Senior Compensation Advisor at Pacific Blue Cross

About Pacific Blue Cross

Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) has been British Columbia's leading benefits provider for over 80 years. We are an independent, not-for-profit society with strong roots in BC’s health care system. We provide health, dental, life, disability, and travel coverage to 1 in 3 British Columbians through employee group plans and individual plans.

We are fueled by a commitment to keep health care sustainable for all British Columbians. Through our PBC Health Foundation, we fund projects that improve health outcomes directly related to mental health and wellbeing as well as the prevention and/or management of chronic disease. We are interested in finding people who want to make a difference and who are looking to grow their career with us.

Perks

• Flexible working hours of 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday (i.e., 37.5 hours per week).
• Paid vacation starts at 4 weeks per year, and increases with years of service.
• Hybrid work environment (i.e., a combination of work from office and work from home days).
• Generous benefits, including extended health, dental, and life insurance; depending on the plan that you choose, these benefit premiums can be 100% paid by PBC.
• PBC contributes the equivalent of 8% of your base salary to a Defined Contribution pension plan. No employee contribution or matching is required, giving you more take-home pay.
• Onsite gym, cafeteria, and access to virtual doctors/counsellors 24/7 via our Employee Family Assistance Program!
  
  

About The Position

• We are searching for a permanent Senior Compensation Advisor to join our Human Resources team.
• PBCs compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is $95,400 - $120, 000 per year; the base pay offered is based on market and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. The starting salary will be determined based on a combination of skills, education, and experience.
  
  

If you’re looking for an opportunity to play a key role in shaping fair and competitive pay programs within a purpose-driven organization, we want to hear from you! This is an exciting opportunity with a local not-for-profit health insurance provider where you’ll partner across departments to design, evaluate, and deliver compensation programs that reward performance and support equity.

As a Senior Compensation Advisor, you will manage annual performance reviews, incentive compensation plan (ICP) bonus, salary increase cycles, and total reward statements.

In this position, you will lead and coordinate job evaluation activities for union and non-unionized positions that align with PBC’s compensation philosophy and the Collective Agreement.

In this role, you will manage promotion processes and conduct compensation benchmarking across all role levels to maintain market competitive and internal equity.

As a Senior Compensation Advisor, you guide managers and employees through job analysis and evaluation processes, preparing rating packages and recommendations for the Joint Job Evaluation Committee (JJEC). You also partner with stakeholders to create, review, and update job description, ensuring clarity, alignment, and compliance with internal processes while advising on job design, factor ratings, and pay grades.

You will support the market review process by benchmarking non-unionized roles against external survey data, analyzing market trends, identifying pay gaps, and recommending salary structure adjustments to ensure competitiveness, equity, and alignment with PBC’s pay philosophy.

This position conducts training on job evaluation, incentive plans, and performance review programs.

The Senior Compensation Advisor will ensure compliance with pay regulations (e.g. Pay Transparency Act) and analyze internal equity and market data to recommend fair and competitive pay decisions.

You would partner with the Finance team on compensation budgeting and forecasting activities.

We offer an attractive compensation and benefits package and work-life balance. Our workplace culture values health and wellness, diversity and equality, continuing education, environmental sustainability and giving back to the community.

This role is currently working hybrid from home and from our head office in Burnaby, BC. Apply this week if you would like to take on this role.

Key Experiences You Bring To This Role

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of progressive compensation experience, preferably in a complex unionized environment.
• Proficiency with compensation survey tools, HRIS systems (e.g., Workday), and Excel (i.e., pivot tables, formulas, modelling).
• Expertise in job evaluation (point factor & market pricing), salary structure design, budgeting, and incentive pay modelling.
• Solid understanding of compensation legislation, collective agreements, point factor system and market survey methodologies.
• Experience using and maintaining compensation and performance administration system. Experience with Workday HCM will be an asset.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) designation (or working towards) is preferred.
  
  

If you’re excited about taking on this opportunity, we invite you to apply today and start the conversation with us about this position.

Please apply via our website this week at http://www.pbchbs.com/company/careers/

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

PBC is an Indigenous Works employer of choice, an Insurance Business Canada Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award winner, one of Canada’s Greenest employers, a Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) employer partner, and a Pride at Work partner.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and employees feel empowered to freely participate and contribute regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, education level, parental status, or socioeconomic status. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

To request an accommodation in completing this job application, testing, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. These accommodation requests will be reviewed confidentially and, on a case-by-case basis by Human Resources.