Job Description:Reporting to the Director, Executive Compensation, the Executive Compensation Consultant enables the Total Rewards, HR and enterprise strategies by supporting all aspects of Sun Life's global executive compensation programs including incentive design, administration and communication, compensation modeling, survey participation, performance analytics and management proxy circular.
What will you do?- Operate with senior levels within the organization to provide professional analytical support for executive compensation programs
- Ensure that Sun Life's executive compensation structure is competitive by leading or participating in the market research process. Activities include supporting survey participation, conducting benchmarking activities and developing summaries to support the executive decision-making process
- Analyze and report on compensation and governance best practices by monitoring industry trends, and reviewing related research
- Perform complex research, statistical analysis, and reporting using HR Information Systems, primarily Workday
- Participate in senior management / business partner discussions regarding initiatives/changes in organization structures and compensation programs
- Prepare materials to support the regular reporting to senior management and the Board
- Leads (or participates) in specific compensation projects from planning through to implementation
- Handle complex inquiries that have been redirected from business partners
- Perform job evaluations and compensation recommendations for executive population, globally
- Provide analytical support towards the development of the annual Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) disclosure in the Management Proxy Circular
- Support year-end activities for Executive population
What do you need to succeed?- University degree (or equivalent work experience) and 3-6 years of relevant experience; Total Rewards experience preferred
- Strong knowledge of compensation practices and theory; preferably in executive compensation
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; the ability to create and maintain complex, dynamic spreadsheets
- Experience in leveraging HR Information Systems to administer compensation programs and extract data for analysis; Workday experience an asset
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and financial modeling skills, with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences clearly and concisely at all organizational levels, expressing opinions, conclusions, and recommendations
- Excellent interpersonal and consulting skills, incorporating different perspectives, backgrounds, and styles
- Excellent initiative to plan and manage work independently, including proactively solving problems and identifying ways to improve work processes and practices
- Professionalism and diplomacy pertaining to all areas of discretion and confidentiality
- Knowledge of financial services sector considered an asset
What9;s in it for you?- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
- Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
- We9re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment. Our goal is to make sure all our employees have the chance to live up to their full potential
- We9re honoured to be recognized as a 2025 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to WorkAE Canada
- We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at WorkAE, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health
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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.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:65,000/65 000 - 98,000/98 000
Job Category:Human Resources
Posting End Date:15/10/2026
