Manager, Payroll Operations & Total Compensation

City of St. Albert; St. Albert; Hybrid; CAD 116,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid remote work

Flexible Spending Account

Recreation access pass

Job summary

The City of St. Albert is seeking an experienced leader to manage Payroll Operations & Total Compensation within Human Resources & Safety.

You will guide compensation design, job evaluation, pension programs, and workforce analytics, while ensuring compliant payroll processing and high-quality HR services. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, advise senior leaders, and drive HR technology initiatives to improve processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or diploma with leadership) in HR/related field and senior experience.
• Experience in compensation design, payroll, benefits, pension, HRIS, and reporting.
• Designation: CPHR, PCP, PLP, CEBS, or CCP (one of) required.
• Extensive knowledge of total compensation programs and payroll legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead total compensation strategy including job evaluation, classification, benefits, pension, market studies, and total rewards.
• Oversee payroll operations for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Advise senior leaders on compensation, classification, benefits, payroll legislation, and workforce trends.
• Lead governance and modernization of the City's HRIS and related systems.
• Sponsor HR technology projects and process improvements.
• Establish workforce analytics, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting frameworks.
• Manage HR administrative services with focus on efficiency and client experience.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Compensation

Payroll

Benefits administration

Pension administration

HR reporting

HR analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Admin, Commerce, Finance, Information Systems, or related

Diploma with 10+ years of leadership experience

Tools

HRIS

Job description

The City of St. Albert is recruiting an experienced and strategic leader to join our Human Resources & Safety department as the Manager, Payroll Operations & Total Compensation.

Reporting to the Director, Human Resources & Safety, this position provides strategic and operational leadership for the City's payroll, benefits, pension administration, total compensation, HR information systems (HRIS), workforce analytics, and HR administrative services functions.

The Manager leads a multidisciplinary team and serves as the City's senior subject matter expert in total compensation, job evaluation, HR technology, and workforce analytics/reporting, providing advice and recommendations that support organizational effectiveness, compliance, and informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the City's total compensation strategy, including compensation administration, job evaluation, classification, benefits, pension programs, compensation reviews, market studies, workforce costing, and total rewards initiatives.
• Provide strategic oversight of payroll operations to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders on compensation, classification, benefits, payroll legislation, workforce trends, and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead the strategic direction, governance, and continuous improvement of the City's Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
• Sponsor HR technology implementation projects and business process modernization and optimization initiatives.
• Establish and advance workforce analytics, dashboards, key performance indicators, reporting frameworks, workforce metrics, legislative reporting requirements, and annual departmental reporting to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Lead HR administrative services, ensuring responsive, efficient, and customer-focused service delivery, while developing service standards, business processes, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, service delivery, and client experience.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Information Systems, or a related discipline, combined with at least seven (7) years of progressively responsible related experience, including leadership responsibilities; or a related diploma combined with at least ten (10) years of progressively responsible related experience, including leadership responsibilities.
• Experience in compensation and classification, payroll, benefits and pension administration, HRIS implementation and sustainment, and HR reporting.
• Must possess one of the following designations: Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP), Payroll Leadership Professional (PLP), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), or Certified Compensation Professional (CCP).
• Extensive knowledge of total compensation programs, including compensation design, salary administration, job evaluation, payroll legislation, and pension and benefits administration.
• Experience with HRIS implementation, sustainment, upgrades, and process improvement initiatives.
• Municipal government experience is considered an asset.
• Equivalent combinations of experience and education may be considered.

Hours of Work

• We offer a compressed bi-weekly work schedule of 72 hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 – 5:00, with a biweekly regular day off (RDO).
• Benefit from flexible work hours by adjusting your start and end times by 30 or 60 minutes around our core hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Compensation

• The salary ranges from $116,069.72 - $139,966.84 per year, including a comprehensive benefits package with a flexible spending account, pension plan, and accrued paid vacation starting at 4 weeks per year.
• Learn more about our benefits here: Employee Benefits Booklet
• Candidates not meeting the full qualifications may be considered for a development opportunity at a lower classification and salary.

Why You Should Work With Us

• Eligible to apply for a Hybrid Remote Work arrangement, with a minimum of 51% of work time spent onsite and the remainder worked remotely. Employees are eligible to participate in this program after 3 months of employment, subject to satisfactory performance.
• You will receive a Flexible Spending Account limit at the beginning of each calendar year (permanent full time $400).
• Employees can purchase an annual Recreation Access Pass for $87 + tax, granting unlimited access to Servus Credit Union Place (excluding PLAYcare and registered programs), Fountain Park Recreation Centre, and Grosvenor Outdoor Pool.

Conditions of Employment

• The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials.
• The successful applicant will be required to obtain a satisfactory police information check.
• Please note that the presence of charges or convictions does not automatically preclude an individual from being considered for employment. All findings will be reviewed and assessed in relation to the responsibilities and requirements of the position.
• A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business use are required.