculation engine configuration and good adaptability in order to familiarize yourself with our solution quickly within our growing team.

What's in it for you

Incomparable versatility in pension calculations and plan administration across Canadian and American markets

Deep expertise in an innovative and specialized field that sets you apart in the pension industry

Multiple implementation projects with leading clients across North America, expanding your portfolio and professional network

Flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada while maintaining a healthy work-life balance

A corporate culture centered on mutual aid, social impact, well-being, and diversity

Primary Responsibilities

Represent the benefit calculation implementation team to project management

Determine and manage the priorities of their implementation team

Perform ongoing planning of deliverables considering the project scope

Proactively identify potential risks and issues

Be responsible for pension plan rules analysis documents

Provide technical support and supervise the configuration of the benefit calculation engine

Know the system configuration in order to position themselves as the calculation engine expert in our implementations

Support specialized technical stakeholders for data conversion and data collections

Work closely with the product development team

Contribute to the continuous improvement of our implementation processes

What You Bring

Requirements

University degree in actuarial science, mathematics, project management, or any other relevant field

10+ years of relevant experience in defined benefit pension plans

Experience with Canadian and/or American pension plans

Mastery of retirement benefit calculations

Mastery of retirement benefit calculation engine configuration

Proficiency in Excel

Ability to travel to Canada and the United States

Assets

Knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar work management tools

Knowledge of VBA programming

Continuing education in actuarial science

Soft Skills

Excellent organizational skills

Strong problem-solving ability

Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders

Leadership and ability to maintain team engagement

Ability to work in a team and independently

Coaching and resource development skills

Effective priority management

Ability to make decisions involving a certain level of risk

Ability to adapt your communication style to people with different levels of expertise

Salary Range

95 000,00 - 125 000,00 CAD

Job Type

This is for a current vacancy.

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.

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.