Compensation Specialist - Canada

Overview

If you take pride in helping others succeed and enjoy steering clients towards effective solutions for their projects, this opportunity with The Home Depot Canada in Toronto might be your next career step. The Compensation Specialist plays a vital role in overseeing and delivering compensation programs that align with the company’s business goals and employee needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer various compensation programs such as salary administration, wage reviews, short-term incentives, and recognition plans for the Canadian division.
• Manage compensation-related processes using Workday and other systems, ensuring punctual and accurate execution.
• Support annual compensation cycles involving merit increases, salary structures, and incentive plan administration.
• Maintain up-to-date compensation policies, guidelines, and program documentation.
• Respond to routine queries from HR partners, leadership, and staff regarding compensation matters.
• Compile, validate, and audit compensation data to preserve accuracy and integrity.
• Assist in data collection, reporting, and resolving discrepancies with stakeholders regarding compensation data.
• Participate in compensation surveys, maintain market pricing benchmarks, and aid job evaluation and review processes.
• Help ensure compliance with minimum wage, pay equity, and pay transparency legislation, and support audits and governance activities.
• Keep meticulous records of compensation decisions and related documentation.
• Provide responsive support to HR and business partners, develop communication materials, and contribute to continuous program improvements and projects.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a similar field.
• 1 to 3 years experience in compensation, HR operations, HR analytics, or related disciplines.
• Experience working with HR systems and compensation data preferred; familiarity with HRIS like Workday considered an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas, charts, and data validation).
• Comfortable handling large datasets and ensuring data accuracy.
• Experience with payroll, HR reporting, and using AI tools in Excel (e.g., Gemini, Co-pilot) beneficial.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, confidentiality, sound judgment, and a collaborative attitude with eagerness to grow expertise in compensation.

Additional Information

Compensation Range: $43,900 to $49,500 annually.