Director of Global Benefits and Retirement

4 days ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada OMERS Full time
Director, Global Benefits and Retirement

Empower Your Impact

OMERS is a purpose-driven, dynamic, and sustainable pension plan that embodies the values of its 600,000+ members. We are an industry-leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney, and other major cities across North America and Europe.

We are seeking a dynamic leader to lead our Global Benefits and Retirement team based out of our Head Office in Toronto. This position will be a key liaison with HR business partners and stakeholders across our global offices.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Develop and execute scalable global benefits and retirement solutions that connect strategy to OMERS HR and business strategies.
  2. Stay on top of the market, workforce, and business environment to adapt benefit programs, including monitoring legislative and legal updates globally.
  3. Support research related to the global design of preventative health programs, benefits, and retirement programs, ensuring solutions are cost-effective, progressive, market competitive, and meet the needs of the organization.
  4. Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to senior leadership and HR, soliciting approvals from HR and business leads and developing integrated reporting for benefits and retirement to various stakeholders.
  5. Develop and oversee global disability management programs and own relationships with absence and disability management vendors.
  6. Oversee global benefits renewals as necessary and partner with other departments for execution.
  7. Manage and develop various global retirement plan communications and activities associated with pension committee and financial wellness initiatives.
  8. Proactively curate and share external knowledge and identify technology needs/trends required to effectively deliver benefits and retirement programs.
  9. Participate in the selection of benefit vendors, contract negotiations, and establish vendor service level agreements and performance scorecards.
  10. Effectively lead and provide coaching, guidance, and training to a high-performing team to achieve business objectives.
  11. Participate in global annual financials and budget cycles.
  12. Build positive relationships across HR and the business to define strategic priorities and design programs that align to business needs and objectives.
Qualifications and Experience:
  1. 10+ years of progressive experience in a Pension and Benefits or related field.
  2. Ability to consult and translate business needs into HR plans and programs that support the achievement of business goals and objectives.
  3. Proactive focus on continuous improvement.
  4. Demonstrated expert knowledge in international benefits and retirement with a focus on governance and preventative design.
  5. Knowledge related to disability management, including occupational and non-occupational focused on return to work and early intervention programs to support the Wellness Manager.
  6. Superior organization skills with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a complex environment, managing multiple priorities and time constraints.
  7. Highly developed relationship building and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships and influence key partners.
  8. Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
  9. Ability to think and act strategically but also to operationalize strategy into long and short-term implications.
  10. Strong people leadership and people development skills, ability to cultivate existing and new talent for the organization.

As one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities we live and work — and the members we proudly serve. From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience.

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