Director, Health & Welfare, Marriott Bonvoy

Marriott Bonvoy

Location:

United States, Bethesda

Category:

Human Resources

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

157700.00 - 191200.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

The Director, Health & Welfare role involves shaping and communicating the strategic direction for health and welfare programs, focusing on both short- and long-term goals. Key responsibilities include leveraging data and insights to inform program design, managing vendor relationships to optimize service delivery and costs, and staying updated on industry best practices and legislative changes to ensure compliance and program effectiveness. This role requires collaboration with Benefits and finance leaders is essential for developing pricing strategies for self-insured plans and ensuring fiscal responsibility. The position also requires leading large-scale change initiatives, emphasizing stakeholder engagement, risk management, and operational excellence. Additionally, the role involves evaluating the performance of health and welfare plans to identify trends and recommend strategic improvements. Finally, fostering collaboration with internal and external stakeholders is crucial to promote health and welfare programs and enhance overall engagement and well-being.

Job Responsibility:

Help shape and communicate short- and long-term strategy, program design and goals for health and welfare programs
Leverage data, insights, and trends to inform plan design and strategy
Manage vendor relationships, contractual terms and operations to deliver an exceptional experience and manage costs
Proactively stay current on industry best practices, legislative changes, and periodic market evaluations, to ensure programs are optimized, compliant and to develop recommendations for change
Partner with Benefits and finance leaders and actuaries to develop self-insured plan pricing, help shape the company contribution strategy for health and welfare programs and lead the related financial modeling, analysis, and reporting
Collaborate with Senior HR Leadership teams ensuring cost-effectiveness and fiscal responsibility for stakeholders
Lead large-scale change initiatives with a focus on internal and external stakeholder engagement, seamless integration, risk management and operational excellence and adherence to health and welfare program provisions
Evaluate health and welfare plan performance to identify trend drivers and recommend strategic opportunities and solutions to address findings
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to promote health and welfare programs, drive engagement, and support holistic well-being

Requirements:

8+ years experience in designing and managing health + welfare benefits for complex organizations with a strong focus on innovative solutions, employee experience and financial management
Strong decision-making and organizational skills, with the ability to optimize the use of all available resources and deliver on multiple priorities
Skilled in stakeholder management, as well as proven ability to build and facilitate relationships and influence others at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally

What we offer:

Bonus program
Comprehensive health care benefits
401(k) plan with up to 5% company match
Employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount
Accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable)
Life insurance
Group disability insurance
Travel discounts
Adoption assistance
Paid parental leave
Health savings account (except for positions based out of or performed in Hawaii)
Flexible spending accounts
Tuition assistance
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Other life and work wellness benefits
Stock awards
Deferred compensation plans

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 21, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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