Senior Total Rewards Specialist

Job ID: 10285

Employment Type: Existing Role

Work Environment:

We offer
a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS.

Working Business Language: English

Salary:

At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $85,000
- $115,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance. In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at wawanesa.com.

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Job Overview

Working under minimal supervision, the Senior Total Rewards Specialist designs, implements, administers and continuously improves organization-wide compensation, recognition and reward programs. Using market intelligence, workforce insights, analytics and emerging practices, the incumbent ensures programs remain competitive, internally equitable, sustainable and aligned with Wawanesa's total rewards philosophy, People Strategy and business needs. As a trusted advisor, the incumbent partners with leaders and People teams to deliver practical, data-informed solutions that strengthen the employee value proposition, support attraction and retention, and improve organizational performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Advance Wawanesa's total rewards philosophy by translating organizational priorities, market intelligence and workforce needs into effective compensation, recognition and reward programs and practices.
• Participate in compensation surveys, market research and benchmarking; analyze workforce insights, employee feedback, external market developments and future-of-work trends; and identify implications for competitive positioning and evolving workforce needs.
• Design, maintain and administer salary structures and compensation frameworks that reflect economic conditions, organizational needs and industry practices.
• Lead and support the annual compensation review cycle, including merit, incentive, communications, analysis and approval processes.
• Design, implement and maintain incentive and recognition programs that reinforce performance, accountability, organizational priorities and desired behaviours.
• Lead Wawanesa's job architecture, including governance, job evaluation, documentation and titling, and drive consistent role alignment and adoption across the organization.
• Monitor the effectiveness, utilization and value of compensation and recognition programs and recommend improvements based on data and business requirements.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and People teams on compensation, recognition and reward decisions, using analytics and market insights to support informed decision-making.
• Lead or contribute subject-matter expe