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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. 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. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr