Senior Benefits Expert & Chief of Staff

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Description

This is a hybrid role with responsibilities across two critical functions: the Global Benefits/Wellness Team and the People Services Team. The individual in this role will be uniquely positioned to understand dependencies between these functions and advance priority work across both.

Benefits Expert Responsibilities

The Benefits Expert portion of the role is responsible for owning and leading the execution, through other subject-matter experts, of several cross-functional programs. The Benefits Expert will be expected to take the stated benefits strategy and lead cross-functional partners and experts to bring projects to fruition, including:

• Owning and leading execution of cross-functional programs such as U.S. Healthcare redesign, global Absenteeism and Leave of Absence minimum standards, and global leave enhancements
• Leading cross-functional partners and experts across benefits, total rewards, legal, finance, and others to bring projects to fruition
• Managing a global scope of projects spanning all parts of benefits including medical, retirement, leave, and wellness
• Maintaining regular engagement with executives on the People Leadership Team and interactions with the Executive Team at key points in the year
• Making decisions toward stated objectives and understanding when and how to escalate to more senior leaders when needed
• Seeking out innovative ideas from the market and assessing and tailoring them for Apple
• Collaborating with and influencing SMEs both inside and outside the benefits team
• Applying deep subject matter knowledge across the benefits areas for the projects they are leading

Chief of Staff Responsibilities

The Chief of Staff portion of the role will be responsible for partnering with the global leader of Benefits/Wellness/People Services to optimize the impact of all of these organizations. The role requires anticipation, organization, and execution of the ongoing work of the teams, including:

• Planning, preparing, and leading ongoing meetings for the Leadership Teams, including developing agendas, curating content/speakers, and tracking and actioning follow-up items
• Planning and preparing for executive meetings including the annual budgeting and approval process for the Benefits Committee, the People Compensation Committee, and various ad hoc executive-level discussions
• Working with administrative staff to ensure critical meetings are scheduled with key individuals in the right sequence and aligned with overall team priorities
• Anticipating roadblocks or barriers and escalating to the leader on how to overcome them
• Proactively identifying and recommending resolutions to enable the team to deliver more efficiently and with higher quality
• Collaborating on managing the overall health and efficacy of the organization

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in global or U.S. benefits, with enough expertise to lead complex project work
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and programs in an ambiguous, dynamic environment
• Highly organized with the ability to operate with complex and detailed subject matter
• Detail-oriented with the ability to go deep on subjects when required
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential material with discretion
• Ability to be in Santa Clara Valley throughout the year (estimated once per month) to align with the team, stakeholders, and global benefits leader; international travel likely needed quarterly

Preferred Qualifications

• Capable of operating up and down across different benefit areas, from a strategy level all the way down to the data level, coordinating between internal systems and external vendors
• Excellent communicator and collaborator who fosters partnerships
• Results-focused and resilient

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.