Total Rewards Leader

Our client, a large, complex, multinational insurance and investments company, is seeking a senior Rewards leader to shape and advance the compensation agenda. Leading a team of Rewards professionals, this role serves as the organization’s most senior compensation expert and a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team on compensation strategy, governance, market positioning, and executive decision-making across a multi-entity, multi-jurisdictional environment.

This role is accountable for ensuring the organization’s compensation philosophy, programs, and governance frameworks support business strategy, attract and retain talent, reinforce pay-for-performance, and align with shareholder, regulatory, and governance expectations across geographies, business units, and affiliated entities.

Compensation Decision Making

• Refine and maintain the organization’s compensation philosophy, frameworks, and governance to ensure alignment across geographies, segments, and key entities
• Lead the design, oversight, and continuous evolution of executive and non-executive compensation programs, practices, and policies to support business strategy and organizational priorities
• Oversee day-to-day compensation operations, including compensation recommendations for executive and senior-level hires, promotions, internal moves, and retention situations
• Provide expert guidance on complex and sensitive compensation matters, balancing market competitiveness, internal equity, cost considerations, governance requirements, and enterprise context
• Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis across functions, levels, and locations to inform pay decisions, executive positioning, and strategic direction
• Oversee the annual compensation cycle, including salary review and incentive decision support, and partner with senior leaders on pay decisions

HRC and Board Support

• Support HR leadership in preparing materials, insights, and recommendations for Human Resources Committee and Board discussions
• Translate external market trends, governance developments, and shareholder expectations into clear recommendations for executive and Board decision-making

Management Proxy Circular and Governance

• Lead the preparation of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of the Management Proxy Circular, including narrative development, quantitative analysis, exhibits, and compliance with applicable securities disclosure requirements
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Corporate Secretary to ensure proxy disclosure is accurate, well-supported, and aligned with compensation decisions and governance standards
• Review draft proxy advisor reports from ISS and Glass Lewis and assess voting guideline developments for implications to pay programs, governance practices, and disclosure

Executive Mobility

• Develop guidelines and policies for international relocations and transfers, including across affiliated entities (including between Power Corp entities)
• Provide ongoing support, including taxation, intercompany payments, and governance for expatriate assignments and secondments

 
Candidate Profile
The successful candidate is a strategic and credible Rewards leader with deep expertise in compensation, strong judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly visible, multi-entity, publicly traded environment. The ideal candidate combines technical depth with a pragmatic, enterprise-wide perspective and is comfortable working in a complex organization where success depends on sound judgment, collaboration, and the ability to build strong relationships.
 
This role offers a competitive compensation package, including a comprehensive benefits program and additional rewards designed to support both professional growth and personal well-being
 


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