Director, Employee Engagement
About The Position
Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway. We are seeking a strategic and collaborative leader to shape the global employee experience at Revolution Medicines. As Director, Culture & Engagement, you will define and drive the long-term strategy for culture, onboarding, engagement, and recognition programs that support our rapid growth and strengthen our mission-driven, values-aligned culture. This role leads a high-performing team and partners closely with HR Business Partners, People Operations, Learning & Organizational Development, and business leaders across all regions. You will develop a strategy to ensure programs are scalable, data-driven, and aligned with function and region-specific needs. Your leadership will ensure clear insights are provided to senior leadership and driving meaningful improvements in engagement and culture across the enterprise. This position reports to the Executive Director, Culture, Engagement & Learning and is based at our Redwood City headquarters.
Requirements
- Passion for building culture through programs that connect employees to purpose and impact.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in employee engagement and HR programs, including 3+ years leading a team and complex programs.
- Strong management skills, with strength in leading team including setting functional goals, supporting team member career development and building strong team culture.
- Proven experience managing and optimizing engagement, onboarding, recognition, or performance platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to consult with senior leaders and partner in translating analytics and survey insights into actionable strategies.
- Strong project management, facilitation, and stakeholder influence skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Workday Peakon or similar engagement platforms.
- Experience with Workday onboarding, talent and learning.
- Experience scaling programs within a -growth global organization.
- Experience leading or supporting performance management processes including performance review, goal-setting, talent review and promotion process.
- Experience managing recognition and rewards platforms or vendors.
Responsibilities
- Develop and oversee the multi-year global Culture & Engagement strategy aligned to RevMed’s values and business priorities. Ensure Culture & Engagement programs are designed for global consistency and regional relevance, partnering with functional and geographic leaders.
- Lead enterprise-wide design and evolution of onboarding, culture, recognition, and engagement programs.
- Drive education and evolution of engagement survey strategy, leveraging Workday Peakon and other survey tools to ensure actionable insights and enterprise-wide action planning.
- Embed the Core Values across programs, communications, and employee touchpoints.
- Lead the HR communication strategy, partnering across the function to ensure communications drive employee engagement and awareness.
- Lead, coach, and develop the Culture & Engagement team to deliver high-quality programs with strong cross-functional partnership.
- Act as a strategic advisor to functional leaders and HRBPs, using data and insights to guide decisions that shape culture and organizational effectiveness.
- Partner with the Executive Director to provide input into the evolution of the company’s performance management process, including enablement of feedback, goal-setting, and career development within Workday.
- Serve as a key integrator across HR COEs, ensuring alignment, visibility, and coordinated delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives.
- Establish and maintain enterprise success metrics and dashboards for culture and engagement programs.
- Drive accountability for outcomes by using analytics to inform program evolution and improve employee experience and organizational impact.
- Benchmark externally and maintain awareness of industry best practices to ensure RevMed’s approach remains innovative and scalable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
