Senior Compensation Analyst (Edmonton, AB) en Government of Alberta | Alberta.ca

Role Responsibilities

Are you a compensation strategist who thrives in high-impact environments? As a Senior Compensation Analyst with the PBCO, you will play a central role in transforming how the Alberta government manages total compensation data across sectors – Health, Education, Post-Secondary, and the Alberta Public Service.

Reporting to the Manager, Compensation Research and Analytics, you’ll lead critical projects that inform bargaining directives, support arbitration submissions, and provide clarity to the province’s compensation landscape. You’ll be the go-to expert in market benchmarking, survey development, and public sector compensation analytics, empowering decision-makers with real-time, accurate data.

This is a fast-paced, high-stakes role where your work will directly influence the strategic direction of compensation policy and labour relations across Alberta’s broader public sector.

• Lead the design and implementation of compensation frameworks for union, non-union, and executive roles across Alberta’s public sector, ensuring alignment with government mandates and fiscal priorities.
• Oversee the Total Compensation Survey, including strategic design, data integrity, testing, and engagement with sector stakeholders.
• Provide advanced market benchmarking analysis and cross-jurisdictional scans to support mandate development, compensation policy, and strategic labour relations planning.
• Develop and refine strategic compensation policy and guidance materials for internal and external partners, including CEOs, technical professionals, and executive leaders.
• Conduct complex collective agreement analysis, identifying emerging trends, common clauses, and their impact on bargaining outcomes.
• Support high-impact projects including the integration of compensation systems (e.g., ServiceNow), revamp of union benchmarks, and development of KPI-driven compensation models.
• Present data and insights to senior decision-makers, including Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Treasury Board officials, and Cabinet Committees.
• Develop detailed briefings and reports that communicate emerging trends, risks, and evidence to support negotiations and directives.
• Lead consultation with internal teams and sector partners, explaining complex methodologies, survey tools, and policy frameworks in a clear and actionable manner.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

In this role, you will contribute to our team by demonstrating the following behavioral competencies:

• Drive for Results – Takes accountability and ownership for work, with the ability to deliver high-quality products within tight deadlines, ensuring deliverables meet the needs of senior leadership and other key stakeholders.
• Systems Thinking – Skilled in assessing and anticipating policy needs that address both government priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Agility – Must adapt and respond quickly to changing priorities, managing unexpected direction, and shifting workloads effectively.
• Build Collaborative Environments – Works to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Encourages and facilitates discussions to manage complex issues and achieve outcomes.
• Creative Problem Solving – Able to analyze complex issues, generate innovative solutions, and clearly communicate technical information to diverse audiences in an understandable way.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:
  University graduation in Economics, Human Resources, Business or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in compensation research, total rewards, HR analytics, or labour relations within the public sector.
• Proven expertise in data analysis, market surveys, and compensation benchmarking.
• Experience interpreting collective agreements, compensation frameworks, and policy implications in a unionized environment.
• Familiarity with the design and operation of compensation tools, reporting dashboards, and data quality control systems.

Equivalency: Equivalencies are considered
Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of:

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets:

• Experience working with or in government agencies, crown corporations, or large public-sector employers.
• Knowledge of job evaluation, organizational design, and strategic compensation planning in unionized environments.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• High degree of political acumen, with the ability to work on sensitive, confidential projects that have system-wide impacts.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex data and frameworks to non-technical audiences.
• Experience designing and managing large-scale compensation surveys and collaborating with external vendors.
• Completed or working towards a related compensation certification (e.g. CCP).

Candidates are encouraged to include a cover letter that describes how they have demonstrated one of the above APS competencies in either current or past roles.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

We are hiring for one permanent full-time position.

Location: Peace Hills Trust Tower, Edmonton, Alberta

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.

A cover letter outlining what makes you the ideal fit for the role is required and will be used to help us assess your written communication skills and attention to detail. Candidates may also be asked to participate in a written assessment.

Modified work hours and hybrid work options may be available, subject to government policy and operational viability.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening. Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.