Specialist, Employee Benefits

Vacances Air Canada / Air Canada Vacations; Montreal; Vor Ort; CAD 65.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Vacances Air Canada / Air Canada Vacations in Montreal seeks a Benefits Specialist with hands-on HR experience to manage day-to-day benefits, pensions, and related policies. You will be hands-on, developing plans, overseeing administration, and ensuring regulatory compliance in a dynamic hospitality/airline context.

You will act as SME on benefits, respond to inquiries across Canada, administer leaves, and partner with HR to drive programs reflecting our culture and growth.

Qualifikationen

• Degree in Human Resources, labour relations or relevant field.
• Knowledge of Canadian provincial and federal legislation.
• Experience in administering employee benefits and leaves.
• Bilingual in French and English.

Aufgaben

• Develop and implement benefit policies and oversee plan administration.
• Serve as SME for benefits, pension, ESPP, and group health insurance.
• Monitor compliance with federal/provincial benefits rules; liaise with vendors.
• Respond to employee inquiries across Canada with timely guidance.
• Administer group insurance regulations and interpret policy clauses.
• Manage WSIB and CNESST claims; oversee leaves across Canada.
• Lead accommodation processes with thorough documentation and follow-up.
• Improve HR processes and benchmark policies to support growth.
• Partner with HR to enhance strategies, processes, programs and tools.
• Analyze trends, deliver value-added service to managers and staff.
• Execute projects impacting employee experience, engagement and retention.

Kenntnisse

HR experience

Benefits administration

Canadian benefits knowledge

Dayforce

Bilingual French/English

Data analysis

Influence / coaching

Ausbildung

Degree in Human Resources, labour relations or relevant field

Tools

Dayforce

Jobbeschreibung

JOB TITLE : Specialist, Benefits

POSITION STATUS : Permanent

DEPARTMENT : Human Resources

LOCATION : Montreal

We're looking to hire an enthusiastic Human Resources and Benefits Specialist with well-rounded HR experience, an ability to manage his or her learning of multiple processes and policies and is comfortable with autonomy and taking direction. You will be hands-on and involved in the more 'day to day' requirements.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Developing, recommending, improving and implementing plans and employee benefit policies, and oversee the administration of existing plans
• Operate as a subject matter expert in the areas of benefits, pension, employee share purchase plan, and group health insurance
• Monitor and respond to federal and provincial benefits related to compliance requirements, monitor vendor performance, and calculate payments due to benefit vendors.
• Act as resource person to answer general inquiries from employees, across multiple locations in Canada
• Administer group insurance regulations, interpret clauses in the group insurance policy
• Experience with administering WSIB and CNESST claims
• Expertise in defined contributions and defined benefits pension plans
• Manage all leaves (parental, short term and long-term leaves) for employees across Canada
• Lead the accommodation process, ensuring thorough documentation, timely follow‑up, and effective feedback.
• Seek to improve our business processes, practices and policies (Benchmark our policies and practices against industry and make recommended changes for improvement) to implement best practices for our continued expansion and growth.
• Participate in the Health and Safety committee, first Aid training
• Partner with the HR team to benchmark and continuously improve HR strategies, processes, programs, policies and tools
• Analyze trends and metrics, anticipate people-related needs and deliver value-added service to managers and employees
• Deliver solutions that drive company and individual performance to achieve the company’s initiatives in a way that is reflective of our unique culture, and values
• Work on critical projects that impact employee experience, engagement and retention

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

• Degree in Human Resources, labour relations or relevant field, combined with a minimum of 5 years of experience, in HR and/or Benefits
• Knowledge of Canadian provincial and federal legislation
• Knowledge of Dayforce is a definite plus
• Experience in managing employee benefits
• Ability to analyze data, understand trends and develop recommendations for action
• Ability to influence, coach and consult with all levels of the organization in a positive and effective manner
• Demonstrated knowledge of business practices and the link between HR strategy and business strategy
• Bilingual in French and English