Job Description

Reporting to the Total Rewards leader, the Director, Global Benefits, Retirement, and Wellness will lead a team in driving the strategic execution of global benefits, retirement and wellness programs along with benefits administration. The role will provide oversight and partnership on the design of global benefits, retirement and wellness programs with the goal of maintaining competitiveness, ensuring preventative design, including a focus on mental health and disability management. This role is critical to enhancing organizational focus on wellness and improved health outcomes of employees aligned to the Chief Medical Officer objectives.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

Provide vision, strategy, and development of scalable global benefits, retirement, and wellness solutions, and connect strategy to OMERS HR and business strategies

Accountable for staying on top of the market, workforce, and business environment to adapt benefit and wellness programs. Includes monitoring legislative and legal updates globally, identifying impact on OMERS plans, and making necessary adjustments.

Support the research related to the global design of preventative health programs related wellness, 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 solicits approvals from HR and business leadership as necessary

Develops and oversees global disability management programs and own relationships with absence and disability management vendors

Oversees 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, retirement, and wellness programs

Participates in 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

To succeed in this role, you have:

10+ years of progressive experience in a Wellness, Pension and Benefits or related field

Preferred focused on wellness, mental health, and disability, followed by benefits and pension knowledge

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, retirement, and wellness 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

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Our story:

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $124 billion in net assets as at December 31, 2022. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with more than 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children\xe2\x80\x99s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe \xe2\x80\x93 serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.

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