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Sr Manager, People Experience Programs

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$183k–$243k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
U.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Strategic and operational backbone for a global People Experience function, designing regional engagement strategies, managing company-wide surveys, and building an alumni program for a defense technology company.

Role type

Senior Manager, People Experience Programs (Strategy & Program Management)

Builds

Global regionalized engagement strategy, company-wide engagement survey, and alumni program

Domain

Defense technology / Human Resources / Organizational Development

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Program management, Employee experience strategy, Stakeholder management (VP+), Data analysis, Change management, Strategic planning, Cross-functional leadership, Systems thinking, Executive communication

Preferred skills

Scaling high-growth tech/defense orgs, Global program management, Building HR functions from scratch, Systems-level change management

Technologies

Engagement survey platforms, HRIS, Data analytics tools

Responsibilities

Lead rollout of global engagement strategy across multiple regions; Own end-to-end management of company-wide engagement survey; Launch and operationalize the Alumni Program; Shape the People Experience function's operating model and frameworks; Manage strategic stakeholder relationships across the People organization; Translate engagement data into strategic recommendations; Present program strategy to senior leadership; Drive systems-level process and structural changes.

Seniority

Senior Manager, hands-on IC with strategic scope