Director, Health & Wellness Benefits
About The Position
The Director of Health & Wellness Benefits is responsible for developing, leading and maintaining a data-driven health and wellness benefits function that optimizes cost, improves employee health and engagement, ensures compliance, and supports our total rewards strategy. In partnership with our broker, responsible for benefits plan/program design, vendor relationships, employee health and wellness initiatives, analytics, and cross-functional partnership with People, finance, and legal. Works closely with location executives and senior management ensuring a strong partnership and alignment in meeting location specific Health & Wellness needs as applicable. This role will be leading and executing a comprehensive, enterprise-wide wellness strategy tailored to a corporate, remote & manufacturing environment. Responsibilities Lead H&W Benefits strategy, design, implementation, and ongoing management of medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and all other core and supplemental program offerings. mental health, EAP, disability, leave, wellness and population health programs and processes Develop long-term benefits roadmap aligning programs to business goals (cost containment, attraction/retention and overall wellbeing Oversee vendor selection, contracting, SLAs, and vendor performance for TPAs, carriers, PBMs, wellness vendors, and more Oversee annual renewals with broker. This includes RFPs, rate negotiations, and budgeting; partner with Finance on forecasting and reserve modeling and forecasting Ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA and other federal/state regulations; lead audits and reporting needs Drive leader and employee communications, engagement and change management for benefit enhancements, open enrollment and various wellness engagement efforts; partner with HRIS for system configuration and benefits Lead, coach and develop a small team, establish goals, KPIs and SLAs Present annual and mid year recommendations to manager, CPO and applicable executive for feedback and support Manage multiple wellness projects across geographically dispersed manufacturing sites NOTE: Current efforts this role will take on and lead in partnership the H&W Benefits team, Local People Business Partners, and the communications team: Annual/Monthly Wellness Theme Calendar Monthly Wellness Newsletter Monthly H&W Hubs in Plants Quarterly On-Site Events – Planning & project management end to end. Chobani Family Day Annual company wide step challenge (Year 3 is 2026) Partnership with Vendors (Current/New)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required in Human Resources, Nursing, Occupational Health, Health & Wellness, Public Health, or a related field
- 8+ years of progressive experience in employee wellness, occupational health, HR, or health promotion
- Prior experience in a manufacturing or industrial in a multi-site environment strongly preferred
- Proven success delivering on-site programs for hourly, shift-based workforces
- Strong People Management skills to provide direction, feedback and on-going development.
- Exceptional project management and execution skills in complex, operational environments
- Exceptional event planning and coordination across multiple locations
- Strong vendor and medical provider management experience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage frontline and leadership employees
- Data-driven mindset with experience measuring program effectiveness and outcomes
- Ability to influence across all organizational levels in a fast-paced manufacturing setting
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to travel frequently, approximately 50% of the time, to manufacturing plants and other company locations
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree or wellness/occupational health certifications preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead H&W Benefits strategy, design, implementation, and ongoing management of medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, and all other core and supplemental program offerings. mental health, EAP, disability, leave, wellness and population health programs and processes
- Develop long-term benefits roadmap aligning programs to business goals (cost containment, attraction/retention and overall wellbeing
- Oversee vendor selection, contracting, SLAs, and vendor performance for TPAs, carriers, PBMs, wellness vendors, and more
- Oversee annual renewals with broker. This includes RFPs, rate negotiations, and budgeting; partner with Finance on forecasting and reserve modeling and forecasting
- Ensure compliance with ERISA, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA and other federal/state regulations; lead audits and reporting needs
- Drive leader and employee communications, engagement and change management for benefit enhancements, open enrollment and various wellness engagement efforts; partner with HRIS for system configuration and benefits
- Lead, coach and develop a small team, establish goals, KPIs and SLAs
- Present annual and mid year recommendations to manager, CPO and applicable executive for feedback and support
- Manage multiple wellness projects across geographically dispersed manufacturing sites
Benefits
- Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision coverage, disability insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, and tuition reimbursement.
- To help save for the future, all employees are eligible for a 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay.
- To support growing families, we provide fertility and childcare assistance, and 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment.
- In addition, we provide wellness resources which include an employee assistance program, fitness discounts, a wellness reimbursement, on-site gym access (certain locations) and a monthly wellness newsletter to connect you with resources and timely information.
- We offer various types of paid time of including: 120 hours of paid time off, 11 holidays, and paid volunteer time off.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
