CareerPlan

Director - US Benefits Strategy

McLean, VA, USFull-time$206k–$235k2026-11-04 → 2026-11-11
No visa sponsorship

Core

Strategic leader responsible for the enterprise-wide vision, roadmap, and delivery of the US Benefits ecosystem, ensuring alignment with Enterprise HR objectives and enabling associates to thrive.

Role type

Director, US Benefits Strategy

Builds

Unified, human-centric benefits ecosystem across Health & Welfare, Financial Benefits, Wellbeing, and Time Off programs

Domain

Human Resources / Employee Benefits / US Market

Required skills

Strategic vision and roadmap design, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, organizational change management, ERISA and non-ERISA plan governance, risk management, fiduciary oversight, executive leadership, cross-functional collaboration, benefits design, policy adjustment, benefit innovation, automated workflows, generative AI tools, prompt engineering, vendor technology assessment, decision-making frameworks

Preferred skills

Master's degree or Juris Doctor, leading strategy for organizations with 10,000+ employees, benefits governance practices, hands-on experience with Generative AI tools and workflow automation, deep expertise in ERISA and IRS regulations, Professional Human Resources certification, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) or Certified Benefits Professional (CBP) designation, design-thinking or agile methodologies, strong executive presence

Technologies

Generative AI tools, automated workflows, digital platforms, modern digital platforms

Responsibilities

Design multi-year vision and strategic roadmap for US Benefits, leverage data to identify strategic opportunities for new programming and policy adjustments, solve end-to-end associate experience issues at enterprise scale, build and cultivate a technologically fluent benefits team integrating AI tools, manage robust governance strategies and risk management frameworks, serve as a trusted thought partner to senior executive leadership, build strategic networks across Compensation, Risk, HR Business Partners, Legal, Finance, Product, and Tech

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership