Functional Lead - Pension Benefit Calculation

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

The Functional Lead - Pension Benefit Calculation is an effective leader with a high-level understanding of our overall solution, detailed knowledge of its Defined Benefit Pension component, and comprehension of how this component interacts with the overall solution. They manage deliverables of a multidisciplinary team of business analysts and calculation auditors, with overall responsibility for delivering functionalities related to the Defined Benefit Pension Plan component, while meeting quality expectations and deadlines.
Join TELUS Health and gain unparalleled expertise in pension calculation and administration across Canadian and U.S. markets. Through our expanding North American client base, you'll master diverse pension calculation methodologies and systems. Within your first year, you'll develop a broader range of expertise than you might gain in several years elsewhere in the industry
This role is 100% remote.

Primary Responsibilities

• Present the defined benefit pension portion of our solution to clients
• Represent client needs to our product development team
• Coordinate interactions between different implementation teams
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for problem-solving
• Determine and manage implementation team priorities
• Perform continuous planning of deliverables
• Control project scope according to contract specifications
• Identify potential risks and problems proactively
• Ensure deliverables meet client expectations
• Oversee pension plan rule analysis documentation
• Work closely with the product development team
• Contribute to continuous improvement of implementation processes

Qualifications Required

Education

• University degree in actuarial science, mathematics, project management, or other relevant field
• Continuing education in actuarial science (an asset)

Experience

• 10 years of relevant experience in defined benefit pension plans
• OR 5-7 years with a degree in actuarial science, or in mathematics with a focus on actuarial science
• Experience with Canadian and/or U.S. pension plans
• Experience in verification of pension plan calculations

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in pension calculation tools
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps or similar project management tools (asset)
• Fluency in English (written and verbal)
• Proficiency in Excel
• VBA programming (asset)

Personal Skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to positively influence internal and external stakeholders
• Leadership skills and ability to maintain team engagement
• Capable of working both independently and in a team environment
• Coaching and resource development skills
• Effective priority management
• Ability to make decisions involving a certain level of risk
• Effective communication at various levels of technical expertise
• Availability to travel within Canada and the U.S. as required

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

TELUS is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process. 

Disclaimer:  In accordance with the TELUS Health Solutions Data Center Security Policy, as a condition of employment, all team members whose job functions require they work at a Data Center and/or have access to detailed knowledge of technology related to client service delivery, are subject to a Personnel Security Screening conducted through the Government of Canada.

The health and safety of our team, customers and communities is paramount to TELUS.  Accordingly, we require anyone joining our TELUS Health Care Centres to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.