Director, Global Benefits & Leave Strategy

Harvey; England; On-site; GBP 168,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey seeks a Director of Global Benefits to own our benefits and leave strategy end to end, building on Foundations we have as we scale. You’ll lead the global benefits team, drive annual renewals, open enrollment, and new-country launches, and partner with People Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Recruiting.

You’ll shape philosophy, design, and communication to ensure global consistency with local relevance, while leveraging AI to enhance the employee experience in multiple markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in benefits with 3+ years leading a team.
• Deep US benefits expertise across health and welfare plan design, 401(k), leave, and compliance.
• Real international experience in EMEA and/or APAC.
• Strategic and hands-on: present plan-design to executives and untangle Workday eligibility rules.
• Vendor and broker management: run RFPs, renewals, and contracts globally.
• Financial fluency: build and defend a benefits budget and explain tradeoffs.
• Exceptional communication translating complexity to employees and executives.
• Builder mentality: comfortable with ambiguity and building programs that don't exist yet.
• AI experience: using AI tools to streamline benefits work.

Responsibilities

• Define Harvey's global benefits philosophy and local relevance as we enter new markets.
• Lead plan design across the US and international footprint (10+ markets and growing).
• Build a program roadmap and business case for benefits, wellness, and leave.
• Grow and develop the global benefits team across the US and EMEA, setting priorities.
• Set and uphold service delivery standards and use AI to reduce volume without harming experience.
• Oversee the annual cycle: renewals, open enrollment, plan changes, and new-country launches.
• Lead the global leave of absence program with consistency and care as volume scales.
• Hold brokers, carriers, and third-party administrators to account globally.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations in each market with Legal/Finance collaboration.
• Manage the benefits budget with Finance and analyze utilization data.

Skills

Benefits leadership

US benefits expertise

International benefits

Strategic thinking

Vendor management

Budgeting

Communication

Builder mindset

AI in benefits

Tools

Workday

Job description

Harvey seeks a Director of Global Benefits to own our benefits and leave strategy end to end, building on Foundations we have as we scale. You’ll lead the global benefits team, drive annual renewals, open enrollment, and new-country launches, and partner with People Operations, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Recruiting.

You’ll shape philosophy, design, and communication to ensure global consistency with local relevance, while leveraging AI to enhance the employee experience in multiple markets.