Manager, Compensation

Position Title: Manager, Compensation
Department: Human Resources
Division: Corporate
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada

About AGI

AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 4,200 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Director, Total Rewards, you will oversee the Compensation function, supporting various programs across AGI. This position will focus on three key areas:

• Total Rewards Initiatives (compensation structure, variable compensation plan, annual compensation processes, job evaluations, market pricing,).
• HR Analytics (data integrity, reporting, dashboards, audits, process improvements)
• HRIS Initiatives (configuration, integration and maintenance of various modules within our HRIS).

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of this role will encompass 4 major areas including Total Rewards initiatives, HR Analytics, HRIS initiatives and stakeholder engagement.

Total Rewards Initiatives

• Compensation Programs – Lead the design, development and implementation of our compensation programs (global compensation structure, job evaluation framework, short-term incentive plans, sales incentive plans, and long-term incentive plans).
• Market Research - Complete various industry and human capital surveys, keeping up to date on various HR best practices and labour statistics, and offering critical insights to workforce trends.
• Market Pricing - Complete market benchmarking of positions through compensation surveys and provide compensation recommendations aligned to our total rewards philosophy.
• Job Evaluation – Manage the job evaluation and job analysis process, including evaluationg of benchmark and new jobs, adherence to local and regional pay equity laws, and regular reporting on job evaluation risks
• Annual Compensation Processes – End-to-end support of our annual compensation processes (e.g., year-end incentive and merit processes, salary planning surveys, long-term incentive grants).

HR Analytics

• HR Reporting – Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reports and dashboards, summarizing key data elements from various sources of information, benchmarking to market best practices, and presenting and explaining findings to management.
• Workforce Reporting – Compile data, generate reports, and analyze information around workforce trends (headcount, turnover, demographics, etc.).
• Data Governance – Ensure data within our HRIS is accurate and complete by regularly auditing the information and updating through data imports.
• Process Improvement – Based on metrics and analysis, make recommendations for Compensation related policies and activities to improve the organization (e.g., data integrity, governance around our processes, legislative compliance, etc.).
• Audits - Complete various Compensation related data and process audits to ensure compliance with internal policies, data privacy, employment laws and regulations and best practices.

HRIS Initiatives

• Business Intelligence (BI) Reporting – Prepare and automate reports and dashboards, through BI. Leverage BI to maintain data integrity through file imports, mass audits, etc.
• Compensation – Leverage the compensation module for annual processes (incentive and merit); maintain compensation data within the module.
• Integrations – Support the integration of reports, files, feeds, processes between the HRIS and 3rd party platforms where applicable.

Stakeholders

• While this position reports directly to the Sr. Director, Total Rewards, this position will work closely with and take direction on work from the Sr. Manager, NA Payroll & HRIS.
• This position will also interact with and support other internal and external stakeholders, including SVP HR, HR Business Partners, Payroll team, HRIS vendor, compensation consultants, and 3rd party vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources or Business Administration or a related field preferred.
• A certification in Compensation (CCP), Benefits (CEBS, GBA), or HR (CHRL/CHRP/SHRM-CP/PHR) would be an asset.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, or HR Analytics.
• Experience with UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group / Ultipro) HRIS preferred.
• Experience with administering total rewards programs (preferably compensation).
• Strong data and analytical skills (data management, data integrity, data quality, reporting, business intelligence).
• Strong attention to detail with an emphasis on data integrity / data quality.
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills (sense of urgency, action oriented, creativity, governance, due diligence).
• Advanced – Microsoft Excel
• Advanced – HRIS (preferably UKG)
• Intermediate – Business Intelligence reporting (through HRIS, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau)
• Intermediate – Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word

AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.