Americas & Wellness Lead

Company Overview

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world‑class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds.

KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

KKR’s Human Capital Benefits & Wellness team is responsible for implementing and enhancing the benefits programs and healthcare services for all KKR employees. The team analyzes workflows and technology solutions to align with the firm’s culture and values while providing optimal experiences. The team is also involved in every employee’s journey at KKR, from onboarding to off‑boarding, travel and transfers, and even personal and professional milestones including work anniversaries.

KKR’s Global Benefits function is looking for an experienced Benefits leader to manage KKR’s benefits—including healthcare, retirement, work‑life, and wellness policies/programs for the Americas. Based in Boston and reporting to the Global Head of Benefits & Wellness, this role will drive the benefits and wellness strategy across the Americas (US/Canada/Bermuda). The incumbent will manage key initiatives to enhance KKR’s benefits with a significant focus on improving efficiencies in benefits operations/administration, optimizing the benefits point‑solution ecosystem, and increasing employee understanding and utilization of benefits plans.

The role requires analytical, vendor‑management, and project‑management skills, and a collaborative, lifelong learner mindset.

• Manage the Americas benefits plans and associated vendor/broker relationships, as well as the annual US Open Enrollment cycle.
• Analyze and enhance the overall benefits and healthcare process workflows and technology solutions, with a focus on optimizing benefits operations with key stakeholders such as Payroll, Human Capital Operations/HRIS, Human Capital Business Partners, Legal, and Employee Relations.
• Manage the Americas retirement plan/wealth advisory strategy, governance and operations, including 401(k) and RRSP, with a focus on enhancing the long‑term financial well‑being of employees.
• Execute benefits and wellness strategies by benchmarking market/peer firm practices, identifying gaps, and implementing innovative, market‑leading solutions that align with KKR’s culture and values.
• Enhance the benefits governance framework and drive operational efficiencies across all benefits programs and systems.
• Partner with Finance/Payroll teams to ensure thorough analysis, trend forecasting, and budgeting to drive effective business planning for both short‑ and long‑term needs.
• Own the development and delivery of effective marketing strategies, communication materials and policy documents for Americas benefits and wellness programs.
• Identify and drive enhanced benefits‑focused employee experiences in areas such as onboarding, off‑boarding, global mobility/transfers, and other work‑life milestones such as work anniversaries, birth/adoption of a child.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, HR or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working in a dynamic, pressurized and matrixed environment with a focus on collaboration and key stakeholder management.
• Motivated self‑starter with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.
• Commitment to confidentiality and experience interacting with employees’ complex private medical and financial matters; HIPAA training to be completed upon hire.
• 10+ years of experience with US employee benefits plan development, delivery & strategy—including proven track record in health/wellness and work‑life programs and significant…