Manager, Compensation, Research and Analytics Job Title: Manager, Compensation, Research and Analytics Job Requisition ID: 86813 Ministry: Treasury Board & Finance Location: Edmonton Full or Part-Time: Full Time Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent Scope: Open Competition Closing Date: August 31, 2026 Classification: Manager Zone 2 Salary: $3,920.66 to $5,276.07 bi-weekly ($102,329 - $137,705/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations.

The Provincial

Bargaining and Compensation Office (PBCO) is responsible for providing a disciplined, collaborative, long term approach to public sector bargaining that achieves settlements that are consistent with the government's fiscal goals. PBCO, through its negotiations, support, research, and analysis functions, provides objective data and analysis that helps support Government's interests as employer and as a funder within the broad public service. PBCO supports the development of bargaining directives on behalf of all major public sectors, including Health, Education, Post-Secondary Institutions, and Alberta Public Service/Agencies.

PBCO coordinates strategic actions across sectors and helps its employer partners achieve optimal results in line with government and employer objectives.

Data Enthusiast.

Do you have a strong potential to lead a team of subject matter experts and a proven track record for developing networks? Are you a data person, with a passion for analytics and using data to solve important problems?

The Provincial

Bargaining and Compensation Office is looking for a Manager, Compensation Research and Analytics to join our high-performing and versatile team. We can offer you the prospect to develop your leadership skills, stretch your creative problem solving abilities,



and rely on your results to make high-impact decisions.

As a subject matter expert in compensation research and analytics, you will provide critical advice, evidence and data to support internal decision making and support our external stakeholders. You will play a critical role in our mission to become the center of excellence for research and data, in support of directive development and collective bargaining, in the broader Alberta public sector.

As the Manager of Compensation Research and Analytics, you will provide expert advice and leadership with respect to the development, improvement and maintenance of a compensation evidence base which will be used to inform bargaining directives as well as support employer partners in bargaining. You will lead a team of talented compensation experts who are responsible for the collection and analysis of compensation data; and the provision of objective, subject-matter expert advice covering the broad public sector. You will be supported by, and report to, the Director, Labour Relations Research, Analytics and Compensation.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. Continually exploring opportunities to improve personal performance, as well as Unit products and operating procedures. Strong communication,



organization and time management skills are required to lead discussions and facilitate members of committees to reach consensus and resolution, and to manage multiple projects and staff members.

Develop Networks - Proactively builds and maintains a network of compensation contacts. The ability to build relationship and networks across sectors will be key. Ability to synthesize and communicate complex data and information to a variety of audiences.

Creative Problem Solving - Expertly considers, develops and weighs implications of complex and technical compensation situations before proposing solutions. Ability to think strategically and critically on a broad scale in the development and implementation of innovative and feasible solutions.

A post-secondary degree in a related field such as Human Resources, Business or Statistics, supplemented with a minimum of 4 years related experience in research or compensation and analytic functions is required.

Development of a compensation and data analytics framework

Experience with research design and methodology, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques

Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel including large-data manipulation and management, creating data visualizations for presentations and performing statistical analysis

Positions will be located in the Petwin Tower Building, Edmonton

This is a full-time permanent position working 7.25 hours per day / 36.25 hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Working for the Alberta Public Service

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