Manager, Benefits & Leave

Revolution Medicines•Redwood City, CA

7h•$143,000 - $178,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a key member of Revolution Medicines’ growing People Operations team, the Benefits & Leave Manager guides U.S. and Canadian employees through important life events and helps build scalable, employee-centered processes and service delivery. The role is responsible for hands-on administration and accurate, timely delivery of U.S. and Canada employee benefits, leave programs, workplace accommodations, workers’ compensation, and related programs. The Manager reports to and partners closely with the Associate Director, People Operations, Benefits & Compliance to align program delivery with benefits strategy and operational priorities, address material escalations, and evolve benefits, leave, and workplace accommodation processes. The role is responsible for day-to-day program delivery and serves as a subject matter expert across U.S. and Canadian benefits, leave, and workplace accommodation processes. It applies discretion and sound judgment to resolve employee, operational, and data issues, manage complex cases, and determine when legal, compliance, or policy escalation is appropriate. The position partners with Total Rewards, HRBPs, Legal, Payroll, brokers, vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver programs and improve employee experience, processes, workflows, self-service, and appropriate automation. The full-time position is listed for onsite work at Revolution Medicines’ Redwood City, California headquarters; salary is adjusted for the candidate’s local market.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 6 years of experience in U.S. benefits administration and related People/HR Operations, including hands-on responsibility for health and welfare and retirement programs.
Expertise in U.S. leave and workplace accommodation practices, including the interactive process, complex case management, sound judgment, and appropriate escalation.
Experience with U.S. benefits and retirement plan compliance, including audits, reconciliations, required notices and filings, and annual 401(k) audit activities.
Experience working with benefits brokers and vendors, using benefits platforms and HR systems, and leading operational execution of Open Enrollment and other benefits initiatives.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including investigating and resolving employee, operational, and data issues, exercising judgment, recommending practical solutions, and handling sensitive information confidentially and with integrity.
Strong organizational, prioritization, collaboration, and communication skills; exceptional attention to detail; and the ability to adapt, manage competing priorities, and work effectively across organizational levels and with external partners.
Ability to quickly develop working knowledge of Canadian benefits, leave, workplace accommodations, and compliance requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Canadian benefits, leave administration, workplace accommodation processes, and compliance requirements.
Experience supporting benefits operations in a rapidly scaling organization and/or across multiple geographies.
Biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry experience.
Experience with PlanSource, Workday, leave administration platforms, or similar HR technologies.
Experience leveraging AI, automation, or other technology to improve benefits administration, operational efficiency, data validation, self-service, or case management.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day U.S. and Canadian benefits administration, including health and welfare, retirement, eligibility and enrollment, qualifying life events, invoice reconciliation, payroll and vendor coordination, system transactions, recurring data audits, and issue resolution.
Coordinate benefits impacts associated with hires, terminations, transfers, and employment status or location changes.
Administer and coordinate employee leaves, including case monitoring, documentation, pay and benefits impacts, stakeholder updates, and return-to-work activities; partner with vendors, Payroll, HRBPs, and Legal as appropriate.
Manage workplace accommodation cases from intake through resolution, including the interactive process, employee and manager guidance, documentation, pay and benefits impacts, implementation, and return-to-work activities.
Partner with benefits brokers, carriers, and leave vendors to monitor service delivery, resolve or escalate issues, coordinate platform and data updates, and support routine inquiries and employee self-service.
Lead operational execution of Open Enrollment, approved benefits program changes, and wellness initiatives in alignment with Total Rewards strategy; develop communications and resources and partner with Culture, Engagement & Learning on related events.
Administer retirement plan operations, manage employee cases, coordinate with recordkeepers, monitor contribution limits, resolve issues, and coordinate the annual 401(k) audit.
Coordinate benefits compliance activities, including plan audits and reconciliations, required notices and filings, and related documentation; identify and escalate material risks.
Coordinate workers’ compensation cases and related claims with EH&S and other stakeholders, aligning with leave, accommodation, and return-to-work processes when applicable.
Track and analyze benefits and leave operational metrics, including case volumes, recurring issues, processing errors, vendor service trends, and employee experience indicators.
Recommend and implement approved improvements to benefits and leave processes, controls, workflows, self-service, and employee experience, including automation and AI opportunities; translate approved changes into requirements, testing, documentation, and employee resources.
Maintain SOPs, guides, and other operational resources to support consistent execution, employee self-service, and business continuity.