AMR Regional Benefits Lead

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could people here at Apple dont just craft products - they build the kind of wonder thats revolutionized entire industries. Its the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. The members of the Benefits team are no different where our objectives are to design and operate the global benefit programs with a focus on employee experience offer a long and exciting career with opportunities for you to perfect your existing skills and also provide the chance to acquire new ones. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it.n

This role serves as the Regional Leader of the Benefits team ultimately responsible for the health savings and leave programs for the Region. You will lead a team of country-level experts to ensure our benefits meet the evolving needs of our employees and the strategic goals of Apple. This role requires a sophisticated balance of regional benefits expertise transformational leadership executive stakeholder management and a sharp eye for operational excellence.n

Drive the regional benefits strategy aligning business needs with market trends employee experience goals and legal as a trusted strategic partner balancing employee advocacy with Apples overarching business develop and empower a high-performing team of country-level benefits experts driving individual growth and collective excellence across the and influence strong partnerships across internal groups including Communications Legal Procurement Finance and executive strategic relationships with external partners and industry peers to anticipate market trends and achieve outsized insights from utilization metrics outcome data and vendor performance to identify regional or country-level opportunities for operational the seamless delivery of complex multi-country health savings and leave a culture of outstanding performance continuous learning and career growth within the team.

15 years of in-depth expertise and leadership in a senior regional benefit program design implementation and strategy role in the Americas within a matrixed multinational environmentnProven leadership skills demonstrated through complex problem-solving effective process evaluation and the delivery of high-quality strategic work including direct experience leading and developing a team of benefits professionals. Deep expertise in health u0026 welfare plan design and qualified retirement plan administration nStrong command of federal and state regulatory landscape (ERISA HIPAA COBRA FMLA ACA)nOutstanding interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders and encouraging innovationnDemonstrated experience managing third-party benefit providers and vendor relationships across the Americas markets including contract negotiation performance management and day-to-day partnership oversightnProven ability to oversee end-to-end benefit program operations from plan design and implementation through ongoing administration across multiple countries with varying regulatory and cultural requirementsnProven experience coaching mentoring and advising to help the team grow and develop in line with business and personal goals

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience or equivalentnStrong consultative skills and ability to develop strong relationships quickly a well-respected trusted partner whom others want to work withnExcellent analytical skills comfortable using data to drive decisions and demonstrate ROInProficiency in HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and benefits administration systemsnAdaptability: Global mindset with a proven ability to navigate ambiguity adapt quickly and demonstrate resilience in a fast-paced environment with fluid : Strong team orientation with a flexible attitude; capable of diving into the operational details while maintaining a broad strategic view.