Employee Engagement Program Manager
About The Position
The Employee Engagement Program Manager will strengthen culture, connection, and engagement across a large, global organization. This highly visible role partners with senior leaders to develop impactful communications, execute employee programs, and deliver engaging events aligned with business priorities. The position influences employee engagement, leadership visibility, and organizational effectiveness while owning initiatives that directly affect the employee experience. The role designs employee engagement, recognition, and community-building programs; creates executive and internal communications; and leads employee events, leadership meetings, all-hands sessions, and strategic organizational programs. It also supports business operations by maintaining communication resources and documentation, monitoring budgets and project expenditures, and tracking program effectiveness. This is a contract position based in Redmond, Washington, and is fully remote.
Requirements
- Experience designing and executing employee engagement, recognition, culture, or employee experience programs.
- Experience creating executive communications, presentations, organizational messaging, and internal communication campaigns.
- Experience managing multiple programs, projects, or events simultaneously.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational, planning, and project management capabilities.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Internal Communications, Employee Experience, Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Program Management, Business Operations, or Organizational Development.
- Experience supporting leaders and executive teams.
- Experience planning all-hands meetings, leadership summits, town halls, conferences, or large-scale employee events.
- Experience managing budgets, vendors, contracts, and project deliverables.
- Familiarity with collaboration and communication platforms, including SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Teams, PowerPoint, and project management tools.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute employee engagement, recognition, and community-building programs.
- Develop initiatives that foster connection, inclusion, and a positive employee experience.
- Gather and analyze employee feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Partner with HR, leadership, and business stakeholders to implement engagement strategies.
- Create executive communications, organizational messaging, and leadership content.
- Develop communication plans, editorial calendars, newsletters, presentations, and all-hands materials.
- Support leadership forums, town halls, and organizational announcements.
- Ensure consistent messaging across multiple communication channels.
- Lead planning and execution of employee events, leadership meetings, all-hands sessions, and strategic organizational programs.
- Manage project timelines, milestones, budgets, risks, dependencies, and success metrics.
- Coordinate vendors, logistics, accessibility requirements, and event production activities.
- Maintain communication resources, collaboration sites, and program documentation.
- Monitor budgets, contracts, and project expenditures.
- Track engagement metrics and program effectiveness.
- Recommend improvements based on data, feedback, and organizational needs.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (eligibility requirements apply).
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage (eligibility requirements apply).
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available (eligibility requirements apply).
- Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents (eligibility requirements apply).
- Short- and long-term disability (eligibility requirements apply).
- Health Spending Account (HSA) (eligibility requirements apply).
- Transportation benefits (eligibility requirements apply).
- Employee Assistance Program (eligibility requirements apply).
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave (eligibility requirements apply).
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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