Senior Talent Development & People Programs Manager (Culture & Engagement)

Role Summary

Location

• Denver, CO (hybrid in-office role)
• Compensation: $125k - $150k (Offers Bonus)

Essential Responsibilities

• Employee Listening & Engagement
• Own and evolve Rowan's enterprise employee listening strategy, including survey and listening channel design, communications, action planning, feedback-to-action processes, measurement, and executive reporting; partner with People Operations on platform administration and analytics
• Enable a leader-owned action planning process; build and maintain manager enablement resources
• Maintain a year-round listening cadence that integrates surveys, lifecycle listening, and non-survey data into a coherent rhythm that generates organizational intelligence
• Interpret data in partnership with the People Ops Analyst to identify priorities, cultural signals, and risks; make recommendations for action and measurement
• Partner with People Ops on vendor relationship management at a strategy level; work with People Ops on platform operations
• Guiding Principles
• Serve as the operational owner of Guiding Principles integration across the employee lifecycle - working across People & Culture, senior leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders to embed Guiding Principles in hiring, onboarding, performance, recognition, development, and promotion
• Partner with Internal Communications to create campaigns, stories, and experiences that translate Guiding Principles into visible, everyday behaviors across the employee experience

Recognition

Education, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business, or a related field
• 8+ years of progressive experience in organizational development, people programs, employee experience, or culture - with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of programs and processes
• Demonstrated experience designing or managing at least one of the following: employee engagement/listening strategy, recognition program, mentoring program, or Strategic/Business ERG program
• Experience using employee survey/listening data to identify priorities and make recommendations for action
• Demonstrated experience consulting with senior leaders, with the ability to diagnose needs, earn credibility, and influence leaders
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling programs, frameworks, or processes from the ground up in a high-growth or rapidly evolving hybrid or distributed environment
• Strong project and change management skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional programs and multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Highly organized with the ability to execute with excellence in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Clear, direct communicator who can translate complex ideas into engaging, practical content for diverse audiences and influence effectively across all levels of the organization, including senior executives
• Demonstrated ability to partner across functions with a collaborative and influencing style that builds trust and drives alignment without direct authority
• Grounding in behavioral science principles as it applies to organizational culture and employee experience and uses that understanding to design programs that drive real and lasting change
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, measure solution effectiveness, and translate insights into action using data across multiple sources
• Highly skilled at working independently from strategy through execution in an organization where the path may need to be created
• Proficient working with HR systems, technologies, platforms, survey tools, and SharePoint

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Experience managing vendor relationships for HR, Talent, Learning, or culture solutions
• Experience standing up or significantly evolving a Business/Strategic ERG program, including governance design.
• Experience designing recognition programs tied to company values or cultural reinforcement.
• Familiarity with employee experience frameworks or culture-building methodology.
• Experience with facilitation in hybrid or distributed environments
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, content development, learning experiences, or program scalability

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