Global Health, Physical Wellbeing & Life Director

Dow•Midland, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow is hiring a Global Health, Physical Wellbeing & Life Director in Midland, Michigan. The role provides enterprise leadership for the strategy, design, governance and performance of Dow’s global health, physical wellbeing, life insurance, disability and retiree medical programs. The Director ensures these programs are globally consistent, locally relevant and aligned with Dow’s Total Rewards philosophy, workforce needs and long-term business objectives. The Director owns Dow’s healthcare cost strategy and the long-term sustainability of its health and wellbeing investments. The role establishes global design standards and governance, leads global vendor strategy and performance, and partners with regional and functional leaders and Occupational Health to deliver effective outcomes. It leads multiple teams, including teams through other people leaders, and advises senior leaders while building alignment across internal and external stakeholders. Success calls for deep health and wellbeing expertise, commercial and financial judgment, and the ability to navigate complex global healthcare and regulatory environments. The Director contributes to the broader Total Rewards strategy, resolving complex business challenges with a disciplined focus on cost, risk, employee experience and measurable value. Domestic relocation assistance may be available based on eligibility.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
At least 12 years of relevant working experience.
Significant experience in healthcare cost containment strategies.
Ability to work legally in the United States; visa sponsorship or support is unavailable, including for U.S. permanent residency processes.
Demonstrated ability to lead complex vendor ecosystems, including strategy, selection, contracting, performance management and value realization.
Strong commercial and financial acumen, including evaluating investments, managing trade-offs and influencing long-term business outcomes.
Executive-level communication and influence, including advising senior leaders, building alignment and shaping decisions across a complex organization.
Ability to apply advanced judgment and critical thinking to highly complex, ambiguous or unprecedented business challenges.
Ability to synthesize data, business context and insights into concise narratives that influence decisions.
Ability to lead complex, large-scale initiatives from strategy through execution, integrating stakeholders, resources and interdependencies to manage risk, drive accountability and deliver measurable outcomes.
Ability to leverage complex data, advanced analytics and business context to generate insights and enable evidence-based Total Rewards decisions.

Nice To Haves

Significant leadership experience in global health, wellbeing, life insurance, disability, retiree medical or related employee benefit programs.
Deep expertise in healthcare cost, risk and value management, including translating financial and market insights into program strategy.
Experience establishing global governance and leading enterprise programs across multiple countries, regions or business environments.
Experience integrating wellbeing with employee value proposition, culture or workforce strategy.
Advanced experience using healthcare data and analytics to guide strategy and measure outcomes.
Experience leading large-scale programs, vendor transformations or operating-model transformations.
Proven success leading and developing teams.
Knowledge of healthcare systems, benefit practices and regulatory environments outside the United States.
External thought leadership or active engagement with relevant industry organizations.

Responsibilities

Own global strategy and design principles for health, physical wellbeing, life insurance, disability and retiree medical programs, aligning them with Dow’s Total Rewards philosophy, workforce needs and long-term cost objectives.
Lead the healthcare cost strategy and manage cost trends, financial risk and the long-term sustainability of health and wellbeing investments.
Establish and maintain global governance, decision rights, approval frameworks and program standards while enabling local regulatory compliance and market relevance.
Evolve programs in response to healthcare cost trends, workforce demographics, employee needs, market developments and changing business priorities.
Oversee material program design changes, vendor decisions and policy exceptions, ensuring sound business rationale, controls and accountability.
Own global vendor and ecosystem strategy across health, wellbeing and life programs, including selection, contracting, performance management, service delivery and value realization.
Drive simplification, standardization and operational excellence across programs, vendors, platforms and processes, including effective use of technology, automation and controls.
Use data, analytics and external insights to assess performance, measure outcomes, identify risks and inform decisions.
Establish measures of program value, including healthcare cost trends, employee engagement, operational performance, risk management and return on investment.
Lead and develop a global organization of health and wellbeing professionals, typically through other people leaders.
Partner with regional and functional leaders, Occupational Health, HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement and other stakeholders to integrate priorities and execute change.
Advise senior leaders on health and wellbeing strategy, healthcare economics, program risk and emerging market developments.
Provide internal and external thought leadership and represent Dow with industry groups, advisers, vendors and other stakeholders as appropriate.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity, with locally relevant incentives.
Programs supporting physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies by location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Medical and life insurance packages with a variety of coverage options; travel insurance is available in certain countries or locations.
Training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team-building opportunities.
Role-based workplace flexibility to support productivity and personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents, including adoptive and foster parents.
Paid time off to care for sick or injured family members.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group participation.
Wellbeing Portal for employees.
On-site fitness facilities (availability varies by location).
Employee discounts, including online shopping, cinema tickets and gym memberships.
Domestic relocation assistance may be available based on eligibility.
Some locations may offer transportation allowances, meal subsidies or vouchers, and carbon-neutral transportation incentives.