Employee Experience & Development Manager

Chefman•Mahwah, NJ

1d•$80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Chefman is a fast-growing kitchen appliance company seeking an Employee Experience & Development Manager to strengthen how employees feel connected, informed, recognized, supported, and developed. This role will own company-wide HR programs focused on employee communication, recognition, engagement, training, and the overall employee experience. It's an opportunity for a creative, organized, and hands-on individual to build meaningful programs from concept to completion.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in employee experience, employee engagement, internal communications, HR programs, or a similar people-focused role.
Strong writing, communication, organization, and project management skills.
Experience running employee programs, events, trainings, communications, and/or engagement initiatives.
Proactive, hands-on, and able to manage work from idea through execution.

Nice To Haves

Canva, PowerPoint, newsletter, and/or graphics experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own employee recognition programs, milestones, spotlights, and appreciation initiatives.
Plan and run employee events, team activities, and HR-led company programs.
Own the employee newsletter and internal HR communications.
Coordinate trainings, manager sessions, lunch-and-learns, and development initiatives.
Support engagement surveys, feedback follow-up, and action items.
Create manager tools for feedback, expectations, recognition, and performance conversations.
Support employer branding through employee stories, team highlights, events, and culture content.
Create employee-facing materials, including flyers, newsletter graphics, event communications, and recognition visuals.
Manage timelines, communications, vendors, materials, reminders, and follow-up for employee programs.
Track participation, feedback, and outcomes from HR programs.
Bring ideas, identify opportunities, and help move HR initiatives forward.