We are looking for a People Programs Manager to design and deliver people programs that meaningfully shape how it feels to work at Snorkel. This role focuses on creating thoughtful, human-centered experiences across the employee lifecycle, from a Snorkeler’s first day through key growth and performance moments, while bringing energy, clarity, and connection into every interaction.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role for someone who thrives at the intersection of program strategy and execution. You will translate People strategy into structured, repeatable programs that enable managers and employees to succeed, while partnering closely with HRBPs, People Operations, and business leaders to ensure strong adoption and alignment.
You will own and evolve core people programs such as onboarding, performance management, and manager development, ensuring they are engaging, well-run, data-informed, and aligned with Snorkel’s values and stage of growth. You will partner closely with the People team and business leaders to deliver programs that are clear, fair, scalable, and impactful to the employee experience.
What You Will Do
- Own and scale high-impact people programs
- Develop and maintain a roadmap for People programs, aligning initiatives to business priorities and growth milestones.
- Lead the end-to-end design, execution, and continuous improvement of core people programs, including: the new hire journey, growth (performance) cycles, and learning and development for both people managers and individual contributors
- Design programs with employee experience and growth as a core priority, ensuring each touchpoint feels intentional, inclusive, and aligned with Snorkel’s culture.
- Serve as a key in-person facilitator and host for onboarding sessions, manager training, and learning experiences, bringing enthusiasm, warmth, and energy to how Snorkelers experience People programs.
- Define program requirements and success criteria, partnering with the People Operations & Data Manager to ensure systems, reporting, and compliance requirements are effectively implemented
- Support change management as programs evolve, driving adoption and shared understanding while remaining pragmatic and nimble for our size and stage.
Program management and execution
- Build and manage detailed program plans, timelines, and dependencies across multiple initiatives.
- Bring creativity and fresh thinking to your program design, providing innovative ideas and solutions to the key lifecycle programs that employees and managers experience here.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure smooth and effective execution.
- Anticipate risks, resolve issues, and lead retrospectives to improve future iterations.
Manager experience and enablement
- Partner closely with the HRBP team to design tools, training, and live learning experiences that help managers lead effectively.
- Create clear documentation, playbooks, and manager-facing resources that are practical and easy to apply.
- Design structured frameworks, toolkits, and enablement sessions that equip managers to navigate performance reviews, feedback conversations, and compensation cycles effectively. Partner with HRBP, who will provide case-specific coaching and support to managers.
Program effectiveness and continuous improvement
- Define success metrics for people programs and evaluate impact using both qualitative and quantitative feedback.
- Analyze surveys, participation metrics, and retrospectives to identify insights and drive continuous improvement.
- Partner with the People Data and Operations Manager on reporting and measurement.
What We Are Looking For
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years of experience in Learning & Development, People Programs, HR Program Management, or a related role.
- Proven experience owning and executing people programs end-to-end, such as onboarding, performance management, or manager development.
- Strong program management skills, including planning, execution, stakeholder coordination, and iteration.
- A genuine passion for employee experience, learning, and in-person engagement, with energy for facilitating discussions and building connection.
- Experience supporting and coaching managers through structured programs and periods of change, including performance reviews, feedback cycles, and compensation conversations.
- Comfort using data to assess program effectiveness and inform improvements.
- High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Experience working in a fast-growing or scaling environment. Tech experience is a plus.
