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Confidential · 7 hours ago

Director of Retirement

Charlotte Metro

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Confidential company is seeking a Director of Retirement to lead the Community of Expertise for retirement and pension programs. This role involves overseeing the design, governance, and operational execution of retirement programs while ensuring compliance and effective collaboration with various stakeholders.

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Responsibilities

Serve as the COE lead for global retirement and pension programs across multiple countries and jurisdictions

Own the retirement program roadmap across defined contribution (DC), defined benefit (DB), and retiree benefit programs

Provide expert guidance to HRBPs and business leaders to align retirement programs with workforce strategy, labor considerations, and financial objectives

Lead the administration and day-to-day oversight of retirement programs, including DC, DB, retiree medical, and retiree life insurance plans

Partner with People Operations and vendors to ensure effective execution across payroll integration, funding, participant experience, and service delivery

Serve in designated governance roles (e.g., Board member or committee secretary) for the company pension entities, as appointed

Support fiduciary committees, including:

Pension Fund Trust and Investment Committee

Benefits Administration Committee (North America)

Ensure compliance with fiduciary requirements, plan documentation, investment oversight processes, and governance frameworks

Partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to drive cost management and risk mitigation, including:

Vendor negotiations

Dependent eligibility audits

Efficient Form 5500 and regulatory reporting processes

Support pension funding strategies, actuarial assessments, and long-term liability management

Lead the execution of retirement plan design changes and harmonization of legacy programs, including:

Union plan alignment and integration

Pension plan consolidations

Pension buyouts and de-risking initiatives

Reduce complexity while maintaining regulatory compliance and honoring collective bargaining commitments

Provide retirement and pension expertise in support of labor negotiations

Ensure compliance with collectively bargained retirement and savings plans while supporting sustainable benefit designs

Lead retirement program execution and coordination during acquisitions, divestitures, and integrations

Ensure operational readiness for payroll, enrollment, funding, and vendor connectivity across retirement programs

Drive high-quality service delivery through strong partnership with People Operations and vendors

Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and clarity in retirement administration, funding, and colleague communications

Qualification

Retirement program managementPension governance expertiseU.S. DC/DB plansInternational pension schemesLabor negotiations supportFinancial managementRisk mitigationOperational excellenceColleague experience

Required

10+ years of experience in retirement, pension, or global benefits management

Strong expertise in U.S. DC/DB plans, ERISA, and fiduciary governance

Demonstrated experience supporting labor environments, M&A activity, and complex regulatory requirements

Proven ability to work effectively across HR, Finance, Legal, People Operations, and external advisors

Preferred

Experience with international pension schemes strongly preferred

Company

Confidential

Silicon Valley, California US, US

51-200 employees

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Roshan Syed

Global Talent Partner

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