11/03/2025
โจ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐โจ
Nelissa Arriaga is Senior Manager, Global Benefits at Celonis. With more than a decade of progressive leadership in benefits strategy and operations, she has overseen health and welfare programs for global workforces and driven outcomes that align costโmanagement and employee engagement. Nelissa holds a CEBS designation and has a proven track record of building benefits frameworks that are inclusive, compliant, and operationally efficient. Her experience spans managing vendor relationships, adapting programs across regulatory environments, and partnering with executives to shape total rewards offerings.
Hereโs our interview with Nelissa:
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐?
I joined because I genuinely believe in Healtheeโs mission and product. Itโs empowering employees to take ownership of their health and benefits in ways that truly make a difference, and I wanted to be part of that movement.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
Planning starts as early as February for us. Every detail is meticulously thought through, from communication timelines to technology integrations. As a tech company, we rely heavily on digital tools to make the process as seamless and data driven as possible.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ-๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐บ๐ฒ-๐๐ฝ?
Coffee, always coffee!
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ?
Iโm really passionate about improving how employees manage their health claims, empowering people to take more control of their health and benefits through intuitive tools like Healthee. Itโs about shifting from complexity to clarity and giving employees real ownership of their wellbeing.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฅ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ?
That some interactions will stay with you forever. Especially when supporting employees who are navigating illness or hardship. HR isnโt just about policies, itโs about people. You need deep knowledge, but also compassion, patience, and heart.
