Member Benefits Specialist

Who We Are:
Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit membership association of yoga professionals, practitioners, and advocates around the globe. We believe if more people practice yoga, the better the world will be. We’re here to amplify the power of yoga and to make it accessible to anyone wherever they are, under whatever circumstances by:  

• Uplifting the transformative power of yoga, 
• Surfacing and reducing barriers to the practice, and  
• Building, engaging, and supporting the yoga community. 

Our member-driven community is a diverse collective of wisdom holders, yoga educators, and teachers expanding their expertise; a welcoming space for those newly exploring yoga; a place for seasoned practitioners to deepen their practice; and a supportive hub where community leaders, organizations, and businesses can leverage yoga for social good. 

At the core of Yoga Alliance lies a profound commitment to our people. Here, every team member is empowered to lead, innovate, dream, create, and grow. Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging guide our way of being in work and in working with each other. We champion a culture of collaboration, where learning from failures is as valued as achieving success. Together, we challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what is possible. 

About the Role: 
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Member Benefits & Programs, Yoga Alliance is seeking a Member Benefits Specialist to join our team. 

The Member Benefits Specialist supports the execution, optimization, and ongoing management of Yoga Alliance’s vendor partnerships and member benefit programs. This role plays a critical role in supporting partnership operations and member benefit execution — ensuring potential member partners are vetted thoroughly, active member partnerships are maintained accurately, and member benefits are launched, tracked, and supported with care. 

Working closely with the Senior Manager, Member Benefits & Programs, this role supports the implementation and ongoing optimization of member benefit initiatives and partnership operations. The Member Benefits Specialist ensures our member benefits ecosystem is organized, equitable, scalable, and delivers clear value to members while supporting sustainable partnership and non‑dues revenue growth. 

What You Will Do:

• Support day-to-day account maintenance for active vendor partners, ensuring contracts, timelines, deliverables, and documentation are accurate and up to date in Salesforce and Monday.com. 
• Manage and track inventory across member benefit channels, including (but not limited to): landing pages, email feature placements, article slots, organic social media features, business tool sponsorships, digital and in‑person event sponsorships, and report sponsorships. 
• Oversee tracking of benefit placements, timelines, and promotion fulfillment to ensure contract commitments are met, and opportunities are used efficiently. 
• Manage inbound interest from prospective vendor partners by serving as the initial point of contact, facilitating intake and preliminary qualification workflows, and coordinating next steps through the formal partnership evaluation process. 
• Prepare and maintain Due Diligence & Eligibility Reports, including updates at renewal or when partnership scope changes. 
• Support yearly contract auditing processes to renew and transition existing vendor partners. 
• Coordinate new vendor partner setup on the Yoga Alliance website (via Salesforce) and lead the onboarding process. 
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Strategic Communications team and other internal teams to support smooth member benefit launches and accurate member-facing information. 
• Prepare internal materials, intake summaries, and slide decks that support partner evaluation, launches, and internal alignment. 
• Assist in nurturing existing partnerships through timely follow‑ups, coordination of assets, and support of ongoing activations. 
• Coordinate scheduling and logistics with vendors for discovery and evaluation calls with the Senior Manager. 
• Support operational reporting and partnership visibility through accurate data management and systems organization. 
• Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or opportunities to improve partner workflows, documentation, and internal processes. 
• Serve as a reliable operational partner within the Community Engagement team, contributing to a collaborative, organized, and member‑centered culture. 

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience (4 years) in business, marketing/advertising, nonprofit operations, project management, or related field. 
• 3+ years of experience supporting business development, strategic partnerships, account coordination, program management, or a similar support role. 
• 1+ years of experience successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously and tracking details across systems and stakeholders. 
• Comfort building and improving processes within a fast-growing, evolving environment. 
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and follow-through. 
• Strengths in the following core skills and competencies: 
  • Collaboration: Is inclusive, highly engaged team player, proactively seeks and provides thought partnership, assistance, and/or resources with/to colleagues.  
  • Communications: Understands, conveys, and shares information effectively through listening, inquiring, writing, editing, and speaking. Ability to read a room and adapt style, content, and tone. Ability to manage expectations, understand who the stakeholders are.  
  • Critical Thinking & Sound Judgment: Ability to look at a variety of situations in a manner that understands and identify connections between disparate ideas and/or facts. Ability to escalate and address concerns/challenges appropriately and in a timely manner. Seeks diversity and differences in opinions to inform and refine decision-making.   
  • Project Management: Tracks, drives, prioritizes, reports, and engages the necessary stakeholders, tools, resources, and information to produce desired results; ability to move nimbly among a variety of projects with varying timelines.   
  • Solutions Oriented: Enjoys troubleshooting and surfacing creative solutions to achieve desired outcomes.   
  • Strategic Thinking: Knows where to look for and is able to take disparate pieces of information and effectively synthesize to produce insights and desired outcomes. Is able to map out and execute a sound plan to achieve long-term goals.   
• Strong technology skills with an aptitude to learn quickly to ramp up on new platforms or technology: Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); customer relationship management platform (e.g., Salesforce); project management platforms (e.g., Monday). 
• Comfortable with and seeks out opportunities to innovate and experiment with creative ways to strengthen and advance systems, processes, and practices to achieve goals and objectives.
• Proven track record of contributing to work environments committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging. 
• Ability to attend in-person work-related events, work on-site at the Arlington, VA office as needed, and travel occasionally nationwide. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting nonprofits, associations, or mission driven organizations. 
• Knowledge of the yoga, wellness, retail, insurance, or professional services landscape. 

We encourage individuals to apply even if they do not have any of the desired qualifications. 

What We Offer:
Yoga Alliance provides robust employee benefits including comprehensive health insurance plan offerings that are 100% employer paid for employees and 65% paid for dependents, a matching 401K plan, a generous paid-leave program including parental leave and sabbatical leave, and reimbursement for professional development opportunities. Employees enjoy a casual dress code so they can arrive to work as their most authentic selves. Our organizational culture is supportive and collaborative with conscious attention to body and mind health. 

Location:
This position is remote and will require the individual to be able to travel as needed. Yoga Alliance is based in Arlington, Virginia within sight of the historic northwest region of Washington, DC.

Salary Range:
$65,000 to $70,000 (commensurate with experience). This position is a full-time, exempt position.

Application and Timeline: 
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by May 27, 2026 to ensure priority consideration of your application. We will continue to review applications on a rolling basis after this priority deadline until the position is filled.

A cover letter is required and all cover letters will be read during the application review process.

Please, phone calls or walk-ins.

Our Commitment to an Inclusive Workplace:
At Yoga Alliance, we value a diverse team and a culture of inclusivity and belonging. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to an individuals' race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.