Jobs at The Heritage Foundation

Manages the organization’s benefits, retirement plans, payroll operations, HRIS processes, insurance portfolio, vendor relationships, open enrollment, and regulatory reporting. Oversees compliance with federal, state, and local requirements, supports employees with benefits and leave questions, negotiates renewals, and recommends data-driven program improvements. The role also leads payroll provider coordination, retirement plan audits, and benefits communications.

Maintains CRM and marketing automation data accuracy, integrity, and usability. Administers CRM systems, manages imports and exports, performs data hygiene, builds digital audiences, supports email marketing campaigns, monitors deliverability, troubleshoots user issues, coordinates vendors, and provides reporting and analysis. The role also supports end users through training and technical assistance while partnering with departments to improve data capture and validation.

Leads strategic Focus Areas from planning through execution, translating priorities into timelines, deliverables, and accountability. Coordinates cross-functional teams across policy, communications, marketing, development, government relations, and events; removes obstacles, drives decisions, and tracks performance. Maintains dashboards, reports risks and results to senior leadership, supports audience engagement, and applies lessons learned to improve future initiatives.

Supports talent management, compensation administration, onboarding, employee lifecycle processes, HRIS maintenance, workforce reporting, and employee and manager requests. Prepares offer letters, facilitates orientation, maintains employee and organizational data, produces compensation and workforce reports, and creates basic dashboards and analyses. The role also supports internships, organizational updates, special projects, and cross-functional People Operations initiatives while ensuring data accuracy, confidentiality, and responsive service.

The Policy Advisor informs policy positions, develops legislative solutions, conducts research, engages in public speaking, and advises on China and Indo-Pacific issues.

Manage communications on government spending, economy, and energy. Develop messaging and media strategies, pitch stories, draft releases and talking points, build media relationships, prep experts for appearances, coordinate with internal teams, and monitor media coverage to advance policy goals.

Edit and draft op-eds and commentaries, collaborate with research teams to produce persuasive policy content, maintain media relationships, support letters to the editor, run writing trainings, contribute to newsletters, and propose communications strategies while ensuring clarity and AP Style adherence.