Employee Experience Manager

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Building scalable Employee Experience systems and processes that balance efficiency with a human-centered approach.
• Driving initiatives that strengthen accountability, team effectiveness, and cultural cohesion across distributed teams.
• Collaborate with different teams and departments to provide positive employee experiences with an enterprise-wide mindset.
• Acts as a change agent, builds and delivers change acceptance strategies and sustainability plans for programs, initiatives, projects and services to improve organizational performance
• Analyze issues and influence solutions and execute large-scale change projects with measurable outcomes.
• Builds strategic relationships with key stakeholders, including HR Business Partners, and internal and external service partners.
• Support our culture with innovative and proven strategies around onboarding and ongoing education of emerging trends in the employee experience space.
• Help define and drive a culture that embodies Coherent’s norms that reward, promote and encourage high performance throughout the organization.
• Support the HR function to accelerate their talent priorities, development and readiness
• Continuously leverage business/HRBP feedback, observations & Talent data/scorecards to adjust short-term solutions/approach ensuring our long-term talent objectives are achieved
• Assists management in articulating corporate goals, branding and image. Develops plans to effectively communicate these goals to the appropriate internal and external audiences. Initiates, develops and implements communications plans and programs, both internally and externally, for corporate projects and products
• Ensures continuity of consistent corporate image and message.
• Provides direction and implementation support for the design and creation of communications materials including printed items such as brochures and posters, audio and video materials, and the intranet site.
• Ensures the development and maintenance of internal/external communications programs designed to contribute to a harmonious and motivated workforce. Supports the preparation, editing, publication and distribution of employee collateral and communication channels.

Education & Experience

• Four-year college degree in Communication, Business, Human Resources, Organizational Development, in journalism, public relations, communication or other related field plus a minimum of eight years of progressive Organization Development and Organizational Effectiveness experience. PROSCI Change Management certification preferred.
  

Skills

• Ability to think conceptually and strategically, while maintaining results-driven approach.
• Strong leadership experience implementing large-scale organizational initiatives, from inception through completion, which cut across multiple business units, geographies, teams and HR partners.
• A team player by nature, but a strong leader with an open and direct style.
• Ability to think strategically and translate strategies into actionable plans.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change through change management skills.
• Ability to navigate and influence across complex organizations, establishes relationships as a trusted advisor.
• Highly motivated and success-driven with the ability to implement and manage cross-functional projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Proven ability to operate strategically and have a hands-on approach. Operates in a transparent fashion without a personal agenda.
• Proven ability to roll out and manage employee experience solutions on global scale.
• Exceptional project management skills, from concept, to planning, to implementation, to results measurement.
  

Working Conditions

• Role may require travel within the region to deliver in-person training at various company locations. Global and Domestic Travel: 50%
• This role will facilitate both virtual and in-person training sessions.
• Must be flexible on work hours to facilitate sessions across different time zones.

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust

Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas

Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome

Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone

Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work