Engagement and Ownership Culture Senior Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engagement and Ownership Culture Senior Manager based in United States.

This senior leadership role is responsible for shaping enterprise-wide employee engagement and strengthening a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will lead strategic programs that encourage employees to take initiative, connect their work to business priorities, and contribute ideas that improve the organization. The position combines program management, organizational development, executive communication, employee engagement, and data-driven decision-making. You will work closely with senior leaders, HR, Communications, Marketing, and business stakeholders to design and implement impactful initiatives across a global workforce. The role also includes leading engagement surveys, team effectiveness sessions, recognition programs, and leadership coaching. Success requires someone who can translate complex organizational data into practical recommendations while balancing strategic thinking with strong execution

Accountabilities:
- Ownership culture: Lead initiatives that reinforce accountability, proactivity, customer focus, collaboration, excellence, openness, entrepreneurial thinking, financial awareness, resilience, and adaptability across the organization.

- Employee ownership programs: Design and implement programming around the four core ownership pillars: Own It, Track It, Boost It, and Dream It. Oversee employee idea challenges, improve related technology and reporting, coordinate review teams, and expand opportunities for employees to provide feedback and ideas.

- Education and training: Coordinate and deliver education on ownership programs and principles for new hires, managers, and employees requiring additional guidance or refreshers.

- Strategic communications and engagement: Develop materials for executive and board-level discussions, translate program outcomes into strategic insights, lead storytelling and recognition initiatives, and deliver enterprise-wide engagement campaigns.

- Engagement program management: Lead the planning, execution, and analysis of enterprise employee engagement surveys, ensuring strong participation and reliable data collection. Identify trends, strengths, and opportunities and translate findings into enterprise-level action plans.

- Team effectiveness: Design and facilitate workshops and interventions that help leaders and teams strengthen trust, collaboration, effectiveness, and performance.

- Leadership partnership: Work with business and HR leaders to identify engagement and team-dynamics opportunities, implement targeted solutions, and monitor progress against agreed action plans.

- KPIs and analytics: Define and monitor performance indicators for engagement and ownership initiatives, analyze qualitative and quantitative information, and communicate actionable insights to senior stakeholders.

- Cross-functional leadership: Partner with HR, Communications, Marketing, and business leaders to align engagement and ownership initiatives with broader talent, organizational effectiveness, and business strategies.

- Continuous improvement: Foster a learning and development mindset, identify opportunities for innovation and operational improvement, evaluate program effectiveness, and recommend refinements based on data and stakeholder feedback.

- Project oversight: Lead cross-functional projects and special initiatives, ensuring timely execution, strong outcomes, and alignment with organizational priorities.

- Team development: Coach and mentor leaders and managers, contribute to learning and development activities, and support strategies that strengthen career development across a global, team-based workforce.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related field.

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