Director, Global Total Rewards

Apotex•Toronto, ON

35d

About The Position

Apotex is a Canadian-based global health company. We improve everyday access to affordable, innovative medicines and health products for millions of people worldwide, with a broad portfolio of generic, biosimilar, innovative branded pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Headquartered in Toronto, with regional offices globally, including in the United States, Mexico and India, we are the largest Canadian-based pharmaceutical company and a health partner of choice for the Americas for pharmaceutical licensing and product acquisitions. For more information visit: www.apotex.com.Job SummaryThe Director, Total Rewards will be responsible for leading Apotex’s global compensation and benefit programs, processes and delivery for all levels and countries including compensation philosophy and principles, base salary structures and job architecture, annual short term/long term incentive programs, sales incentive plans and our global benefits and pension (savings) plans. This is critical role on the Total Rewards team that will work closely with Talent Management, Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS) teams to ensure Apotex can attract, motivate and retain talent. The successful candidate in this role will lead innovative initiatives that promote best in class global compensation and benefits delivery, ensure market competitiveness, cost effectiveness and easy to administer programs for executives, management and employees and the company. If you are a strategic leader with a global mindset, worked in public companies and have strong HR artificial intelligence fluency who leads a team but also execute themself on deliverables, passionate about delivering top-tier total rewards programs, understands how compensation and benefits sits within an overall Total Rewards strategy and employer value proposition, we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
Strong public company total rewards experience including equity compensation design, delivery and reporting, internal controls and proven ability to manage strategic delivery of TR while managing cost effectiveness.
Strong HR AI skills using LLMs, specifically Microsoft Co-Pilot to enhance total rewards and HR delivery.
Effective leadership and HR and business leader partnering skills to ensure the best TR delivery for all key stakeholders.
Proven ability to meet and exceed results, team and individual objectives with high ability for change management and resiliency.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly influence, advise, and build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to lead, motivate, and develop teams while fostering accountability and high performance.
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to assess data, interpret market trends, and make well reasoned, business focused recommendations.
Proven ability to function effectively in a fast paced, dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
High level of computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and HRIS platforms; experience with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, and/or Workday is considered an asset.
Strong customer service orientation, with a focus on delivering high quality outcomes and positive stakeholder experience.
Positive, influential, and highly motivated mindset, with the ability to drive change and inspire confidence.
Hands on leader with the ability to both lead a team strategically and actively contribute to execution to deliver on objectives and results.
10+ years of progressive Human Resources experience, including 7+ years leading and managing global total rewards programs, partnering closely with senior leadership and HR stakeholders to drive results.
Required experience supporting a public company, with demonstrated success operating in complex, global environments.
Core competencies in TR including: equity and sales compensation, internal controls, global benefits management, recognition and global mobility program delivery, people analytics and reporting and how all TR programs link to payroll and systems.
Equity compensation experience is required, including the design, administration, and governance of equity programs.
Proven experience working in a fast paced, transformational, and high growth organization; experience navigating change and scaling programs preferred.
Broad knowledge of TR, with exposure to benefits, pension, global mobility, employee recognition, and/or wellness programs considered a strong asset.
Strong organizational and team building capabilities, with demonstrated experience contributing to and operating within a centralized global Center of Excellence (COE) model.
Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands on execution, driving consistency, compliance, and alignment across regions.

Nice To Haves

CCP designation and/or Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) designation is preferred.
Human resources certification preferred.
High level of computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office and HRIS platforms; experience with SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, and/or Workday is considered an asset.
Broad knowledge of TR, with exposure to benefits, pension, global mobility, employee recognition, and/or wellness programs considered a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Accountable for the global design, governance, communication and delivery of all compensation and benefits programs at Apotex across the core four countries (Canada, U.S., Mexico and India) and rest of world, operating in a private company environment while preparing for future public company readiness.
Lead and govern the global compensation philosophy, principles, job architecture and evaluation framework, global pay grades, and all compensation processes including new hire offers, promotions, career progression, pay equity, off-cycle and discretionary compensation.
Oversee global benefits and pension/savings plan design, administration and governance across all markets, with strong focus on cost management, compliance and customer centric service delivery.
Manage annual benefits renewals, assessments and open enrollment processes across the core four countries.
Demonstrate strong HR artificial intelligence fluency, including effective prompting and identifying opportunities to leverage AI to enhance Total Rewards efficiency, scalability and delivery, with broader HR application as an asset.
Apply advanced strategic, operational and administrative expertise across all Total Rewards disciplines, with the ability to shift seamlessly between levels to drive outcomes.
Operate effectively in a fast paced, transformational and change driven environment requiring rapid pivoting to business demands.
Provide people leadership, coaching and development for global Total Rewards team members, enabling strong performance against objectives and future ready capabilities.
Lead the design, administration and governance of long term incentive plans (LTIP) and development of future equity programs.
Partner closely with Apotex’s private equity sponsor on equity plan governance, cap table management, dilution modeling, run rate forecasting and reserve planning.
Own and lead all Total Rewards technology platforms globally, including SAP SuccessFactors HCM compensation and benefits modules and equity administration systems, including vendor selection and implementation.
Oversee the global recognition program to reinforce company values, winning behaviors and a strong performance culture through high impact recognition.
Partner with Talent Management and HR Business Partners on annual year-end compensation activities including merit, pay for performance guidelines, short term incentive plans and promotions.
Collaborate with Canada, U.S. and international commercial teams to design, administer and deliver annual sales incentive plans.
Drive pay equity, transparency and manager enablement to build trust, understanding and consistency in compensation practices.
Develop effective communications, strategies and employee relations approaches to support successful rollout of compensation initiatives.
Build and execute a global compensation and benefits framework and multi year transformation roadmap aligned to market competitiveness, industry trends and enhanced employee experience.
Manage global third party vendor relationships, compensation consultants and market data sources.
Ensure governance, accuracy and efficiency of compensation and benefits programs within SAP SuccessFactors HCM and global payroll systems.
Partner closely with Payroll, People Analytics and HR Shared Services to ensure timely, accurate pay delivery, reporting and customer service.
Perform other duties as assigned.