For most people, health insurance is something that happens to them: a plan chosen by someone else, with little room to fit their life. Thatch is changing that. We help companies give every employee a real healthcare budget instead of a one-size-fits-all plan, so people can choose the coverage and care that works for them, and employers get predictable costs they can control.
It’s a simple idea, but making it real means solving hard problems across healthcare, payments, and technology, and we’re just getting started. We look for people who like solving complex problems, use good judgment, and are comfortable working through ambiguity. People here care deeply about our customers, take real responsibility for what gets built, and are driven by doing work that matters.
Thatch's mission is to build a healthcare system people love, and our employers and brokers expect a support experience that's fast, personal, and trustworthy at every touchpoint. The Employer Support team works directly with customer key stakeholders – C-level executives, HR admins, operations managers, and brokers – supporting them proactively with a consultation model, and reactively to solve their most complex issues, enabling them to offer wonderful health benefits to their employees.
As the manager overseeing the Employer Support team, you will set the standard for key stakeholder support at Thatch, partnering closely with the sales and go to market organisations, alongside the entire operations team. You will lead a high performing team, managing leads and specialists who are motivated by delivering a healthcare experience people love. And equally important, you will cultivate a customer first culture, with high accountability and a scale mentality by setting team goals, and using metrics to efficiently measure and guide team performance in pursuit of those goals.
- Lead and scale a rapidly growing support org, standing up new teams as the business demands
- Hire, coach, and grow a team of support specialists
- Bring seasoned judgment to setting operational strategy and metrics, and hold the business to clear accountability
- Work hand-in-hand with operations and cross-functional leaders to scale the business without eroding the customer experience
- Track and analyze how the team is performing, and report on it on a regular cadence
- Carry our values forward – acting as a champion for Thatch's customer-centric philosophy
- Strengthen the organization through management work: recruiting, training, drafting team policies, defining process, and other structural improvements
- 5+ years building and leading support teams in fast-changing environments
- Experience managing support managers, specialists, technical account managers, and/or premium support functions
- A strong collaborator with a demonstrated ability to navigate complex environments and build relationships that move things forward
- Proven ability to deliver complex operational projects spanning multiple stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Background in fintech, healthtech, or a comparable industry
- Strong AI fluency and an AI-first instinct – you've used AI tools to make operations more efficient, lift team output, or improve how customers experience support
- Comfortable zooming between the tactical and the strategic – as effective working alongside the team day-to-day as you are helping shape where it's headed
We interview rigorously based on integrity, talent, and drive; the trust we display in our teammates from day 1 is a reflection of the confidence we have in this process. We aim to evaluate the things you’ll be doing every day as best we can, and we move quickly. Here's what to expect:
- 30 minute video meeting to talk through your background and interest in Thatch
- 30 minute video meeting with the hiring manager to dive deeper into your experience and the role
- 30 minute video meeting to meet 2-3 members of the team
- 30 minute video meeting with the hiring manager to work through a live case study
- 30 minute video meeting with our founders to discuss your approach to culture and our operating principles
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