🌐 Remote Benefits Manager
💼 Salary Overview
Annual Salary: $150,500
🚀 Our Story: Where Innovation Meets Impact
Imagine a digital campfire where passionate minds from all corners of the globe gather—not to roast marshmallows but to ignite ideas that transform the modern workplace. That’s how our journey began. With laptops instead of logs and innovation as our fuel, we set out to design a culture where employees don’t just thrive—they flourish. We’ve evolved into a boundary-breaking, mission-driven team that views HR not as a department but as a creative engine for growth and human connection.
We're not following trends—we’re creating them. Our goal? To revolutionize the remote employee experience with bold strategies, inclusive leadership, and benefits that don’t just tick boxes but build lives. Now, we’re inviting a visionary Remote Benefits Manager to help us shape the future of total rewards with heart, humor, and high-impact thinking.
🎯 Your Mission: Reinventing Benefits With Flair
As our Benefits Manager, you won’t be pushing paperwork—you’ll be scripting the next chapter of employee care. With a strong pulse on the industry and a vivid imagination, you'll craft benefits strategies that are as functional as they are inspiring.
🧠 Key Responsibilities
✅ Benefit Strategy Overhaul
- ✨ Develop and implement a modern, inclusive benefits strategy that supports a global and remote workforce
- 🌟 Research emerging benefits trends and proactively introduce innovative offerings to stay ahead of the curve
- 💡 Evaluate vendor performance and negotiate competitive plan pricing with a creative twist on savings
✅ Administration with a Dash of Pizzazz
- 🚀 Manage day-to-day administration of benefit programs, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and more
- 🚗 Ensure efficient and user-friendly open enrollment and life event processes
- 🧾 Maintain all benefits-related documentation and ensure data accuracy across systems
✅ Employee Experience Design
- 🧠 Serve as a trusted advisor for employees, offering easy-to-understand explanations of complex policies
- ✨ Create visually appealing guides, webinars, and infographics to educate and engage staff
- 📣 Conduct interactive Q&A sessions to make benefits accessible, fun, and empowering
✅ Compliance with Creative Finesse
- 🦖 Keep abreast of evolving laws and ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other regulations
- 💡 Create user-friendly internal policies that reflect compliance in plain English (with a bit of charm)
- 📊 Oversee audits and reporting with proactive preparation and stress-free accuracy
✅ Collaboration with a Twist
- 💬 Partner with HRBPs, finance teams, and legal experts to integrate benefits with broader company goals
- 🔍 Explore new benefits platforms and tools to boost employee satisfaction and streamline administration
- 🛠 Contribute to cross-functional projects that tie benefits to career growth, culture, and wellness initiatives
💡 Must-Have Sparkles: Your Superpowers
🌈 Essential Qualifications
- ✅ At least 5 years of experience designing and managing benefits programs in diverse, ideally remote, environments
- ✅ Deep expertise in U.S. benefits laws, insurance products, and plan management
- ✅ Exceptional communication skills—able to turn regulatory jargon into warm, welcoming content
- ✅ Proficient in Excel, HRIS systems, and reporting platforms
- ✅ Analytical thinker with a creative edge and a passion for people-first strategies
🌟 Preferred Qualifications
- 🚀 Global benefits experience or exposure to international compliance standards
- 🔹 Professional certifications such as CEBS, PHR, or SHRM-CP
- 🦄 Design experience or aptitude for creating visually compelling employee-facing materials
- ✨ Background in fast-paced startups or remote-first companies
🧬 Our Culture Code: Weirdly Wonderful
We’re a spirited bunch of visionaries, problem-solvers, and innovators who take our work seriously—but never ourselves. We thrive on transparency, mutual respect, and the occasional pun. If you’re the kind of person who builds spreadsheets with Spotify blasting or dreams up enrollment themes inspired by sci-fi movies, you're our creative.
🎭 What We Believe In
- 😍 Radical empathy: Understanding that great work starts with great people
- 💡 Curiosity as a superpower: We ask bold questions and explore bold answers
- ✨ Inclusivity by default: Everyone’s voice matters, from intern to exec
- 🚀 Lifelong learning: We celebrate both oops moments and a-ha breakthroughs
🎨 The Tools You’ll Use
- 🛠 HRIS systems like BambooHR, Namely, or Workday
- 📊 Visualization tools such as Tableau or Google Data Studio for benefit metrics
- 📅 Asana, Notion, or Trello for project management and tracking initiatives
- 💬 Slack, Zoom, Loom, and a full suite of creative collaboration tools
🌍 Perks & Benefits You’ll Help Shape!
We walk our talk. Our benefits reflect the culture we’re building—and you’ll have a hand in evolving them!
- 🏠 100% remote with asynchronous flexibility
- 💼 Unlimited PTO + Quarterly Mental Health Days
- 🧠 Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & Disability Insurance
- ☕ Remote Work & Wellness Stipend
- 🌿 Professional Development Allowance
- 🎉 Team experiences like virtual escape rooms, art nights, and surprise mail days
- 👨👩👧👦 Paid Parental Leave, Family Care Support, and more
🧲 Why This Role is a Game-Changer
This isn’t just a seat at the table—it’s a chance to redesign the table entirely. You’ll join a team that values creativity, autonomy, and a human-centric approach to HR. Here, ideas aren’t just welcomed—they're celebrated, iterated, and launched. You’ll be the champion for benefits that matter in a role where your influence touches every single employee every single day.
Whether launching a new financial wellness program or designing an inclusive parental leave policy, you’ll be free to build, innovate, and make a difference.
🕺 Ready to Join Our Revolution?
Still reading? That’s a great sign. You pay attention to detail, value originality, and enjoy the occasional emoji.
If you're driven by purpose, powered by innovation, and passionate about people, this is your moment. Bring your unique sparkle to a team rewriting HR rules with heart and humor.