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 MarketScape – 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.   

The Senior Director of Benefits establishes the vision, strategy, and long-term direction for the company's global benefits portfolio, including health and welfare benefits, leave, wellbeing, retirement, and accommodations. This role is accountable for translating business and workforce priorities into an integrated, multi-year benefits strategy; advising executive leadership on program direction, financial implications, market competitiveness, and risk; and ensuring company-wide programs and practices deliver sustainable business and employee outcomes.

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 ability to anticipate external and workforce trends, evaluate intangible variables, and establish clear direction in complex and ambiguous situations
• Executive-level communication, consultation, and influence skills, including the ability to present recommendations, negotiate critical matters, and build alignment among stakeholders with competing priorities
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including long-range cost planning, evaluation of program value and risk, and accountability for significant benefits investments
• Ability to establish scalable governance, operating models, technology strategies, and decision frameworks across an integrated global benefits portfolio
• Demonstrated ability to influence company-wide policy and strategy through partnership with executive leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and regulatory agencies
• Proven ability to lead organizational change, develop team capability, and drive sustainable outcomes across complex global programs
• Strategic Leadership: establishes a compelling long-term direction for the global benefits portfolio and mobilizes the team and cross-functional partners around shared company outcomes
• Judgment and Problem Solving: evaluates complex and ambiguous business, workforce, financial, and regulatory issues; anticipates long-term implications; and makes sound enterprise-level recommendations
• Executive Communication and Influence: synthesizes complex information into clear decisions and uses consultation, negotiation, and persuasion to influence executives and other critical stakeholders

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience leading benefits through mergers and acquisitions, geographic expansion, or major organizational transformation
• Advanced degree and/or benefits-related professional certification preferred

On-Camera Policy:
To support a fair, transparent, and engaging interview experience, candidates interviewing remotely are expected to be on camera during all video interviews. Being on camera fosters authentic connection, improves communication, and allows for full engagement from both candidates and interviewers. We understand that technical, bandwidth, or location-related challenges may occasionally prevent video use. If this applies, candidates are required to notify us in advance so we can explore appropriate accommodations.

About Arctic Wolf:

At Arctic Wolf, we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that thrives on diversity of thought, background, and culture. This is reflected in our multiple awards, including Top Workplace USA (2021-2024), Best Places to Work – USA (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – Canada (2021-2024), Great Place to Work – UK (2024), and Kununu Top Company – Germany (2024). Our commitment to bold growth and shaping the future of security operations is matched by our dedication to customer satisfaction, with over 7,000 customers worldwide and more than 2,000 channel partners globally. As we continue to expand globally and enhance our technology, Arctic Wolf remains the most trusted name in the industry. 

Our Values:

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.  

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here.   

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.  

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:  

• Equity for all employees 
• Flexible time off and paid volunteer days 
• RRSP and 401k match 
• Training and career development programs 
• Comprehensive private benefits plan including medical, mental health, dental, disability, life and AD&D, and value-added services 
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with mental health services 
• Fertility support and paid parental leave 

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing [email protected].  

Security Requirements: 

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes, and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).  
• Background checks are required for this position.   
• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.