Job Description

Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.

All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued \xe2\x80\x93 as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country\'s largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well\xc2\xae.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Senior Manager, Compensation

Position Overview:

The Senior Manager, Compensation leads the compensation activities for a group of functions or business units and plans, develops, and implements compensation programs, policies, and procedures. This individual is responsible for ensuring that compensation programs are consistently crafted and delivered in compliance with company policies and government regulations for all supported business groups and that individual compensation decisions are made with full knowledge of situation and impact. The individual will actively partner with other Human Resources functions to deliver on compensation priorities. Highly focused on relationship building and delivery of innovative, targeted, and proactive compensation strategies.

Accountabilities:

• Provide day-to-day strategic leadership for compensation activities, initiatives, and projects
• Act as a consultant and provide strategic and tactical recommendations
• Work in partnership with business leaders to review and develop compensation programs and practices, and address potential concerns while realizing current opportunities
• Present material to business leaders to address future issues and work in partnership to develop plans to mitigate risk or leverage opportunity
• Manage internal equity and external compensation reviews for all clients from analysis through to payroll execution
• Provide proactive solutions and contribute thought leadership for current and future compensation and total reward strategy building
• Builds strong relationships with direct business partners and colleagues to be able proactively support and understand the business and their goals.
• Support the annual cycles (i.e., increase, bonus, incentive etc.) to ensure program is delivered to expectations
• Lead the design, review and testing of any client specific incentive plans and pay programs
• Design and deliver compensation and total rewards education, training, information workshops and sustainable tools to support
• Participate in organization design and job design initiatives for client group
• Lead the job evaluation process as subject matter / function expert
• Partner with finance to develop the annual wage budget and annual review of incentive plan measures, targets, and ranges

Qualifications:

• Positive relationship management with client facing experience
• Strong consulting skills: building trust, developing relationships, articulated with shown success in negotiating and influencing solutions and building rapport with all collaborators
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• A high level of proficiency with MS Excel, and a general level of proficiency with other MS Office applications
• High level of attention to detail
• Self-motivated and results driven
• Strategic and tactical problem solver
• Built and led work processes

• Effective leadership experience working in direct report(s) and teams
• Familiarity with HR generalist functions and/or Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and/or Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designations are considered assets
• Retail, Grocery or Healthcare industry experience is also an asset

Experience:

Minimum 3 years compensation experience for a medium to large company, crafted and coordinated compensation programs

Education:

Post-secondary education in the areas of business or human resources

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars \xe2\x80\x93 Environment, Sourcing and Community \xe2\x80\x93 and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values \xe2\x80\x93 Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence \xe2\x80\x93 guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits \xe2\x80\x93 these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Top Employers, Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Best Diversity Employers, Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Greenest Employers & Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

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