Working at Nava

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Make a positive impact for millions of people

Nava builds transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. As a client services company, we work with state and federal agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their healthcare, and more.

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Nava is a public benefit corporation

This means we’re accountable to our mission: to make it easier for people to access social safety net programs.

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Our values guide everything we do

We aim to be active stewards, pursue the root cause, and meet our other values in our work and culture.

Our teams must reflect the communities we serve

By 2025, we're committed to making Nava better match the representation of race and ethnicity in the US by comprising majority Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.

Benefits at Nava

We strive to provide our employees with industry-leading benefits, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.


Health and wellness

  • Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits

  • Unlimited sick time, including time off for mental health

  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave, including weekly meal deliveries, for eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents

  • Life insurance and short and long-term disability


Financial health

  • Competitive compensation with transparent salary levels

  • Primarily remote workforce, depending project needs, with equitable pay no matter where you live in the U.S.

  • 4% 401k salary match

  • 37 paid days off per year: 20 vacation days, 5 floating holidays, and 12 holidays including the day after Thanksgiving and Juneteenth


Room to grow

  • $2,000 a year to spend on professional development opportunities

  • Employee resource groups to provide community, mentorship, and support for employees from underrepresented groups

  • 6-week unpaid sabbatical after 3 years of service

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Knowing that my work directly impacts real people who are navigating life milestones and facing challenges is fulfilling.

Martelle Esposito, Partnerships and Evaluation Lead

Envisioning the future

Our annual Public Benefit Report details our impact as we work alongside government partners. Read about how the work we do today promotes our shared vision of a more equitable future.

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A day at Nava

New projects, challenges, and opportunities mean no two days at Nava are alike.


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Required EEO workplace notices

Nava’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is more expansive than EEO requirements. But as a federal government contractor, we’re required to share these documents:

Learn about Nava’s approach in our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion report.