Sr. Manager, Culture Partner

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Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Culture Partner plays a critical role in advancing the employee experience at BMS by enabling and executing enterprise‑wide culture, experience and engagement initiatives. This role owns defined workstreams across content, digital platforms, and culture solutions—ensuring experiences such as People Week and related culture programs are well‑governed, scalable, and launch‑ready for global audiences.

The role blends hands‑on execution with enablement, translating strategy, external trends, and leadership direction into clear content, tools, tactics and processes that foster belonging, appreciation, and alignment with company values. This role also supports change and adoption by providing structure, clarity, and follow‑through across complex, cross‑functional initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Culture & Engagement Program Delivery

• Lead and execute defined workstreams for enterprise culture and engagement initiatives, with ownership for day‑to‑day planning, coordination, and delivery
• Manage culture‑related content and tools (e.g., agendas, session content, visuals, templates) to ensure consistency, quality, and readiness
• Identify and implement practical, scalable ideas that drive employee engagement and participation
• Monitor external culture and engagement trends and translate them into relevant, actionable internal applications

Solution Enablement & Digital Platforms:

• Enable successful delivery of culture and engagement solutions across digital platforms (e.g., event platforms such as Cvent, SharePoint, internal hubs such as myBMS, and more.)
• Partner with IT, vendors, and platform providers to support content builds, translations, on demand assets, and platform requirements
• Establish and manage content workflows, timelines, and dependencies, proactively identifying risks or gaps
• Ensure platforms are organized, accurate, and compliant with access, naming, and visibility standards

Change Management & Adoption:

• Support the development and execution of change management approaches for culture and engagement initiatives
• Manage change plans aligned to business goals, stakeholder needs, and employee experience outcomes
• Partner with leaders and stakeholders to reinforce adoption and sustain engagement over time

Cross‑Functional Coordination & Enablement:

• Serve as a central enablement and coordination partner across multiple organization such as Corporate Affairs, Learning, Events, IT, PBRGs, and site teams
• Translate high‑level direction into clear instructions, timelines, and expectations for contributors
• Facilitate working sessions, office hours, and touchpoints to drive clarity, accountability, and progress
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately, with recommended options and next steps

Global Readiness & Scale:

• Support enterprise‑wide readiness of engagement solutions for global audiences, including translation coordination and regional considerations
• Ensure programs are designed to scale while allowing for appropriate localization
• Apply prior‑year lessons learned to continuously improve execution efficiency and contributor experience

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise culture, engagement, or employee experience initiatives, with accountability for end to end execution—not just strategy or coordination.
• Strong operational ownership mindset, with the ability to manage workstreams fro