New to Samsara?

Enroll in your Benefits through Workday

On your first day, you’ll receive a task in Workday to enroll in benefits. Be sure to first check out our medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and other offerings to determine which plans best fit your needs. You can also see who you can cover under our plans.

You have 30 days from your hire date to enroll in benefits. You’ll see the Change Benefits for Life Event task in your Workday inbox on your first day. Enroll yourself and your dependents in whatever plan you choose, and be sure to add a beneficiary for your company provided Life and AD&D benefits. If you miss the 30 day deadline, exceptions will not be made.

The sooner you make your elections, the sooner you'll have access to your benefits. Our files feed to the benefits carriers every Monday night, so access to your benefits will depend on when you submit in Workday (ex. if you submit the benefits Wednesday of your first week, our carriers will be notified the next Monday). Your benefits will be retroactive to your start date. Once your benefits are active, you can access your cards/IDs on the mobile apps.

Already have benefits?

You still need to complete the Change Benefits task in your Workday inbox within 30 days. If you waive medical coverage, you’ll then be asked to provide documentation of your other medical coverage (like a photo of your ID card or screenshot of your enrollment).

If you lose outside coverage for any reason, it will be a Qualifying Life Event and you can enroll in a Samsara medical plan within 30 days of losing coverage.

Need Help?

We’ve partnered with Alliant Employee Benefits to make sure you have personalized support when you need it. You have access to Benefits Advocates who you can contact directly via phone or email for benefits help.

• Email: samsara@alliant.com

• Or call: (925) 378-6828

  • 8 am – 5:00 pm (M-Th) Pacific Time

  • 8 am – 4:30 pm (Fri) Pacific Time

Set your 401(k) Contribution

Just 401(k), okay?

Planning for your future starts now—or, to be more accurate, in about one week. That’s how long it takes for new hires to be added to Fidelity’s system, which is where you can enroll in the Samsara 401(k) plan and take advantage of a 4% company match on your base salary. That’s free money. Every pay period. Seriously.

Typically, you’ll be able to access your account on the Wednesday of your start week. If you started on Tuesday due to a holiday on Monday, you will be able to access your account the Wednesday of the following week. If you have contributed to funds at a prior company, please make sure to email payroll@samsara.com with a copy of your last pay statement or a screenshot from your prior 401K provider platform showing your YTD contributions.