Director, Policy Design - Global Employee Leave & Accommodations
$146k - $269kMasterCard
Director, Policy Design – Global Employee Leave & Accommodations
Position Summary
Lead the design, policy architecture, governance, and evolution of global employee leave of absence, time off, and medical accommodation programs. This role is responsible for establishing a consistent global framework while partnering with regional benefit leads to ensure programs are adaptable and compliant to local requirements. The role also serves as the regional lead for North America leave, time off, and medical accommodations, including oversight of the U.S. worksite Health Centers and contract nursing staff.
Global Policy Design & Governance
• Design and maintain global frameworks for company leave and time off programs, including medical leave, disability, parental leave, bereavement leave, PTO, etc.
• Establish governance models and guardrails that drive consistency across regions while allowing for local compliance and market-based practices
• Partner with regional leads and legal/compliance teams to ensure alignment with country-specific regulations and requirements
• Continuously evolve policies and programs to align with business strategy, employee experience, and external market practices Leave & Accommodations Strategy
Global Responsibilities
• Lead the development and implementation of a global medical accommodations framework, including policies, processes, and tools to support local teams
• Provide subject matter expertise on complex leave and accommodation cases to support consistency and risk mitigation
• Partner with external counsel and consultants to monitor global legislative developments impacting time off and leave policies and ensure timely updates.
• Drive standardization and scalability of leave and accommodations practices globally
• Partner with internal People Services team to design and implement a global leave service center, including workflows, service standards, and operating processes
• Evaluate and recommend outsourcing versus insourcing strategies for global leave administration
• Partner with internal stakeholders and service delivery teams to ensure effective and efficient program execution
• Ensure consistent practice related to offsets for state or local country regulatory leave programs.
• Leverage data and metrics to track absence trends, manage vendor performance, evaluate risk, and optimize company spend U.S. & Canada Responsibilities
• Design and manage compliant employee leave, disability and accommodation programs including: Federal and state/provincial family and medical leave programs, Paid/Unpaid family and medical leave, sick leave, Short- and long-term disability coordination, Military leave, Personal and company-sponsored leaves of absence, ADA and other workplace accommodation requests
• Serve as subject matter expert on leave and accommodation compliance requirements, including FMLA, ADA, PWFA, USERRA, and state/local paid leave laws; serve as the enterprise authority on complex overlapping entitlements, including interaction between time off, paid leave programs, unpaid statutory leaves (e.g., FMLA), disability benefits, and accommodations
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, employee communications, training materials, and operational documentation
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and recommend policy or process updates as needed
• Serve as escalation point for complex or sensitive employee leave and accommodation cases, in partnership with Employee Relations and Legal
Worksite Health Center Oversight
• Oversee U.S. health center strategy and operations, ensuring alignment with overall benefits strategy
• Supervise contract health center staff
• Manage vendor relationships and monitor service quality, cost effectiveness, and compliance Strategic Projects & Team Enablement
• Support the SVP, Global Benefits & Wellbeing in driving key global initiatives across the benefits portfolio
• Provide project management support across the benefits function with a global integrated perspective
• Develop executive-level presentations, business cases, and communications to support decision-making
• Track and manage Global Benefits budget
Qualifications & Experience
• Significant experience in global benefits, with deep operational and strategic expertise in leave of absence, disability, and medical accommodations
• Strong knowledge of global regulatory environments related to leave and workplace accommodations
• Proven experience designing and implementing global policies and governance frameworks
• Experience evaluating and managing external vendors and service providers
• Strong financial acumen, including management of large and complex budgets Skills & Capabilities
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into globally scalable, practical solutions
• Ability to operate independently and manage competing priorities effectively
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent project management, organizational, communication, and presentation skills
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess data, identify trends, and develop recommendations
• Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance global consistency and regional flexibility
• Trusted advisor who proactively identifies opportunities to improve programs, processes, and employee experience
Mastercard is a merit-based, inclusive, equal opportunity employer that considers applicants without regard to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We hire the most qualified candidate for the role. In the US or Canada, if you require accommodations or assistance to complete the online application process or during the recruitment process, please contact View email address on decentrajobs.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.
Corporate Security Responsibility All activities involving access to Mastercard assets, information, and networks comes with an inherent risk to the organization and, therefore, it is expected that every person working for, or on behalf of, Mastercard is responsible for information security and must:
- Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
In line with Mastercard’s total compensation philosophy and assuming that the job will be performed in the US, the successful candidate will be offered a competitive base salary and may be eligible for an annual bonus or commissions depending on the role. The base salary offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Mastercard benefits for full time (and certain part time) employees generally include: insurance (including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, disability, life insurance); flexible spending account and health savings account; paid leaves (including 16 weeks of new parent leave and up to 20 days of bereavement leave); 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time, 25 days of vacation time and 5 personal days, pro-rated based on date of hire; 10 annual paid U.S. observed holidays; 401k with a best-in-class company match; deferred compensation for eligible roles; fitness reimbursement or on-site fitness facilities; eligibility for tuition reimbursement; and many more. Mastercard benefits for interns generally include: 56 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time; jury duty leave; and on-site fitness facilities in some locations.
Pay RangesPurchase, New York: $168,000 - $269,000 USD
O'Fallon, Missouri: $146,000 - $234,000 USD
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