Vice President, Head of Benefits & Mobility

Activision Blizzard • Santa Monica, CA

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About The Position

Our mission, to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment, has never been more important. Through communities rooted in our video games, we enable hundreds of millions of people to experience joy, thrill and achievement. We enable social connections through the lens of fun, and we foster purpose and a sense of accomplishment through healthy competition. Like sport, but with greater accessibility, our players can find purpose and meaning through competitive gaming. Video games, unlike any other social or entertainment media, have the ability to break down the barriers that can inhibit tolerance and understanding. Celebrating differences is at the core of our culture and ensures we can create games for players of diverse backgrounds in the 190 countries our games are played. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Vice President, Head of Benefits and Mobility, to lead strategy, governance, harmonization, and delivery of ABK benefits and global mobility programs. In this role, you will be a strategic and operational leader responsible for designing, implementing, and managing benefit programs that support the health, wellbeing, and financial security of our employees across regions. Partner across HR, Legal, Finance, Studio leadership, Global Mobility, Tax, and Total Rewards to ensure programs are competitive, compliant, and aligned with our total rewards strategy. Requires deep expertise in global benefits, international mobility, and large scale plan rationalization.

Requirements

• 18+ years in Global Benefits, Global Mobility, Total Rewards, or adjacent HR disciplines (Compensation, Compliance, International HR).
• Deep understanding of substance, operation, and regulatory environment of benefits plans spanning health coverage, retirement/savings, leave/disability, paid time-off, and perqs; working knowledge of HIPAA, ERISA, FMLA, ADA, and similar laws governing this domain.
• 10+ years leading people managers and senior ICs.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, multi-country rationalization or harmonization efforts (M&A, plan transitions, system migrations).
• Proven ability to operate across multi-region statutory environments (North America, EMEA, APAC, LATAM) and manage compliance in benefits, mobility, immigration, and tax.
• Experience overseeing large vendor ecosystems (benefits, relocation, immigration, tax, mobility providers) with governance and accountability.
• Ability to influence executives, apply analytics to shape program strategy and measure impact, make data-driven decisions, and create clarity in complex environments.
• Demonstrated capability to lead enterprise-level strategy, governance, and complex program portfolios.
• Proven success influencing ELT-level leaders and driving alignment in ambiguous, cross functional environments.
• Ability to translate complex benefits/mobility concepts into clear, business relevant narratives for executives and global stakeholders.
• Expertise in risk management, cost modeling, forecasting, and compliance frameworks relevant to mobility and benefits.
• Deep experience creating and maintaining governance structures for global programs (policies, decision rights, standards).
• Demonstrated ability to build high performing teams, including hiring, coaching, succession planning, and developing managers.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Public Policy, Psychology, or a related field (or 15+ years in Global Benefits/Mobility, Total Rewards, or related field; or equivalent experience).

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in M&A benefits and mobility transformation, including navigating legacy plan transitions, employee experience stability, and communication during change.
• Strong knowledge of international relocation, immigration, tax, assignment frameworks, and mobility policy design.
• Experience supporting creative, high growth, or gaming/entertainment industries where talent mobility and wellbeing programs require agility and cultural sensitivity.
• Ability to balance innovation with operational rigor, modernizing benefits/mobility programs through insights, external trends, and vendor ecosystem evolution.
• Demonstrated success leading multi-discipline, multi-regional transformation efforts with high visibility and business impact.
• Executive presence with the ability to simplify complexity for diverse populations—from engineers to artists to production studios.
• Track record designing employee centered change management for global populations; excellence in communication clarity, empathy, and trust building during transitions.
• Ability to anticipate friction, reduce change fatigue, and maintain a stable, positive employee experience during integration.
• Master's Degree preferred (MBA, Master of HR Management, Master of Public Administration, or similar relevant professional certifications, such as: CEBS, GMS/SGMS, SHRM-SCP or SPHR, CRP; or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Operational Excellence, Compliance & Governance: Establish decision rights, design standards, audits, vendor oversight, data privacy/security, statutory compliance; partner with Finance/Tax on cost modeling, forecasting, and risk.
• Leadership & Organization Development: Build and lead a high performing Benefits & Mobility organization with capabilities in program design, analytics, compliance, vendor management, relocation/assignment management.
• Executive & Studio Leadership Engagement: Serve as primary Benefits & Mobility executive for ABK HR and studio leaders; translate complex decisions into clear guidance for creators, engineers, artists, publishing, and ops.
• Employee Experience & Change Leadership: Lead employee-centered design and communication for transitions, renewals, and launches; tailor messaging for diverse global gaming audiences to foster trust and minimize disruption. Manage people and build trusted advisor status across stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees