Global Health, Physical Wellbeing & Life Director

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple - to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place.

About you and this role

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Global Health, Physical Wellbeing & Life Director located in Midland, MI! In this role, you will provide enterprise leadership for the strategy, design, governance and performance of Dow’s global health, physical wellbeing, life insurance, disability and retiree medical programs. You will be accountable for ensuring programs are globally consistent, locally relevant and aligned with Dow’s Total Rewards philosophy, workforce needs, and long-term business objectives.

You will own Dow’s healthcare cost strategy and the long-term sustainability of its health and wellbeing investments. You will also establish enterprise design standards and governance, lead global vendor strategy and performance, and partner with regional and functional leaders and Dow’s Occupational Health organization to achieve effective delivery outcomes.

Leading multiple teams, including some through other people leaders, you will bring deep health and wellbeing expertise, strong commercial and financial judgment, and the ability to navigate complex global healthcare and regulatory environments. You will serve as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, influence enterprise decisions and build alignment across a broad network of internal and external stakeholders.

Success requires advanced critical thinking, the ability to resolve complex and often unprecedented business challenges, and a disciplined focus on cost, risk, employee experience and measurable value. You will contribute to the development of the broader Total Rewards strategy and have a direct impact on the performance, sustainability and competitiveness of Dow’s global benefit programs.

Responsibilities

• Own the global strategy and design principles for health, physical wellbeing, life insurance, disability and retiree medical programs, ensuring alignment with Dow’s Total Rewards philosophy, workforce needs and long-term cost objectives.
• Lead Dow’s healthcare cost strategy and establish a disciplined approach to managing 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, enabling local regulatory compliance and market relevance while promoting consistency and minimizing unnecessary complexity and exceptions.
• Lead the evolution of health and wellbeing programs in response to healthcare cost trends, workforce demographics, employee needs, external market developments and changing business priorities.
• Oversee material program design changes, vendor decisions and policy exceptions, ensuring decisions are supported by clear business rationale, appropriate controls and defined accountability.
• Own global vendor and ecosystem strategy across health, wellbeing and life programs, including vendor selection, contracting, performance management, service delivery and value realization.
• Drive simplification, standardization and operational excellence across programs, vendors, platforms and processes, including the effective use of technology, automation and controls.
• Advance the use of data, analytics and external insights to assess program performance, measure outcomes, identify emerging risks and inform high-impact decisions.
• Establish meaningful 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, fostering accountability, collaboration, strategic thinking and strong functional capability.
• Partner with regional and functional leaders, Occupational Health, HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement and other enterprise stakeholders to integrate health and wellbeing priorities and execute change effectively.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to senior leaders on health and wellbeing strategy, healthcare economics, program risk and emerging market developments.
• Provide internal and external thought leadership, representing Dow as appropriate with industry groups, advisers, vendors and other external stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience at or above a U.S. E5 or Canadian Petty Officer 2nd Class or Sergeant ranking.
• A minimum 12 years of relevant working experience.
• Significant experience in healthcare cost containment strategies.
• A minimum requirement for this US-based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process. 

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, with demonstrated experience 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 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.

Skills

• Vendor Management: Demonstrated ability to lead complex vendor ecosystems, including strategy, selection, contracting, performance management and value realization.
• Business Acumen: Strong commercial and financial acumen, including the ability to evaluate investments, manage trade-offs and influence long-term business outcomes.
• Communication: Executive-level communication and influence, with the ability to advise senior leaders, build alignment and shape decisions across a complex organization.
• Strategic Decision-Making: Ability to apply advanced judgment and critical thinking to highly complex, ambiguous or unprecedented business challenges.
• Executive Storytelling & Influence: Synthesize data, business context and insights into concise narratives that shape understanding and influence decisions.
• Enterprise Program & Project Leadership: Leads complex, large-scale initiatives from strategy through execution, integrating priorities, stakeholders, resources and interdependencies to manage risk, drive accountability and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Strategic Data & Analytics: Leverage complex data, advanced analytics and business context to generate insights, anticipate implications and enable evidence-based Total Rewards decisions.

Additional Notes

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 
 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
  • Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
  • Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
• Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
• Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
• Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
• Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 
• Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
• On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
• Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
• Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
  • Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
  • Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
  • Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)

Join our team, we can make a difference together.

About Dow
Dow (NYSE: DOW) is one of the world’s leading materials science companies, serving customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Our global breadth, asset integration and scale, focused innovation, leading business positions and commitment to sustainability enable us to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. We operate manufacturing sites in 30 countries and employ approximately 36,000 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $43 billion in 2024. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. ​​​​Learn more about us and our ambition to be the most innovative, customer-centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world by visitingwww.dow.com.

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