Lead, Retirement Programs

Why Work Here

Employees at ATCO are offered endless variety. We are entrepreneurial with a large degree of autonomy and freedom experiencing new situations and learning opportunities every day. Internal advancement is commonplace and we are always supported in our career journey. We believe in creating a workplace where you can thrive professionally while contributing to something greater and serving our communities.

About the Role:

As ATCOs Retirement Programs Lead you steer the day-to-day and long-term delivery of our pension and savings plans from routine administration to the high-stakes moments that require sharp judgment steady governance and flawless execution. You keep our controls strong our data right and our plans compliant across jurisdictions.

Working across Finance HR Payroll Communications and external partners you translate complex plan details into clear decision-ready insights for senior leaders and Board committees. Just as importantly you look for smarter ways to communicate and improve the retirement experience helping employees understand engage and feel confident about whats ahead.

What You Get to Do:

Lead end-to-end pension and savings plan administration including audits actuarial valuations annual statements pension adjustments and other plan events.
Establish and maintain administration controls and quality standards to ensure accurate complete and timely deliverables.
Analyze member and financial data trends to identify risks/opportunities and develop evidence-based recommendations on plan design and administration.
Oversee pension contributions and reconciliations resolve variances and support Finance with current-year and forecast contribution requirements.
Compile validate and submit required regulatory filings and jurisdiction-specific reporting.
Ensure ongoing compliance with pension legislation privacy requirements and internal governance across multiple plans and jurisdictions.
Keep plan documentation and administration processes current (e.g. plan texts procedures vendor scopes/contracts and employee-facing materials).
Manage third-party administrators insurers consultants and other vendors including service levels issue escalation and continuous improvement.
Partner across HR Payroll Finance IT ERC and Communications to improve processes strengthen controls and enable secure timely data exchange.
Lead retirement communications education and financial wellness initiatives (content sessions and change management) to improve employee understanding and engagement.
Prepare materials and provide subject matter expertise for management and Board pension committees (briefing notes dashboards agendas/workplans and action tracking).
Provide day-to-day guidance to the Retirement Programs Analyst and support team performance development and workload prioritization (where applicable).

What You Bring:

Post-secondary education in Commerce or Business Administration with a specialization in one of the following areas (or similar): Human Resources Finance Accounting or General Management.
A related designation (e.g. CEBS RPA CFA CPHR CPA) is strongly preferred
10 years of progressive Pension Plan experience in the areas of Defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) plan administration pension legislation regulatory compliance and reporting funding models actuarial valuations plan governance executive and board level reporting and financial education program development.
Technical strength with Excel and PowerPoint plus familiarity with third party record keeper platforms and third-party custodian platforms
Advanced knowledge of defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans (incl. plan design administration funding models actuarial valuations and pension adjustments across multiple jurisdictions)
Strong working knowledge of pension legislation regulatory compliance (incl. governance requirements federal and provincial reporting obligations) employee financial wellness and retirement readiness concepts (incl. education communication and engagement strategies) enterprise HR Payroll Finance and IT interdependencies as they relate to pension and savings programs
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret complex pension data identify risks and recommend practical solutions
Ability to translate complex technical information into clear decision ready insights for senior leaders and Board committees
Cross functional leadership and influence skills enabling effective collaboration across HR Finance Payroll Communications and external advisors

What We Offer:

A culture based on caring integrity agility collaboration and striving for excellence
Competitive compensation
Flex benefits
Tuition assistance program
Training and mentorship programs
Charitable donation matching

We would like to thank everyone for their application; however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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