Sr. Specialist, Compensation & People Analytics

RECIPE; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discount

Dining allowance

Hybrid work

Benefits & wellness programs

Job summary

Recipe is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Compensation & People Analytics in Canada to lead compensation initiatives for home office and corporate restaurants, and to shape people analytics strategy.

You\'ll manage salary structures, incentive plans, and pay equity analyses, while partnering with HR, payroll, and leadership. The role requires 3–5 years in compensation and analytics, strong Excel/Sheets skills, and experience with HRIS (Ceridian Dayforce preferred).

Qualifications

• Experience in compensation management and salary structuring.
• Experience creating salary benchmarks and surveys.
• Strong analytical and modelling skills.
• Experience in retail/hospitality/restaurant is an asset.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets.

Responsibilities

• Manage compensation database, salary recommendations, bonuses, and employee movements.
• Lead semi-annual salary increase process with policy reviews and payroll file generation.
• Execute STIP for salaried teammates and prepare incentive spreadsheets for review.
• Manage compensation surveys submissions and provide benchmark reports and recommendations.
• Lead job evaluations to ensure consistency of salary grades and titles.
• Conduct pay equity and internal equity analyses.
• Design, build, and maintain interactive People dashboards and automated reporting.
• Model HR datasets to identify trends and extract insights for strategy.
• Translate analytics outputs into clear visual stories for HRBPs and leaders.
• Support HR tech rollouts to ensure data integrity and scalable reporting.

Skills

Compensation administration

People analytics

Data analysis

Excel/Google Sheets

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Post-secondary degree in HR or Business Administration

Tools

Ceridian Dayforce

Job description

Reporting to the Manager of Total Rewards and People Analytics, the Sr. Specialist, Compensation & People Analytics, will play a key role in managing all compensation initiatives for home office and corporate restaurants, as well as shaping the exciting journey as we continue to build and develop our people analytics.

What you will do in this role:

Compensation

• Manage Recipe's employee compensation database, including salary recommendations, salary grades, bonus targets and payouts, performance ratings, and employee movements (transfers/new hires/ terminations)

• Lead the semi-annual salary increase process—including spreadsheet creation and distribution, policy compliance reviews, executive roll-up approvals, and payroll file generation

• Execute Recipe's short term incentive programs (STIP) for salaried Teammates. Responsible for the creation and distribution of incentive calculation spreadsheets, incentive roll-up for review and approval by the Recipe Management Team and final payroll upload files

• Manage all compensation surveys submission and provide benchmark summaries, reports and recommendations

• Lead the job evaluations process ensuring consistency of salary grades and titles across Recipe

• Conduct pay equity and internal equity analyses

People Analytics

• Design, build, and maintain interactive People dashboards and automated reporting solutions to track key workforce metrics (turnover, compa-ratios, headcount, DE&I, performance, engagement, absenteeism)

• Synthesize and model complex HR datasets to identify trends, perform root-cause analysis, and extract actionable insights aligned with corporate strategy

• Translate analytical outputs into clear visual stories and executive summaries, empowering HRBPs and brand leaders to make data-driven talent decisions

• Provide project management and analytical support for HR tech rollouts (e.g., Ceridian Dayforce module implementations) to ensure data integrity and scalable reporting workflows

What we are looking for from you:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent;

• 3 to 5 years of progressive Compensation/Total Rewards and People Analytics, report creation experience with an emphasis on managing and executing multiple initiative and process enhancements

• Deep understanding of compensation administration and financial modelling. Experience within the retail/hospitality/restaurant industry is an asset

• Working knowledge of HRIS system (Ceridian Dayforce is an asset)

• Excellent verbal, written, and analytical communication skills to enable work with all levels of the organization (including C-suites)

• Work collaboratively with others, creating partnerships with management, Human Resources, Talent Management, Benefits, Payroll Team and other colleagues

• Ability to review and compare data for accuracy, completeness and consistency

• Excellent consultative, organization, customer service, analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to communicate with both a technical audience and business users

• Advanced Microsoft Office or Google Suite knowledge, specifically including Excel or Google Sheets (functions, pivot tables, macros, advanced formulas, etc.)

What's in it for you?

• Flexible/Hybrid work environment

• Salary Range: $85,000 - $100,000 + Annual Bonus + Other Perks

• You'd be joining a close-knit, innovative team of creative and energetic go-getters

• You'd be a part of Canada's largest full-service restaurant company that leads the industry in size and innovation

• 20% associate discount dining card and monthly dining allowance valid at participating Recipe brands

• A welcoming, fun and safe work environment founded on respect

• Career advancement opportunities with a company that owns some of Canada's most iconic restaurant brands

• Industry-leading benefits, wellness programs, and total rewards programs