Program Manager, Employee Experience

What's the Short Version?

The Program Manager, Employee Experience leads the development, execution, and continuous improvement of programs that create a meaningful and engaging employee experience. This role owns key employee experience programs, including Charitable Giving, Events, Recognition, and Onboarding, ensuring programs are aligned with company values and employee needs. Through thoughtful program development, strong execution, stakeholder partnership, and measurement, this role advances employee engagement and continually improves the employee experience.

What Will You Be Doing?

- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Charitable Giving, Events, Recognition, and Onboarding programs in alignment with organizational priorities and employee needs.

- Develop and evolve programs that strengthen employee engagement, connection, and the overall employee experience.

- Provide program leadership to cross-functional partners, establishing clear priorities, roles, timelines, and deliverables to drive successful outcomes.

- Manage programs from concept through execution, including program planning, workflows, communications, logistics, budgets, vendors, and cross-functional coordination.

- Build strong partnerships with HR, business leaders, and other stakeholders to understand employee and organizational needs and translate them into effective programs.

- Use employee feedback, participation data, program outcomes, and other measures to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.

- Identify program needs and challenges, recommend solutions, and lead changes that improve program quality, effectiveness, scalability, and employee experience.

- Develop and maintain program documentation, processes, guidelines, and communications to promote consistent and effective execution.

- Perform other duties as assigned.

- Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For?

- 8+ years of program or project management experience or equivalent education, preferably supporting employee experience, Human Resources, or employee engagement programs

- Demonstrated experience leading complex programs from strategy and design through implementation, administration, measurement, and continuous improvement

- Ability to provide functional and program leadership without direct authority and align cross-functional partners around shared priorities, decisions, and deliverables

- Experience developing and executing programs that strengthen employee engagement and the employee experience

- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build effective partnerships across functions and organizational levels

- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills

- Strong organizational and project planning skills with the ability to manage multiple programs, priorities, timelines, and deliverables simultaneously

- Ability to use employee feedback, participation data, program outcomes, and other measures to evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements

- Sound judgment and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify program needs, recommend solutions, and independently move work forward

What's Our Offer?

Salary Range: You`ll earn between $100,000 - $140,000 annually, depending on experience.

Bonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.

Paid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

- 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle

- Life insurance

- Short/long-term disability coverage

- Paid maternity/paternity leave

- Pet insurance

What Should You Expect?

Hybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Periodic travel may be required. The employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods while working on a computer and participating in virtual and in-person meetings. Frequent use of hands for keyboarding and standard office equipment is required. Occasional standing, walking, and reaching may be needed to attend meetings or collaborate in an office setting. The role requires the ability to perform close visual work on a computer for extended periods. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10–15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.