Benefits Manager

Internal Welbe Health

Title:

Manager, People – Benefits

At Welbe Health, we serve our communities’ most vulnerable seniors through shared intention, pioneering spirit, and the courage to love. These core values and participant-focus lead the way no matter what.

The Manager, People – Benefits is accountable for designing, implementing, and overseeing employee benefit programs, ensuring they meet legal requirements and align with organizational objectives. Reporting to the VP, People Operations & Rewards, this role leads a benefits team of approximately two members to deliver a high level of service excellence and consumer‑minded program design.

• Designs and manages programs through the lens of serving vulnerable seniors – prioritizing empathy, accessibility, and team‑member well‑being as strategic drivers, not just compliance requirements.
• Provides benefits leadership during a critical period of organizational evolution – a unique opportunity to influence system design, lead a growing team, and shape enterprise‑level benefits strategy.

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance coverage
• 17 days of personal time off, 12 holidays, 6 sick days
• 401(k) savings + match
• Additional benefits

• Drive strategic design, implementation, and overall program management of employee benefit offerings.
• Manage health and welfare plans, retirement plans, and other ancillary benefit plans; review and analyze current and new benefit offerings for effectiveness, affordability, and market competitiveness, proposing appropriate modifications.
• Support all aspects of employee benefits program compliance, including documentation, audits, filings, amendments, eligibility, discrimination testing, and all attributes of benefits employment law and regulations (ERISA, HIPAA, IRS, FMLA, ADA).
• Partner with stakeholders to improve internal workflows to ensure a smooth benefit enrollment process, budget forecasting and performance, and overall delivery.
• Oversee vendor partnerships – ensure contract obligations are met and service levels exceeded; conduct renewals, service escalations, regular business performance reviews, and cost management.
• Act as the primary point of contact on all escalated benefit questions, working with urgency to meet ongoing team member needs.
• Build and deliver effective employee benefit communication campaigns to educate team members; conduct a timely and successful annual open enrollment process and provide reporting and benchmarking as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher; CEBS, HR, or related certifications preferred.
• Minimum five years of experience in HR, including benefits‑focused roles.
• Minimum one year of experience successfully leading teams, developing talent, and refining leadership skills.
• Experience ensuring a compliant and well‑run benefits function; highly analytical, data‑driven, and experienced with managing budgets.
• Expertise in excellent service delivery and employee‑centric design; experience building employee benefit communication plans.
• Experience building stakeholder relationships, setting shared success criteria, and meeting/exceeding overall business outcomes.
• Experience with budget and vendor management.

Salary: $109,240 – $144,197 per year plus bonus. Welbe Health offers a competitive total rewards package, including 401(k) match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of benefits.

At Welbe Health, we embrace and cherish the diversity of our team members and are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are a proud equal‑opportunity employer.