Manager, Total Rewards - City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon

AI Summary

The City of Saskatoon is seeking a Manager, Total Rewards in Saskatoon, SK. This role provides strategic leadership for the city's compensation, benefits, pension, and recognition programs, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and best practices.

Key duties involve developing and executing total rewards strategy, leading a high-performing human resources team, and offering expert guidance to leadership. Successful candidates will possess a degree in commerce or business administration and seven to nine years of progressive experience in human resources, with emphasis on compensation, pension, and benefits administration.

About the Opportunity

The Manager, Total Rewards at the City of Saskatoon plays a pivotal role in shaping innovative programs that strengthen the City's position as an employer of choice. This strategic human resources leadership position provides governance for the City’s compensation, benefits, pension, and recognition programs. The incumbent will oversee the development and execution of the Total Rewards Strategy, ensuring it aligns with organisational priorities, legislative requirements, and current best practices. A key aspect of this role involves directing a high-performing team, leading analytical and policy development work, and offering expert guidance to City leadership, Council, and affiliated Boards. The successful candidate will drive innovation in rewards programs, ensuring both competitiveness and internal equity, thereby enhancing the City's appeal through effective oversight, robust stakeholder engagement, and strategic decision-making. This role is crucial for maintaining a comprehensive and attractive total compensation package.

Key Responsibilities and Impact

This role encompasses a broad range of responsibilities designed to optimise the City's total rewards framework. The Manager leads the development, implementation, and governance of the City’s Total Rewards Programs and Strategy, providing expert oversight on base compensation, incentives, pensions, benefits, and employee recognition. They will chair and provide expert guidance to the Benefits Governance Committee, actively managing the organisation's benefits plans, including driving strategies for cost optimisation and process improvements. Oversight of compensation programs involves survey participation, market competitiveness analysis, salary structure recommendations, and job classification. Furthermore, the role ensures the effective administration and management of the City’s Pension Plans in coordination with the Pension Boards. A critical component is leading education and communication across the organisation regarding total rewards philosophy and programs. The Manager also leads advanced analytics, research, and reporting for all total rewards programs, utilising data models and costing tools to present complex insights that support informed decision-making and organisational objectives. This includes building partnerships to support a diverse and inclusive culture and workforce, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and leading organisational change related to total rewards strategies.

Candidate Profile and Professional Development

The ideal candidate for this Manager, Total Rewards position will hold a degree in commerce or business administration or a related field. They will bring seven to nine years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, with a strong emphasis on compensation, pension, and benefits administration, alongside employment and diversity expertise. A Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation is preferred, and additional certification such as Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) or Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) is considered a valuable asset, demonstrating a commitment to professional development. Candidates must possess advanced knowledge and ability with large ERP systems, Applicant Tracking Systems, and Microsoft Office Suites. Essential skills include the ability to work collaboratively with all functions of HR and other key stakeholders, a thorough knowledge of labour legislation, collective agreements, Human Rights legislation, and current human resource management principles and practices. Demonstrated ability to apply contemporary, creative, and innovative strategies to compensation, pension, and benefits administration is crucial, alongside proven leadership, effective communication, and strong relationship-building capabilities. The successful individual will also exhibit the ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information and to analyse and synthesise complex data effectively.