Employee Engagement Specialist

Exceed the expectations of our residential mortgage borrowers & business partners through superior service, simple processes, and effective communications.
We deliver on this mission by empowering our employees by encouraging and recognizing superior performance and innovative solutions, by promoting teamwork and divisional cooperation.
 

POSITION SUMMARY

The Employee Engagement Specialist will join a collaborative team responsible for delivering large-scale, high-impact events and experiences—both in-person and virtual. This team drives the signature Newrez "Care Fiercely" culture, so the ideal candidate brings a positive, action-oriented, and can-do spirit to everything they do.

As an Employee Experience Specialist, you will play a key role in executing meaningful engagement programs that foster connection, support employee development, and enhance the overall workplace experience across all levels of the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Management

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of both virtual and in-person engagement and experience programs for employees, including flagship and new programs
• Manage the planning, scheduling, logistics, communications and evaluation of engagement programs for five core sites at the company, with attention to a virtual experience wherever possible for employees at non-core sites
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure smooth execution of programs and events
• Track program metrics and outcomes to measure effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
• Maintain detailed project plans, timelines and budgets for learning initiatives
• Utilize trends and insights to improve employee communications and bring innovative ideas.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with internal teams to ensure alignment between engagement initiatives, resource planning, and business goals
• Build strong relationships with external stakeholders and partners
• Support and advise the DE&I and Newrez NOW leaders with event planning and programs

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
• 1-3 years of professional work experience in employee engagement, program management, communications, marketing or HR.
• Experience in organizational event planning.

Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge

• Ability to effectively communicate and articulate thoughts and ideas.
• Knowledge of Smartsheet and Canva as well as internal engagement platforms related to employee experience including intranet and rewards
• Experience managing registrations, tracking attendance and reporting on program outcomes
• Ability to leverage data and analytics to assess the impact of engagement programs and recommend improvements
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to senior stakeholders
• Self-directed and comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to thrive in a performance-driven environment
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Additional Information

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position's requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

By applying to this position candidate acknowledges that this is not a remote role and is required to be on-site.

Additional Information:

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position's requirements, it in no way implies/states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary.

All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Okta Verify and Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits:

Newrez is a great place to work but we are only as strong as our greatest asset, our employees, so we believe in rewarding them

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Health Savings Account with employer contribution

• 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match

• Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave

• Pet insurance

• Adoption Assistance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee Loan Program

• The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a new program to support our team members

Newrez NOW:

• Our Corporate Social Responsibility program, Newrez NOW, empowers employees to become leaders in their communities through a robust program that includes volunteering, philanthropy, nonprofit grants, and more

• 1 Volunteer Time Off (VTO) day, company-paid volunteer day where all eligible employees may participate in a volunteer event with a nonprofit of their choice

• Employee Matching Gifts Program: We will match monetary employee donations to eligible non-profit organizations, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,000 per employee

• Newrez Grants Program: Newrez hosts a giving portal where we provide employees an abundance of resources to search for an opportunity to donate their time or monetary contributions

Equal Employment Opportunity 
We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer- and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. Different makes us better.

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