Director of Benefits

Shape the future of benefits at Texas Children’s! We’re looking for a dynamic, people-focused Director of Benefits to lead programs that make a meaningful difference in the lives of our employees and their families. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to influence benefits strategy across health & welfare, retirement, plan design, vendor partnerships, and more - while identifying innovative ways to enhance the employee experience, improve effectiveness, and deliver greater value.

We’re looking for a leader who brings strategic thinking, strong benefits expertise, financial and analytical insight, and a genuine passion for developing people. If you’re energized by the opportunity to lead change, build strong teams, and help shape benefits for one of the nation’s leading pediatric healthcare organizations, we’d love to hear from you!

Benefits Strategy & Program Leadership

• Provide operational and strategic direction to the Benefits team.
• Develop and implement benefits strategies, programs, processes, and policies that support market competitiveness, equity, and cost effectiveness.
• Establish departmental goals, priorities, policies, and procedures.
• Evaluate program and departmental performance and implement improvements to enhance service and simplify workflows.
• Develop meaningful metrics to measure program effectiveness and outcomes.

Health, Welfare & Retirement Programs

• Provide leadership across health and welfare plans, retirement programs, work/life programs, and other employee benefits.
• Support benefits plan design, cost analysis and monitoring, employee communications, and customer service.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of benefits programs, including Health & Welfare, 401(k), 403(b), pension plans, and related programs.
• Partner effectively with external benefits vendors and other key stakeholders.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure benefits programs and department operations comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain knowledge of regulations including ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, COBRA, OSHA, Workers’ Compensation, and applicable labor and tax laws.
• Fulfill applicable compliance and reporting requirements.

People & Organizational Leadership

• Lead, develop, and support the Benefits team while fostering an accountable, responsive, service-oriented culture.
• Complete performance management and planning activities for direct reports.
• Collaborate across departments and committees to align Benefits programs with Texas Children’s strategic priorities.
• Prepare and manage annual capital and operating budgets and report on departmental performance and outcomes.

Knowledge & Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of employee benefits programs, including health & welfare and retirement plans.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory and legislative environment affecting HR and Benefits.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a complex environment.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience partnering with and managing external vendors.
• Knowledge of hospital operations is helpful.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, or another related field
• 8 years of Human Resources experience, including at least 5 years of significant experience in benefits, retirement, health & welfare, total rewards, or another relevant area
• 5 years of management/leadership experience

Preferred Experience

• Executive benefits experience