Director, Health & Wellness Benefits

Summary

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, including 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.

Current Efforts

This role will take on and lead in partnership with 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

• Education & Experience:
• Bachelors degree required in Human Resources, Nursing, Occupational Health, Health & Wellness, or a related field.
• Advanced degree or wellness/occupational health certifications preferred.
• 8 years of progressive experience in employee wellness, occupational health, HR, or health promotion.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment in a multi-site setting strongly preferred.
• Proven success delivering on-site programs for hourly shift-based workforces.

Skills & Competencies

• 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.
• Travel Requirement: Ability to travel frequently, approximately 50% of the time, to manufacturing plants and other company locations.

About Us

Chobani is a food maker with a mission of making high-quality and nutritious food accessible to more people while elevating our communities and making the world a healthier place. In short, making good food for all. In support of this mission, Chobani is a purpose-driven people-first food-and-wellness-focused company and has been since its founding in 2005 by Hamdi Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S.

Company Overview

Chobani manufactures yogurt, oat milk, and creamers - Chobani yogurt is Americas No.1 yogurt brand made with natural ingredients without artificial preservatives. Following the 2023 acquisition of La Colombe, a leading coffee roaster with a shared commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and impact, the Company began selling cold-pressed espresso and lattes on tap at cafés nationwide, as well as Ready to Drink (RTD) coffee beverages at retail. In 2025, Chobani acquired Daily Harvest, a modern brand offering consumers nutritious, delicious, and convenient ready-to-make meals.

Philanthropic Efforts

Chobani uses food as a force for good in the world - putting humanity first in everything it does. The companys philanthropic efforts prioritize giving back to its communities and beyond.

Manufacturing and Distribution

Chobani manufactures its products in New York, Idaho, Michigan, and Australia, and its products are available throughout North America and distributed in Australia and other select markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Chobani is an equal opportunity employer. Chobani will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on any basis, including but not limited to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, military and/or veteran status, marital status, predisposing genetic characteristics, and genetic information, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws.

Salary Range

The salary range for this full-time position is $140,000.00 - $220,000.00, bonus, equity, benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Benefits

Chobani provides a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, vision coverage
• Disability insurance
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
• Fertility and childcare assistance
• 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
• Wellness resources, including:
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness discounts
• Wellness reimbursement
• On-site gym access
• Certain locations
• Monthly wellness newsletter

Paid Time Off

Chobani offers various types of paid time off, including:

• 120 hours of paid time off
• 11 holidays
• Paid volunteer time off