Compensation & Mobility Specialist

Socomec Group

Compensation & Mobility Specialist overseeing compensation and immigration processes within Socomec, ensuring compliance across North America. Collaborating with HR, Finance, and legal teams for effective talent management.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeBrampton • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$90,000 - CA$100,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in compensation framework management, including job evaluation, salary benchmarking, and immigration compliance. Proficient in providing analytical insights and guidance on compensation-related decisions while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.

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Compensation Framework ManagementJob EvaluationImmigration ComplianceData AnalysisVendor Management

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Hard Skills

Compensation PrinciplesSalary BenchmarkingWork Permit ManagementVisa AdministrationCross-Border MobilityRegulatory ComplianceCompensation AnalyticsJob ArchitectureAnnual Compensation ReviewAudit Readiness

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailClear CommunicationSound JudgementOrganizational SkillsCalm Under Pressure

Certifications & Qualifications

HR Designation

Industry Keywords

Global MobilityMulti-JurisdictionalEmployment FrameworksCompensation GovernanceInternal Equity Reviews

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support and maintain the organisation’s compensation framework. This includes job evaluation and job architecture, benchmarking, annual compensation review cycles, and compensation-related analytics.
Partners with HR and leadership to support pay decisions related to new hires, promotions, adjustments, relocations, and internal equity reviews.
Supports the administration of short‑term incentive and bonus plans, ensuring accurate eligibility, calculations, and governance in alignment with approved plan rules.
Maintain documentation, policies, and compensation guidelines to support consistent and compliant decision‑making.
Primary internal owner of employment‑based immigration and relocation activities. This includes oversight of work permits, visas, renewals, and compliance obligations for employees working across borders, particularly within Canada and the United States.
Coordinates closely with external immigration counsel to manage cases, timelines, and documentation, while ensuring internal stakeholders are well informed of risks, constraints, and planning considerations.
Supports domestic and international relocations, administering relocation policies, and ensuring that compensation, benefits, and allowances are appropriately aligned with mobility arrangements.
Provides guidance on regulatory compliance as it relates to compensation and immigration, including audit readiness, record retention, and policy adherence.
Monitors legislative and market developments that may impact pay practices, immigration requirements, or mobility costs, and proactively advises HR leadership on implications and recommended actions.
Prepares reports and analysis for leadership related to compensation spend, mobility costs, workforce demographics, and compliance risk.
Partners closely with Finance, Payroll, and HR Operations to ensure alignment between compensation design, payroll execution, tax treatment, and financial forecasting.
Supports HR Business Partners by providing technical input on complex compensation and immigration scenarios, enabling HRBPs to focus on employee relations and talent strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Post‑secondary qualification in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
A HR designation or progress toward one is preferred, as is experience working with both Canadian and US employment and immigration frameworks.
5-8 years experience in either compensation and immigration or global mobility within a complex, multi‑jurisdictional organisation.
Strong analytical capability, comfort working with data, and the confidence to advise senior stakeholders on technical matters.
Strong technical knowledge of compensation principles, job evaluation, and salary benchmarking.
Hands‑on experience managing work permits, visas, or cross‑border mobility with external counsel.
Excellent attention to detail, sound judgement, and the ability to manage confidential and high‑risk matters with professionalism.
Clear communication, strong vendor management skills, and a pragmatic approach to risk are essential.
Organised, calm under pressure, and able to manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
Comfortable operating across multiple time zones and global teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Upon request, we will provide reasonable accommodation for disabilities to support participation of candidates in all aspects of the recruitment process.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.