Leading a small team of seasoned HR Relationship Managers who enable organizational change through effective HR support, coaching, and program implementation.Scotia Wealth Management is the umbrella brand for Scotiabank's most nimble, dynamic, and growth businesses and solutions.Organizational design, role review, compensation design, employee relations consulting, and talent analysis are all at the forefront of how we impact the business.

Engaged the business and corporate partners to deliver HR programs to Scotiabank's full-service brokerage business ScotiaMcLeod. Acting as the day-to-day HR business partner, was proactive and responsive to HR coaching needs. Was pivotal in the creation of ScotiaMcLeod's Wealth Management Associate Program; an industry leading program that successfully recruited 25 associates in its first year.

Led the implementation of full-cycle executive and non-executive compensation programs for Global Banking and Markets operations, Risk Management, and Group Treasury in domestic and international locations.Delivered competitive analysis and market reference recommendations to top business leaders in the organization.

Partnered with local/International HR and business representatives to develop and maintain compensation programs for various countries in the Caribbean, South America, and Europe. Utilize external market information and internal expertise to ensure programs are externally competitive and aligned internally with Scotiabank's reward and business principals.Involved in the successful roll out of Scotiabank's new Annual Incentive Plan to operations in the US, Ireland, and the UK including; competitive positioning, target modelling, communication consultation, and local management education.

Hired on to work with a talented team in support of the Global Wealth Management business line in all things compensation. Throughout my tenure the scope of my role has made its way outside of domestic comp and into the unique and challenging world of International comp. I have had the opportunity to work with our international comp group along with HR representatives in the Caribbean and Central America to determine local market positioning, incentive pay budgets, and model sales plans.With the introduction of Scotiabank's new annual incentive plan for fiscal 2011 in Canada it sets the stage for another exciting year in comp at Scotia.

Equity - ensured company-wide internal equity through utilization of government issued employment equity softwarePay Planning - updated salary sheets with accurate employee pay information to support business unit leaders in annual compensation reviews and decisionsApplicant Tracking - developed and implemented Applicant Tracking Database using Microsoft Access Software to improve efficiencies in recruitment and reportingAdhoc Analysis - alongside HR Specialist and VP HR, provided internal compensation and staff planning analyses for business leaders

Provided detailed market survey data analyses to Total Rewards Consultants, generating efficiencies within pay planning activitiesAligned extensive employee data with individual business unit pay planning activitiesAdministered ad-hoc job matching and market data analyses to support manager's individual employee pay decisionsFound various issues during Quality Assurance testing to IT for KPMG's Incentive Pay Planning software (Workscape) leading to system enhancementsOn-time delivery of analysis under strict deadlines in accordance with firm-wide pay decision timelinesSuccessfully incorporated KPMG Global Job Descriptions into KPMG Canada's pay structure using the Hay Points method of job evaluation