Senior Manager, People Experience

About the role

We are seeking a People Experience Partner to join our newly established People Experience team that will deliver a best-in-class employee and leader experience across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Experience Partner to leaders across Expertise Areas, coaching managers to strengthen leadership capability, team effectiveness, and performance in alignment with company values and culture.
• Advise and coach managers on performance issues, including development plans and Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), ensuring timely, fair, and well-documented outcomes.
• Own end-to-end case management for assigned matters, including documentation, escalation, and resolution, leveraging ServiceNow to ensure accurate and consistent people processes.
• Lead employee relations and disciplinary matters with discretion, empathy, and rigor, ensuring consistent application of policies, employment law, and best practices.
• Partner closely with Employee Relations, Legal, HR Business Partners, and HR Capability teams on investigations, involuntary separations, reductions in force, and other high-risk or sensitive situations.
• Provide guidance on absence management, leaves of absence, and workplace accommodations, collaborating with specialized teams where needed.
• Identify trends, root causes, and insights across cases, proactively recommending actions to strengthen culture, leadership effectiveness, and the employee experience.
• Support enterprise performance and compensation cycles by coaching managers and reinforcing consistent, high-quality execution.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years Human Resources experience required.
• Experience with HR Generalist work, Employee Relations and Performance Management preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Proven ability to manage complex employee situations with discretion and neutrality.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with experience providing manager coaching and development.
• Demonstrated high emotional intelligence and sound judgement with the ability to make decisions with empathy as well as discipline to ensure consistency.
• Able to operate in a disciplined environment with an eye to data integrity and high quality case management.
• Able to leverage case management systems (ServiceNow a plus) and analyze data trends for ongoing continuous improvement.

Pay

The U.S. Pay Range is $139,400.00 - $188,600.00. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).

Benefits

Alnylam’s robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k) with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.