Ville : Toronto

Catégorie : Full-time

Industrie : Finance

Employeur : Sun Life Financial

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Reporting to the VP Total Rewards, Enterprise, the AVP, Compensation, along with the VP Total Rewards, Enterprise, is responsible for the design, governance, risk management, communication and administration of executive compensation plans and enterprise-wide incentive plans, aligned with our purpose of helping Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.  The AVP partners with Total Rewards Leaders to execute strategy including using data insights and digital tools to drive an employee-centric approach that is personalized, relevant, holistic and clearly communicated.  

The AVP directly manages a small team of compensation professionals and develops and implements innovative, business-oriented solutions with measurable outcomes that optimize our financial investment and deliver a compelling Employee experience at moments that matter. In this role you will have to stay current in external trends, including technology and analytics/ measurement advances and industry trends and provide strong leadership, coaching and development to direct reports (the executive compensation team, and possibly others), who work from both Toronto and Waterloo.

What will you do:

• Directly lead and develop a team of compensation professionals and provide broad people and functional leadership within the Total Rewards, Enterprise team.
• Manage the design, communication and administration of executive and enterprise-wide incentive programs, while not exposing the company to excessive risk, including the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP), and long-term incentive programs (share units, options). 
• Use data analytics to generate fact-based insights that drive the Business, Total Rewards and compensation strategic agenda.
• Prepare recommendations and materials for the Management Resources Committee (MRC) of the Board of Directors.
• Maintain compensation governance and alignment with risk management policies and standards, including managing the Compensation & Appointment Policy, and monitor the alignment of compensation programs with external stakeholder/shareholder governance principles and best practices.
• Prepare annual proxy disclosure, financial statement disclosure and supporting materials for the Annual General Meeting (AGM).
• Manage administration of all LTI programs, including vendor relationship with Shareworks by Morgan Stanley.
• May lead compensation analysis related to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.

What do you need to succeed:

Mindset

• Innovative- Passion to challenge the status quo, find new solutions and drive out-of-the-box ideas. Encourages an experimental mindset to drive innovation.
• Exemplifies Agile Scrum Culture - Believes in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust. Empowers others to fail, learn, and grow.
• Talent Development Orientation – Passionate about developing people through coaching, continuous feedback, career development and performance management.
• Data and Measurement Focus – Focused on clearly defining business outcomes and continuously seeking new ways to measure/ analyze.
• Continuous Improvement Orientation– Constantly assessing ‘What’ work we deliver and ‘How’ we are delivering the work by asking questions ‘Are we working on the right priorities?’ ‘Do we need to do this work?’, ‘Could we do this work more effectively (using different process & tools, in a shorter timeframe, etc.)?

Qualifications

• Over 12 years of compensation experience including plan design, management, and communication, preparation of Board-ready materials and proxy disclosure, and risk management and governance of compensation programs.  M&A experience is an asset.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required in Business, Human Resources or a related field.  MBA or CFA is an asset.
• Strong business acumen, Client focus, and knowledge of compensation design.
• Strong financial and quantitative skills and ability to use data analysis to generate insights and support fact-based decision making.
• Ability to partner across HR and with Business Leaders, navigate a matrix organization, build relationships, collaborate, explain compensation concepts in a simple and concise way, and influence outcomes.
• Strong consulting skills, solutions orientation, and ability to innovate.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, develop a course of action, execute and drive results.
• Strong project management and change management skills.  Knowledge of agile methodologies is an asset.

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

Sun Life is committed to the health and safety of all those in our workplaces and our communities.  In accordance with Sun Life’s Vaccination Policy (Canada):

• Employees permitted to work remotely are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location where activity related to Sun Life business occurs.

• Employees whose job duties require them to attend a Sun Life office, Financial Centre or offsite location for Sun Life business must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 effective May 1st. Employees in these roles may participate in Sun Life’s Rapid Screening Program as an alternative until April 30th.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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