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Lead, Compliance Operations (12-month contract)
This role reports to the Director, Compliance Operations and supports compliance monitoring, risk identification, and process improvement initiatives across the organization. This position is important because it helps ensure the organization meets its regulatory and policy obligations through effective compliance oversight, monitoring, and reporting. In this role, you will help strengthen the compliance framework by executing monitoring activities, improving processes, supporting due diligence requirements, and delivering meaningful compliance insights.
You will be responsible for:
Perform assessment, coordinating with the Global Compliance team when needed, of the applicable compliance designation for new or changed roles within the organization.
Administer the mandatory compliance training programs and associated monitoring to enable our key training activities.
Execute the monitoring and testing of various compliance activities to demonstrate compliance with the regulatory compliance monitoring program, establish insights, action as needed and prepare meaningful reporting for management.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance or similar functions.
University degree or college program graduate in business administration, finance or an analytical discipline such as statistics, mathematics or engineering.
Advanced analytical abilities and critical thinking skills.
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to communicate clearly, concisely and accurately (verbal/written).
Strong people skills with an ability to work across multiple teams within the organization.
Intermediate to advanced user of Excel, SharePoint, and Word.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Demonstrated ability to map and analyze business processes and identify opportunities for improvement to align with compliance objectives;
Independently prioritizes work and is able to accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Demonstrated ability to support strategic objectives and monitor progress using effective controls and success criteria.
Initiative-taker and comfortable working both collaboratively and independently.
We believe that time together in the office is important for OMERS and Oxford, the strength of our employees, and the work we do for our pension members. In delivering on our pension promise, keeping us connected to our work and each other, our flexible hybrid work guideline requires teams to come in to the office 4 days per week
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The expected salary range for this position is $86,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year, prorated based on the term of the contract.
You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used to support certain stages of the OMERS recruitment process. While AI assists us in our process, human judgment and decision-making remain central to our candidate experience.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant experience in regulatory compliance or similar functions
- University degree or college program graduate in business administration, finance, statistics, mathematics, engineering, or another analytical discipline
- Advanced analytical abilities and critical thinking skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and clear, concise, accurate verbal and written communication
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across multiple teams
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Excel, SharePoint, and Word
- Ability to map and analyze business processes and identify improvement opportunities aligned with compliance objectives
- Ability to prioritize work independently and complete multiple tasks within established timeframes
- Ability to support strategic objectives and monitor progress using effective controls and success criteria
- Initiative and comfort working collaboratively and independently
OMERS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about OMERS and has not been reviewed or approved by OMERS.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout part of total rewards, anchored by a defined benefit pension that provides predictable lifetime income and includes survivor, disability, bridge, and inflation-protection features. The plan is often treated as materially more valuable than typical RRSP matching, despite requiring employee contributions.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is frequently characterized as fair or well-paid in certain roles, and the overall package is sometimes framed as “excellent compensation” when pay and benefits are considered together. Pay competitiveness appears strongest in investment-focused groups and in higher-cost markets.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Non-pension benefits are described as strong in areas like wellness and mental health support, alongside lifestyle allowances and paid-time-off features. These elements add perceived value beyond base salary and bonus.
OMERS Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $133.6 CAD billion in net assets as of June 30, 2024. With employees in our offices in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe, OMERS invests and administers pensions for over half a million active, deferred and retired employees of 1,000 municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario
