Head of People, Sana Benefits
$200-250k
+ Stock Options
Employee health benefits & insurance plans
Be an early applicant
Employee health benefits & insurance plans
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-250k
+ Stock Options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make quality healthcare understandable, accessible and affordable for all.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably with 3+ years in a fast-growth company environment in the health, wellness, and/or benefits space at a leadership level
- An inspirational leader and excellent people manager with a passion for team-building. You know how to identify, recruit, and maximize your team’s talent. People love working with and for you
- Working knowledge of relevant employment laws and regulations, and how to practically apply them in the workplace
- Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to look at key performance metrics and employee/benefits data regularly to find trends, drill down into cases as needed, and take data-informed action. Experience using business intelligence tools is a plus
- Direct experience scaling organizations efficiently and effectively, with the ability to anticipate and proactively support various people-related challenges
- Outstanding emotional intelligence and communication skills over Zoom, cell, email, chat, carrier pigeon, etc
- Unparalleled attention to detail. You love getting into the weeds to get things done
- Gritty. You’re willing to jump into any of the team’s work and support. We’re a small team and sometimes when a few of us are out, we all need to help fill in for each other
- You are mission-driven. You care about making our healthcare system work better for people and business owners
- You ask questions from a place of genuine curiosity and humility
- You assume positive intent and meet your teammates with compassionate candor to solve problems together
- You remain flexible, resilient, and foster a culture of continuous learning even in the face of hardship
- You bring a bias for action paired with intelligent risk-taking
- You follow through on your commitments and foster trust with your colleagues
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Head of People to own the entire end-to-end employee experience, including talent acquisition, compensation planning, benefits, compliance, engagement, performance, recognition, career-pathing, retention, and company culture
- You will be an integral member of the senior leadership team, reporting to the President & Chief Operating Officer and partnering closely with the CEO and executive team to keep building a high-impact team as the company scales
- The ideal candidate brings a passion for attracting and retaining top talent while fostering a culture that promotes a growth mindset, humility, drive, collaboration, and inclusion
- We are looking for a strong leader with innovative ideas who also isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to support our organization
- Own the strategic vision for our People function at Sana. You will lead a critical aspect of Sana’s business and work cross-functionally to ensure we maintain a high-performance culture across our organization
- Lead and continue to build over time a lean, high-performing People team; develop and foster plans for your team members’ continued career growth through regular coaching, consistent 1:1s, feedback sessions, and Q&A
- Talent Acquisition. Responsible for attracting and recruiting top talent to support business objectives. Own and expand our employer brand in collaboration with Marketing
- Talent Development. Build and maintain clear, scalable career pathways and leveling frameworks across the organization. Ensure employees have visible opportunities for continuous professional growth and equip managers with the tools and training to support career development
- Performance Management. Champion our company performance philosophy and guide leaders across the company on organizational design, professional development, leadership best practices, employee engagement, retention strategies, performance measurement, succession planning, and overall coaching
- People Operations. Manage and optimize our people systems, processes, and policies. Serve as the "center of excellence" for every moment in the employee lifecycle and the go-to for employee questions while ensuring clear, consistent internal communications around policies, programs, and People initiatives
- Compensation & Benefits. Keep building and refining a transparent total compensation program informed by industry benchmarking, tailored to Sana’s remote culture, competitive within the market, and meets business requirements and budgets
- People Data Insights. Identify, track, and report on key performance indicators for recruiting, retention, DEIB, compensation, performance, engagement, and other critical metrics that align to broader business objectives and priorities
- AI-Forward Culture. Support a company-wide shift toward AI-enabled ways of working by fostering an open, curious mindset; equipping employees with training and resources; and embedding responsible AI practices into everyday workflows to ensure all teams are set up to thrive in an AI-driven future
- Champion the employee experience by creating meaningful opportunities for connection and belonging, including organizing team gatherings, company retreats, and cultural initiatives that celebrate and support Sana’s employees
- Work closely with the Finance team across a range of programs, including compensation planning, performance cycles, equity management, payroll, benefits planning, budgeting, IT procurement, and compliance
- Ensure compliance with employment, benefits, insurance, safety, and other laws, regulations, and requirements
- Generally provide guidance and leadership to the People team while also assisting with the resolution of HR, compensation, benefits questions, concerns, and other issues as they arise
Our take
Health insurance benefits are essential for employers to remain competitive. But it can be difficult for small businesses to offer high-quality benefits at a reasonable rate, and without paying for things they don't need. Sana Benefits provides self-financed health insurance benefit plans which allow small businesses to pick and choose the services that they offer.
The company aims to provide options that are more affordable to small businesses than the insurance giants of the US. For example, Sana touts partnerships with Meditech startups such as Beam for dental coverage and Calm for mental wellness, and has intelligently partnered with small medical businesses and insurance startups.
Following investment from some top names in insurtech, the company has pursued expansion into new states and is set to be an industry leader. The economic situation caused a round of layoffs early in 2023, but Sana Benefits has remained positive - stating that by "re-orienting", it will be able to deliver on its mission well into the future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2022
$60m
SERIES B
Oct 2021
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $106.8m
Company benefits
- Equity
- 100% remote
- Monthly stipend to work away from home
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, life, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Annual Learning Stipend
Company HQ
East Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX
Leadership
Will Young
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having worked in Motion Picture and Business Development, and with YouTube Content Partnerships, they took an MBA at Harvard Business School. They then spent 2 years as Director of Justworks before co-founding Sana in June 2017.
Nathan Hackley
(Co-Founder)They started their career at Dynosaur Creative, before working in Web Development for Rogue Fitness and Barrel. They left their position as Engineer at Justworks to co-found Sana with Will in 2017.
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