Director of Benefits
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
THE SEARCH
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the nation’s pre-eminent research universities, seeks a strategic, collaborative, and empathetic leader to serve as its next Director of Benefits (Director). MIT is independent and co-educational, with a private endowment of over $23.5 billion, a total annual operating budget of approximately $5.10 billion, and a community of 35,000 people, including an active workforce of approximately 17,000 on campus and at the Lincoln Laboratory. The MIT community is driven by a shared purpose: to make the world better through education, research, and innovation. The Director of Benefits and their team is central to helping MIT’s employees, retirees, and their dependents sustain and fulfill that shared purpose. You can read more about MIT and the breadth of its academics, activities, and culture here.
Reporting to the Vice President for Human Resources, and in collaboration with MIT leadership, the Director is responsible for developing and delivering competitive and cost-effective benefits and work-life programs that respond to the changing needs of the MIT population and support the Institute’s short- and long-term goals and mission. The Director is responsible for the design, pricing, communication, administration, and compliance aspects of MIT’s complex and numerous retirement, health and welfare, and work-life programs. Overall, they lead a team of approximately 25 staff, including five direct reports, a client service team, the operations of four onsite childcare centers, and manage significant vendor relationships and contracts.
COMPENSATION AND LOCATION
The role is open to a hybrid work schedule. The salary range for this role is $230,000 -$260,000.
APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website for the search. Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.
Rebecca Kennedy, Managing Partner
Angelo Alexander, Senior Associate
Cortnee Bollard, Managing Search Coordinator
https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/massachusetts-institute-technology/director-benefits
MIT is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equitable consideration for employment based on their experience and qualifications, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin. See MIT's full policy on nondiscrimination.