Senior Employee Experience & Inclusion Strategist

FirstEnergy; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and incentives

Pension plan and 401(k) with match

Medical, dental, vision and life保险

Job summary

FirstEnergy seeks an experienced Employee Experience & Inclusion leader to design, deliver, and measure enterprise HR initiatives that strengthen engagement, belonging, and organizational effectiveness across the company.

Reporting to the Director of Employee Experience, you will partner with HR Centers of Excellence to align programs with enterprise priorities and values, driving impactful outcomes for our workforce.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience will be considered.
• 3–5 years of experience in project management; experience in HR & employee experience preferred.
• Experience facilitating executive level discussions, developing senior level presentations and delivering strategic initiatives.
• Experience in Leadership, change management, consensus building skills preferred
• Exposure to project management disciplines (formal PM certification a plus but not required)
• Experience supporting senior leaders or executive-level deliverables preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads cross-functional HR programs and initiatives from concept through execution.
• Ensures HR initiatives are executed effectively, measured for impact, and continually improved.
• Oversees project planning, resource alignment, risk management, and progress tracking.
• Ensure project work and deliverables align with compliance, governance, internal controls, HR strategy, and regulatory requirements.
• Foster a process improvement mindset across initiatives.
• Partners with project teams, business leaders, and technology partners to develop business cases for executive leadership.
• Guides development and execution of the Strategic HR Roadmap with senior cross-functional leaders.
• Owns the delivery of defined employee experience initiatives reinforcing enterprise culture and inclusion.
• Collaborates with HR COEs, Corporate Communications, Ethics & Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, and Risk to coordinate deliverables.
• Advances enterprise-wide listening strategies to understand employee sentiment and inform actions.
• Translate employee feedback into actionable recommendations with equity in mind.
• Reviews HR data to generate insights and inform decision-making and improvement.
• Supports post-initiative measurement and impact reporting.
• Create, refine, and deliver advanced presentations communicating insights to senior leaders.
• Prepares project status updates for HR leadership.
• Ensure messaging is clear for senior leadership audiences.
• Assist with HR Leadership and All-Hands planning and materials.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of messaging for senior leadership audiences.
• Partners with HR and analytics teams to ensure data integrity.
• Assists in drafting, updating, and implementing HR policies and procedures
• Applies lateral thinking and analysis to solve complex problems and escalate as needed

Skills

Project management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Structured environment

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, business or related field

Job description

FirstEnergy seeks an experienced Employee Experience & Inclusion leader to design, deliver, and measure enterprise HR initiatives that strengthen engagement, belonging, and organizational effectiveness across the company.

Reporting to the Director of Employee Experience, you will partner with HR Centers of Excellence to align programs with enterprise priorities and values, driving impactful outcomes for our workforce.