Director, Benefits & Wellness

The role

This person will lead the strategy and execution of moving from a fully insured to a self-insured medical plan. They will also manage wellbeing programs, benefits communications, and oversee leave, accommodations, and workers' compensation programs.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy, planning, and execution of the move from a fully insured to a self-insured medical plan
• Partner with consultants, Finance, and Legal to evaluate financial exposure, plan design, and claims projections
• Own the plan's ongoing financial and operational performance
• Build wellbeing and perks programs with clear objectives and measures of success
• Lead benefits communications and education
• Develop a comprehensive view of benefits performance and establish metrics via financial models
• Oversee leave of absence, disability, accommodation, and workers' compensation programs

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive benefits experience with significant ownership of health and welfare programs
• Direct experience managing self-insured medical plans
• Strong analytical and financial skills
• Hands-on experience analyzing medical and pharmacy claims, utilization, and healthcare trends
• Experience building financial models and business cases in partnership with Finance
• Strong command of plan design, stop-loss, TPAs, PBMs, consultants, and healthcare cost management
• Experience leading complex renewals, implementations, and vendor negotiations

Nice to have

• A hands-on leadership style
• Sound judgment balancing employee experience, compliance, and financial stewardship
• Ability to move between strategy and execution in a fast-paced environment
• Experience directly managing a team
• Strong working knowledge of ERISA, ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and ADA
• Significant experience with leave, disability, accommodation, and workers' compensation programs
• Benefits experience across multiple populations or sites

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Generous PTO and sick leave policy
• Parental leave
• Annual learning and development stipend

About the company

Relativity Space is building rockets to serve today's needs and tomorrow's breakthroughs. The company is developing the Terran R vehicle to deliver customer payloads to orbit.