Manager, Compensation Advisory

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Human Resources

Pay Details:

$96,900 - $136,800 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

The Compensation Advisory Group, within the Global Total Rewards Group, is TD's in-house Compensation consulting team that provides advice and tailored compensation solutions for each business group based on their respective strategy and business requirements.

Job Description

The Manager, Compensation Advisory will report to the Associate Vice President, HR Compensation Advisory and will be responsible for managing the day-to-day relationships with our various partners and lead customized solutions aligned to the strategic objectives within the TD Insurance portfolio.  In this capacity, the individual will interface with business leaders, our various HR partners (Human Resources Business Partners, HR Advice channels, recruitment, HR Operations), as well as Finance and the Governance & Control teams to provide direction on both individualized complex total rewards requests, the management, design and oversight of incentive plans, and more broadly project-based reviews. 

Key accountabilities

The Manager will be expected to collaborate with internal and external partners to manage the effective development, implementation, and ongoing delivery of Total Rewards solutions, while ensuring alignment with the broader HR strategy.  In doing so, he/she will:

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the portfolios' strategic direction, ensuring alignment of business specific compensation programs with established enterprise Total Rewards principles and objectives

• Lead and manage end-to-end activities for the assigned portfolio, including day to day Compensation Advisory and counsel, complex compensation design, ongoing forecasting and monitoring of plan health, competitiveness, and alignment to the TDI business strategy

• Actively monitor trends in the competitive market with a solid understanding of the external comparative organizational structures, ensuring both compensation designs and pay level opportunities allow the attraction and retention of qualified talent

• Lead strategic discussions on plan design and conduct complex modeling, stress-testing, analysis for the purposes of compensation design

• Develop written materials on program design and impact that is reviewed by the various Conduct Risk Committees and the HR Committee of the Board, as applicable

• Prepare and provide guidance and interpretation of analysis, forecasting and summaries on compensation matters, including advice and support on questions of policy and interpretation of plans

• Independently manage year-end compensation for the assigned portfolios, including market data intelligence by monitoring participation in salary surveys to ensure competitive compensation as well as alignment with business strategy and compensation philosophy

• Actively participate in compensation advisory projects engaging multiple stakeholders in flow of information / assignments across functions using well-established project planning and change management skills, including managing the communication requirements

• Encourage and coach Junior team members to build their skills

Job Requirements:

Ability to lead and conduct modeling/stress-testing/analysis for the purposes of compensation design;

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

The successful candidate will exhibit the following key attributes and competencies:
 

Strategic Focus:

• Looks ahead to reasonably anticipate business opportunities and obstacles.

 Innovation: 

• Champions new and innovative ideas, fresh perspectives and creative solutions that add value.

 Critical Thinking: 

• Sees connections in data, events, trends, etc., not obvious to others.

• Quickly analyzes problems to find actionable, pragmatic solutions.

 Execution: 

• Translates business strategies into plans that can be effectively executed and establishes clear responsibility for action against priorities managing multiple stakeholders and teams.

• Balances competing priorities without losing momentum behind execution.

 Communication: 

• Clearly communicates ideas, plans and priorities to others.

• Encourages the honest expression and debate of different views and ideas.

• Understands and uses informal networks to get things done efficiently.

Operational Excellence: 

• Leverages understanding of key business drivers to get results and demonstrates functional/technical mastery of the current job.

• Attention to detail and ensuring analysis, recommendations, documentation are thoroughly managed and adhered to.

Additional Information
Specific Qualifications - The preferred candidate will possess: 

• Strong consulting, problem-solving and analytical skills

• Experience in a numerical/analytical capacity with the ability to model, review and analyze data and present findings to senior business leaders

• Impact and influencing skills with an ability to persuade members from other areas to obtain cooperation in achieving objectives.

• Advanced working knowledge of Excel, Word, and Power Point, and a working knowledge of Access an asset.

• Project management skills, with an ability to provide oversight and coordination of multiple projects/changing priorities concurrently under tight timelines and with multiple stakeholders.

• Highly organized, self-motivated, able to work independently and delegate tasks/work to others.

• Ability to manage changing priorities and work under tight deadlines.

• Knowledge of Insurance business is a strong asset.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree

• 7+ years of relevant experience

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Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we strive to make every interaction, product, and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple for over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to foster deeper relationships, ensure disciplined execution, and build a simpler, faster banking experience. TD is deeply committed to being a leader in client experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are client facing. Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

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