Spark Advisors
Spark Advisors Benefits Overview
We strive to help you and your family thrive. We're committed to supporting your happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing a comprehensive benefits program.
Compensation + Benefits
Offers 401(K)
We offer a 401(k) plan to help you save and invest for the long term.
Offers disability insurance
Sparks long term disability insurance benefit is 60% of Annual Salary to a $12,000 maximum monthly payout.
Offers childcare benefits
We offer childcare benefits through PerkSpot, giving employees discounts and resources for childcare needs.
Offers generous parental leave
Paid parental leave for all parents: up to 14 weeks for birthing parents and up to 8 weeks for non-birth parents.
Provides fertility benefits
Fertility benefits are available through our healthcare coverage administered by our PEO Sequoia.
Provides family medical leave
We offer paid family medical leave to support you through life's most important moments.
Provides a post-parental leave return-to-work program
We support a smooth transition back to work after parental leave, ensuring parents feel set up for success when they return.
Offers company equity
Everyone at Spark receives meaningful equity compensation — because you're contributing to the team's success, you deserve to share in it.
Provides home-office stipend for remote employees
$100 Monthly Remote Work Stipend (help cover costs of home-office needs)
Defined commission tiers and policy for applicable employees
Promotion-related pay increases clearly defined
Offers employee stock purchase plan
We offer an Employee Stock Purchase Plan so employees can directly benefit from Spark's long-term growth and success.
Designated President's Club
Defined reimbursement or per diem policy for work-related expenses
Offers dental insurance
Full medical, dental, and vision coverage administered through our PEO, Sequoia. We're committed to keeping you and your family healthy.
Offers health insurance
Comprehensive health insurance through our PEO Sequoia, covering medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.
Offers vision insurance
Vision coverage included as part of our comprehensive healthcare benefits through Sequoia — keeping your whole health covered.
Offers Health Savings Account (HSA)
Offers dependent care
Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
We offer an FSA to help you set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses throughout the year.
Offers pet insurance
We offer pet insurance through Wagmo
Offers mental health benefits
Access to SpringHealth and OneMedical as part of our wellbeing perks, giving you top-tier mental health and primary care support.
Offers immediate health care coverage on employee start date
Company Culture
Provides commuter benefits
Co-working space is available to all employees, helping cover costs for those who prefer a structured office environment.
Has a highly diverse management team
Our management team reflects the diverse communities we serve. We actively build diverse leadership pipelines at every level.
Mandated unconscious bias training
All employees complete unconscious bias training to build a more equitable and inclusive hiring and working environment.
Mean gender pay gap is below 10%
We maintain a gender pay gap below 10% and are committed to pay equity across our team.
Hiring practices promote diversity
We're committed to hiring the best team regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or veteran status.
Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility
Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities
Defined values and mission statements
Defined policies promoting a professional, respectful workplace
Prioritizes real-world impact of work in decision-making processes
Leadership is transparent and communicative
Our leadership team is transparent and communicative — sharing updates openly, engaging with feedback, and keeping everyone aligned.
Mistakes are treated as learning opportunities
We believe mistakes are how we get better. We move fast, learn from what doesn't work, and keep improving as a team.
Implements team-based strategic planning
Hosts in-person revenue kickoff meetings
Promotes a people-first, social culture
Prioritizes mission-driven work in decision-making processes
Every decision at Spark is anchored to our mission: helping independent Medicare brokers build the business of their dreams.
Policies promote a low-ego, team-driven culture
We operate with a low-ego culture where every perspective is valued, good ideas can come from anywhere, and collaboration beats hierarchy.
Leadership encourages open, transparent debate
Documented policies and procedures to protect employee privacy and data
Offers a remote work program
We work hard, but we also know you have a family, friends, hobbies, and a life outside the office. We're a remote-first company that values flexibility while hitting ambitious goals.
Utilizes a hybrid work model
Provides work from home flexibility
Utilizes a full-time remote friendly model
Spark is a fully remote-first company. Work from anywhere in the U.S., with access to co-working hubs in NYC and Denver when you want them.
Utilizes a summer hours schedule
Quarterly engagement surveys to gauge employee satisfaction
We run quarterly engagement surveys to ensure every employee feels heard — and leadership uses the results to make real improvements.
Managers offer consistent feedback loops
Managers at Spark prioritize regular 1:1s and feedback cycles to keep employees supported, aligned, and growing in their roles.
Encourages autonomy and ownership from employees
We trust our team. Employees are given real ownership and autonomy to make decisions and drive outcomes from day one.
Managers give public shoutouts and celebrate employee milestones
Established employee awards to honor work and contributions
Provides modern technology across teams
Transparent sharing of company-wide eNPS scores
Employee feedback used to shape policies and strategy
Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing
Offers company-sponsored outings
We host company-sponsored outings and retreats multiple times a year, bringing our remote team together for real connection.
Offers company-sponsored happy hours
We organize virtual and in-person happy hours and social events to keep our remote-first team connected and energized.
Provides employees with ability to schedule focus-time blocks
Provides opportunities to volunteer in the local community
Offers wellness programs
We offer wellbeing perks through SpringHealth, OneMedical, PerkSpot, and SoFi — covering mental health, primary care, discounts, and financial wellness.
Flexibility provided during personal challenges
We offer flexibility during personal challenges — our remote-first setup and supportive managers make it easier to navigate life's hard moments.
Offers generous PTO
Generous paid time off to ensure you can step away, recharge, and come back at your best.
Provides paid holidays
11 paid holidays per year so you can rest, recharge, and celebrate the moments that matter most.
Offers sabbatical leave
2-week paid sabbatical at 5 years of employment — a chance to recharge, explore, and celebrate your commitment to Spark.
Utilizes company-wide vacation
Last of the year is paid time off to spend with family and friend, recharge.
Offers paid volunteer time
We support employees in giving back through paid volunteer time — because Spark's mission of community impact extends beyond our platform.
Provides paid sick days
Paid sick days so you can rest and recover without worrying about work when you're not at your best.
Provides bereavement leave
Career Growth + Development
Provides continuing education stipend
We support continuing education to help you stay sharp and grow in your career — from conferences to courses to certifications.
Hosts Lunch and Learns
We host regular Lunch and Learns to share knowledge across teams, keep everyone growing, and build connection across the company.
Provides structured onboarding for new employees
Provides training support and resources for AI adoption
Job training & conferences
We cover job training and conferences, giving employees the resources to develop their skills and stay current in their field.
Provides personal development training
Encourages knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration
Provides formal manager training and leadership development
Promote from within
We promote from within and invest in growing our people. Internal mobility and upward advancement are central to how we build our team.
Regularly scheduled promotion review cycles for employees
Encourages lateral mobility to expand skills and impact
Prioritizes promotion advancement based on impact
Posts new positions internally and encourages employees to apply
