Benefits Manager, Plaid
$160.8-273.6k
2 days a week in office
Infrastructure and APIs for FinTech
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Infrastructure and APIs for FinTech
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$160.8-273.6k
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Plaid's mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ yrs in the HR/Benefits with at least 5+ years in a leadership role focused on growing and leading Benefits/Total Rewards teams
- Experience designing and implementing a Benefits strategy (benchmarking, financial planning, vendor selection, implementation, open enrollment)
- Experience partnering with internal stakeholders (Finance, Legal, HRBP, Systems, People Leadership)
- Experience driving external relationships (broker, vendor, administrators)
- Experience with Workday Benefits and Zendesk
- Strong communicator; ability to synthesize complex information to deliver our employee population; ability to bring empathy into employee interactions
- Preferred experience working with our current brokers (Newfront), partners (Larkin), vendors (Anthem, Kaiser, Guardian, Forma, Progyny, Vanguard)
- Added bonus for experience leading benefits globally (specifically UK, Netherlands, Canada)
What the job involves
- The Benefits Team is responsible for managing Plaid’s global benefits programs
- Our team ensures that all Plaids have access to competitive, comprehensive, and meaningful benefits that support their health, financial security, and overall well-being
- As the leader of the Benefits team, you will set a forward-thinking global benefits strategy that supports employee wellbeing and aligns with Plaid’s business objectives
- You will build and manage strong relationships with vendors, negotiate smart contracts, and stay ahead of industry trends to keep our programs competitive and relevant
- You’ll guide and mentor a high-performing team, empowering them to grow and deliver an exceptional employee experience
- You’ll collaborate closely with People, Legal, and Finance to ensure our benefits strategy supports broader company goals and reflects our values
- In this role, you will act as the go-to expert for complex benefits escalations and maintain compliance across all regions
- You’ll leverage data and employee feedback to continuously refine our offerings—ensuring they remain equitable, engaging, and impactful
- Strategic Planning: Designing global benefits programs aligned with business objectives and employee needs; balancing competitive market positioning with spend
- Program Management: Overseeing vendor relationships and day-to-day Benefits operations
- Employee Experience: Support employee questions; leverage feedback to inform program design
- Compliance & Reporting: Ensure global regulatory compliance
- Partnership: Fostering relationships with XFNs (Legal, Finance, People) on Benefits programs and partner with external partners (brokers, vendors, administrators)
- Team Leadership: Building and leading a high performing Benefits team
Our take
Plaid builds infrastructure that allows a consumer to interact with their bank account on the web through a number of third-party applications, like Venmo, Robinhood, Coinbase, Acorns and LendingClub.
Plaid has integrated with 12,000 financial institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and Europe. About a quarter of people living in North America with bank accounts have linked with Plaid through at least one of the hundreds of apps that leverage Plaid’s application program interfaces (APIs). The platform allows companies to create financial services applications without having to hire their own team of engineers to build out a tool that connects apps to its users’ bank accounts.
This is very valuable in a world where there are increasing number of fintechs, so the demand for Plaid's services are only going to grow. Despite its strong position, it has not been immune to the difficult global economic situtation and was forced to restructure at the end of 2022, laying off some of its workforce. However it is still experiencing growth and is well-positioned to weather the current economic uncertainty.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2025
$575m
LATE VC
Apr 2021
$425m
SERIES D
Total funding: $1.3bn
Company benefits
- Monthly wellness stipend (gym on us)
- We offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner to keep you well-fed and healthy (when working from the office)
- From medical, life, dental and pension schemes, we’re here to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
- We want everyone to feel ownership over their work - literally, which is why we offer equity to full-time Plaids
- Every Plaid is in control of their career development with our learning stipends, tools, and trainings
- We give Plaids the freedom and flexibility to choose where they work - whether that is in a Plaid office, at home in any supported location, or a mix of both!
- Two weeks of synchronous, company-wide vacation
- We want to make sure you have time to meet your personal needs with unlimited PTO
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Zach Perret
(CEO)He was a Consultant at Bain and previously a Research Fellow and Trustee at Duke before co-founding Plaid
William Hockey
(Board Director)He was previously an associate at Bain and has since moved on from Plaid to become Co-CEO at Column
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