Senior Employee Communications & Engagement Partner

Manpower, Inc.; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

401(k), Plus Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup is seeking a Senior Employee Communications & Engagement Partner in Foster City, CA to support Executive Operations, Employee Communications and Engagement (ECE). The role focuses on planning, budgeting, and cross-functional coordination to keep programs moving, including onboarding and leadership cadence.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in operations or chief of staff roles, with strong judgment, confidentiality, and exceptional communication and project management skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in business operations, chief of staff, program management, consulting, or a similar role, preferably in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on budget ownership experience, including monthly closeouts, forecasting, and partnering with Finance on planning cycles and year-end actuals.
• Experience supporting senior leaders in an executive partner or chief of staff capacity, with strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Excellent project management and communication skills, including the ability to create project plans, track progress, meet deadlines across multiple workstreams, and communicate clearly in writing and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an operations manager for the ECE team, owning planning, reporting, and team programs while keeping cross-functional work on track.
• Manage priorities and support leadership cadence by preparing and following up on leadership meetings, agendas, and action items.
• Own the ECE budget, including monthly closeout, forecasting, quarterly finance check-ins, and year-end actuals in partnership with Finance.
• Run the team’s operating rhythm by preparing quarterly reports, supporting the team planning process, and driving action planning from employee survey results.
• Support hiring and onboarding by coordinating recruiting logistics as needed and preparing onboarding materials (including welcome packets) for new team members.

Skills

Operations management

Budget management

Executive support

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Our client, a fast-paced technology organization, is seeking a Senior Employee Communications & Engagement Partner to join their team. As a Senior Employee Communications & Engagement Partner, you will be part of Executive Operations, Employee Communications and Engagement (ECE), supporting leadership and cross-functional partners to keep programs moving during a planned leave coverage period. The ideal candidate will have strong operations and program management instincts, sound judgment with confidential information, and a bias for action that helps unblock cross-functional work.

Job Title: Senior Employee Communications & Engagement Partner

Location: Foster City, CA

Pay Range: $55/hour + Benefits

What's the Job?

• Serve as an operations manager for the ECE team, owning planning, reporting, and team programs while keeping cross-functional work on track.
• Manage priorities and support leadership cadence by preparing and following up on leadership meetings, agendas, and action items.
• Own the ECE budget, including monthly closeout, forecasting, quarterly finance check-ins, and year-end actuals in partnership with Finance.
• Run the team’s operating rhythm by preparing quarterly reports, supporting the team planning process, and driving action planning from employee survey results.
• Support hiring and onboarding by coordinating recruiting logistics as needed and preparing onboarding materials (including welcome packets) for new team members.

What's Needed?

• 7+ years of experience in business operations, chief of staff, program management, consulting, or a similar role, preferably in a fast-paced technology environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on budget ownership experience, including monthly closeouts, forecasting, and partnering with Finance on planning cycles and year-end actuals.
• Experience supporting senior leaders in an executive partner or chief of staff capacity, with strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Excellent project management and communication skills, including the ability to create project plans, track progress, meet deadlines across multiple workstreams, and communicate clearly in writing and presentations.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to ramp quickly and make an immediate impact by running the operational engine behind employee communications and engagement programs.
• Direct exposure to executive-level priorities, enabling you to strengthen your influence through clear planning, reporting, and action follow-through.
• A role that values a proactive, bias-for-action approach—helping you unblock cross-functional gaps and keep initiatives moving.
• Chance to contribute to meaningful employee experiences through communications playbooks, engagement initiatives, and survey-driven action planning.
• Support for continuous improvement by building and refining workflows and templates that bring order to complex, cross-functional work.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountSupplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells. ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells –creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.