Sr. Director, Global Benefits

Lead the Future of Global Benefits at Avalara 

At Avalara, we're building a world-class employee experience that supports our global workforce while enabling the next chapter of growth. We're looking for a Senior Director, Global Benefits to define and lead our global benefits strategy, modernize how we deliver programs at scale, and help shape the future of Total Rewards through innovation, technology, and AI. 

Reporting to the VP, Total Rewards, this role will lead the strategy, design, governance, and transformation of Avalara's global benefits portfolio across health and welfare, retirement, wellbeing, leaves, workers' compensation, and duty of care programs. This leader will play a critical role in ensuring our programs are competitive, compliant, scalable, and aligned with the needs of employees across multiple countries and regions. 

This is an opportunity for a strategic leader who enjoys balancing long-term vision with operational excellence and is energized by building modern, data-driven employee experiences.

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• Define and evolve Avalara's global benefits philosophy, strategy, and governance framework. 

• Lead the design and continuous improvement of benefits programs across multiple regions and countries. 

• Drive global harmonization efforts while balancing local market practices, regulatory requirements, and employee needs. 

• Partner across People & Culture, Finance, Legal, Payroll, Procurement, People Technology, and business leaders to deliver a seamless employee experience. 

• Lead benefits-related workstreams for mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and integration planning. 

• Oversee vendor strategy, governance, and performance to maximize service quality, innovation, and value. 

• Use data, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled solutions to modernize benefits operations and improve decision-making. 

• Build and develop a high-performing global team while fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on benefits strategy, market trends, workforce needs, and emerging technologies.