Senior Director Job Saint Paul area,Minnesota USA,Management

Position: Senior Director, Benefits

At Arctic Wolf, you won’t just watch the cybersecurity industry evolve – you'll help lead the change. Our global Pack is made up of people who thrive on solving hard problems, moving fast, and building technology that protects organizations around the world. We’re proud to be recognized by Forbes, CNBC, Fortune, CRN, Gartner Peer Insights and IDC Market Scape – but what matters most is the work behind it: delivering real outcomes for customers through award winning innovation like our Aurora Platform.

If you’re looking for a meaningful work, smart teammates and the chance to make a real impact in a high-growth company that’s redefining security operations, Arctic Wolf is the right place for you! Our mission is simple:
End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Director, Benefits to be part of making that happen.

Responsibilities

Establish and lead the global vision, multi-year strategy, and operating roadmap for the integrated benefits portfolio, including health and welfare benefits, leave, wellbeing, retirement, and accommodations
Translate company and People strategy into global benefits objectives, policies, governance standards, and investment priorities that support workforce needs and long-term organizational performance
Lead, develop, and organize the Global Benefits team, setting functional priorities, clarifying decision authority, building leadership capability, and ensuring accountability for successful strategy execution and operations
Serve as the principal benefits advisor to executive leadership, providing recommendations on market trends, workforce needs, financial exposure, program risk, and significant policy or investment decisions
Own the global benefits financial strategy and results, including long-range cost planning, annual budgets, funding approaches, utilization and trend analysis, and recommendations that balance competitiveness, employee experience, risk, and financial sustainability
Establish the enterprise governance and compliance framework for global benefits programs, including oversight of regulatory requirements, filings, audits, controls, and risk mitigation across all applicable jurisdictions
Set the strategic direction and company-wide practices for leave and accommodation programs, ensuring equitable employee experiences, regulatory compliance, effective governance, and scalable delivery
Lead the global vendor and partner strategy, including selection, negotiation, performance governance, service delivery, innovation, and accountability for financial and employee outcomes
Partner with executive and senior leaders across People, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and the business to reconcile competing priorities, influence policy and strategy, and provide cohesive direction on global benefits matters
Lead the benefits strategy, due diligence, risk assessment, and integration approach for major company initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, geographic expansion, and organizational transformation

Required Skills and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience
15+ years of progressive HR experience, including 12+ years focused on domestic and international benefits strategy, design, and management, with significant responsibility for global programs and team leadership
Demonstrated experience advising executive leaders, setting multi-year functional strategy, overseeing significant benefits investments, and leading complex vendor negotiations and enterprise-wide change
Deep expertise across global health and welfare benefits, leave, wellbeing, retirement, and accommodations, including experience navigating multiple jurisdictions such as the US and Canada
Enterprise and systems thinking, with the…