Director, Global Benefits and Retirement Programs

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada OMERS Full time

Accelerate Your Growth and Development

OMERS is 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:

  • Provide vision, strategy, and development of scalable global benefits and retirement solutions, and connect strategy to OMERS HR and business strategies.
  • Stay on top of the market, workforce, and business environment to adapt benefit programs, including monitoring legislative and legal updates globally, identifying impact on OMERS plans, and making necessary adjustments.
  • Support research related to the global design of preventative health programs benefits and retirement programs and ensure that solutions are cost-effective, progressive, market competitive, and meet the needs of the organization.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to senior leadership and HR, solicit approvals from HR and business leads, and develop integrated reporting for benefits and retirement to various stakeholders.
  • Develop and oversee global disability management programs and own relationships with absence and disability management vendors.
  • Oversee global benefits renewals as necessary and partner with other departments for execution.
  • Manage and develop various global retirement plan communications and activities associated with pension committee and financial wellness initiatives.
  • Proactively curate and share external knowledge and identify technology needs/trends required to effectively deliver benefits and retirement programs.
  • Participate in the selection of benefit vendors, contract negotiations, and establish vendor service level agreements and performance scorecards.
  • Effectively lead and provide coaching, guidance, and training to a high-performing team to achieve business objectives.
  • Participate in global annual financials and budget cycles.
  • 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:

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in a Pension and Benefits or related field.
  • Ability to consult and translate business needs into HR plans and programs that support the achievement of business goals and objectives.
  • Proactive focus on continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrated expert knowledge in international benefits and retirement with a focus on governance and preventative design.
  • Knowledge related to disability management, including occupational and non-occupational, focused on return to work and early intervention programs to support the Wellness Manager.
  • Superior organization skills with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a complex environment, managing multiple priorities and time constraints.
  • Highly developed relationship building and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships and influence key partners.
  • Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to think and act strategically but also to operationalize strategy into long and short-term implications.
  • 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. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down, and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our committee, and employee recognition programs.



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