Lead, Benefits and Pension Administration

at  OMERS

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Reporting to the Director, Global Benefits & Retirement in the Total Rewards team, the Lead, Benefits and Pension Administrative plays a flexible role in providing benefits and pension administration, supporting employee questions through Workday case and supporting the delivery of advanced benefits and pension processes for various global plans.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum 5 years of benefits and retirement administration experience and expertise in process, policies, and procedures
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, professional HR, and/or benefits CEBS/GBA) designation considered an asset​
Workday Benefits Module experience ​
Understanding of various benefit programs, plan design, premium calculation, and underwriting process
Global premium administration and invoice payments​
Experience with various audits (formal and informal)​
Pension and benefits administration expertise
Effective communication ​with stakeholders and employees
Team leadership​
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and confidence to manage external vendors​
Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with programs needs​
Excellent project management, planning, and 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 where 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 Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs

Partner with HR partners to provide expert guidance on various global benefits and pension administration related issues, practices or processes, always driving for efficiency​
Lead and fully manage all administration management of benefits or pension programs globally
Prepares required renewal data and support, and manages annual enrollment related system rate changes and testing ​
Review and audit data and vendor integration errors and makes corrections (with the support of an HR technology support team)
Ensure accuracy in operation of plans and identifies and solves root problems​ and suggest solutions
Manage vendor relationships related to various global benefits and retirement related to administrative function​
Identify administrative or process issues to solve the problems and take proactive steps to mitigate risk impacting various internal and external stakeholders​
Manage and lead all global mobility related to pension and benefit programs​
Manage all invoice payments ​
Manage and support team with complex benefits claims escalations or pension plan administrative issues
Manages one benefits and pension analyst providing support and guidance
Lead all projects related to process improvement included automation (RPA) and identify opportunities and plans from inception to implementation