ABOUT US

Bestow is the leading digital platform for life insurance. As both a direct-to-consumer destination and an infrastructure provider, Bestow is on a mission to make life insurance accessible to millions of underserved families. 

We ideate fast, embrace change, and take risks. As a rapidly growing tech startup, we look for the best talent out there and try to stay out of their way. From scaling our business model to expanding our offerings, the day-to-day at Bestow offers endless professional growth opportunities. The people who succeed here look for problems and solutions. They are both passionate about their ideas and open to having their mind changed. 

In the end, we value the same things our customers do: family. So we strive for work-life balance and believe happy employees make for better experiences and happier customers. It’s a model that helped us land the #2 spot on Forbes’ Best Startup Employers 2021 list. Boom!

We are looking for a total rewards professional who will help Bestow scale, drive business results and continuously improve our programs to attract, motivate and retain a diverse workforce. This position is a great opportunity to provide vision and direction around strategic total rewards program delivery.

About the Role

• Manage the design, implementation, administration, education, and communication supporting compensation and benefits programs and practices including salary planning, job architectures, salary structures, 401k administration, wellness programs and open enrollment
• Analyze current compensation, benefits and rewards programs to ensure they align with our business strategy and ensures that our programs optimize our ability to attract and retain top talent
• Partner with the Chief Financial Officer, Head of People and external consultants to assess, develop, and design new and existing executive compensation programs
• Forecast and model potential equity plan design changes and their impact on equity compensation as well as identify share pool implications
• Develop compensation and benefits program KPIs, consistently evaluating the effectiveness of our compensation strategy
• Prepare annual Total Rewards budget and work with Finance and Head of People on recommendations and allocations
• Oversee all annual processes associated with Total Rewards, including planning and leading annual compensation review cycles, benefits marketing, and communications, and annual open enrollment
• Oversee vendor selection and management; monitor and manage selected vendors against service level agreements and effectiveness
• Ongoing focus on total rewards best practices, regulatory environment and changing legal issues, assessing and communicating their potential impact. Ensures compensation and benefits programs are in compliance with internal guidelines, and regulatory requirements

Your Experience

• You have a progressive view on HR, transparency, and a commitment to results that foster a modern, enjoyable and productive work experience for all employees
• You embrace working in a high-growth mode with a positive, flexible, problem-solving approach and perseverance despite obstacles and ambiguity
• You possess excellent communication skills and executive presence to interact effectively with senior leadership. You are a relationship builder, providing candid feedback with compassion, and influencing through expertise and business acumen
• You maintain high levels of personal and professional integrity and act as a role model who promotes our Principles, integrity, and accountability throughout the organization.
• You have expertise with private, late-stage company rewards strategies
• Strong compensation analytics & modeling experience is required
• Comprehensive knowledge of benefits programs (Health, 401K, etc.) and experience working with external vendors
• Bachelor’s degree in related field; 10+ years of related experience
• BambooHR experience a plus

Total Rewards

• Competitive salary, bonus & stock options
• Open PTO plan100% paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance
• Generous equity grant based on level
• Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote

We value diversity at Bestow. We hire, recruit, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We understand the importance of creating a safe and comfortable work environment and encourage individualism and authenticity in every member of our team. 

Bestow does not sponsor applicants for work visas at this time.