Job Description
Employee Activation Manager
Boston, MA
Wellist | Full-time, 5 days per week onsite across multiple hospital locations; local travel required
Why This Role Matters
Most employers invest millions of dollars in benefits, wellbeing programs, and support resources. Most employees never use them.
At Wellist, we exist to close that gap.
We help employees navigate life's challenges—from caregiving and childcare to financial stress, mental health, and complex healthcare needs. But resources only create value when people actually use them.
As an Employee Activation Manager, you will be responsible for driving adoption of Wellist across a major healthcare system. Your success will directly influence whether employees access the support available to them and whether our client realizes meaningful value from their investment.
This is a high-impact, highly visible role with clear accountability for enrollment, engagement, and activation outcomes.
About Wellist
At Wellist, we believe people perform at their best when they have the support they need outside of work.
Our platform connects employees to personalized resources that help them navigate life's challenges and improve overall wellbeing. We partner with leading employers and healthcare organizations to increase awareness, utilization, and impact of the benefits and resources available to their workforce.
As we continue to grow, we're looking for exceptional people who combine empathy, influence, and execution to help employees take action when it matters most.
The Opportunity
We are entering an exciting phase of growth through a strategic partnership with one of the largest healthcare systems in Massachusetts.
This is not a traditional program management role and it is not a desk job.
You will spend the majority of your time onsite across multiple hospital locations, building relationships, engaging employees, partnering with leaders, and driving measurable activation outcomes.
You will serve as the face of Wellist within the organization while also acting as a strategic partner responsible for improving enrollment, adoption, and long-term engagement.
Success in this role requires a unique combination of relationship-building, influence, presentation skills, data-driven decision making, and operational execution.
What You'll Own
Drive Employee Enrollment and Activation
Outcome: Employees actively enroll in and engage with Wellist
- Develop and execute activation plans across assigned hospital locations
- Engage employees directly through events, rounding, presentations, and onsite outreach
- Convert awareness into action by helping employees enroll and engage in real time
- Identify barriers to adoption and implement solutions that improve activation rates
- Consistently achieve enrollment and engagement goals
Build Stakeholder Partnerships
Outcome: Leaders actively champion Wellist across their teams
- Build relationships with managers, directors, HR partners, and operational leaders
- Create referral pathways that drive sustained employee engagement
- Equip leaders with tools, messaging, and best practices to increase awareness and adoption
- Become a trusted advisor on employee activation strategies
Present Results and Drive Accountability
Outcome: Continuous improvement in enrollment and engagement performance
- Track activation performance across sites and employee populations
- Analyze enrollment trends and identify opportunities for growth
- Present results, insights, and recommendations to client stakeholders and Wellist leadership
- Use data to continuously improve activation strategies and outcomes
Deliver an Exceptional Employee Experience
Outcome: Employees view Wellist as a trusted resource
- Build trust quickly through empathetic and professional interactions
- Help employees navigate available resources with confidence and clarity
- Ensure every interaction reflects Wellist's commitment to improving employee wellbeing
How You'll Be Measured
Performance in this role is visible, measurable, and meaningful. Key success metrics include:
- Employee enrollment rate
- Employee engagement and utilization
- Referral-driven enrollment growth
- Site-level activation performance
- Stakeholder engagement and advocacy
- Client satisfaction and perceived value
What Success Looks Like
First 90 Days
- Complete activation training and onboarding
- Build relationships with key leaders and stakeholders
- Become confident presenting Wellist to employee and leadership audiences
- Establish baseline activation performance across assigned locations
6 Months
- Consistently achieve enrollment and engagement goals
- Build strong referral networks with managers and leaders
- Deliver activation insights and recommendations to stakeholders
- Demonstrate measurable improvements in site-level performance
12 Months
- Drive sustained adoption and engagement across assigned hospitals
- Become a trusted activation partner to client leadership
- Contribute best practices that improve Wellist's activation model nationally
- Deliver measurable client value through increased workforce adoption
Who You Are
You are someone who:
- Thrives in highly visible, people-facing environments
- Is motivated by achieving ambitious goals and measurable outcomes
- Builds trust and credibility with employees and executives alike
- Communicates with confidence in both one-on-one and group settings
- Is comfortable presenting to managers, directors, and senior leaders
- Uses data to guide decisions and improve performance
- Takes ownership and consistently follows through
- Combines empathy with a strong bias toward action
Preferred Experience
- Employee engagement, customer success, healthcare operations, benefits administration, workforce development, consulting, or program management
- Experience driving adoption, enrollment, utilization, or engagement initiatives
- Experience presenting to leadership audiences and influencing stakeholders
- Experience working in healthcare environments is a plus
Why Join Wellist
- Mission-driven work with measurable human impact
- High visibility within a strategic healthcare partnership
- Significant ownership and autonomy
- Opportunity to influence activation strategy and client outcomes
- Career growth as Wellist expands globally
