Senior Manager, Corporate Programs

As the Sr. Manager, Corporate Programs, you will manage the strategic planning and execution of Avalara's employee programs, including RevKO, CLUB, and corporate awards. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Experience, you will ensure these programs promote our values, strengthen our culture, and grow employee engagement across the organization.

Avalara is an industry-leading provider of cloud-based tax compliance automation, and you will help create recognition experiences that celebrate the talent driving our success story. You will lead a global team of two direct reports and collaborate with People & Culture, Internal Communications, Finance, and business leaders to deliver impactful and scalable recognition programs. This is a remote position within the United States.

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• You will lead program strategy which includes developing and executing long-term vision and strategy. This vision is for RevKO, CLUB, and company awards programs. You will ensure understanding of company values, priorities, and employee experience goals.

• Manage Execution by overseeing the end-to-end planning and delivery of corporate programs. This includes managing timelines, budgets, communications, nominations, selection processes, and events. Additionally, it requires establishing governance for fairness and transparency.

• Collaborate with senior leaders to identify opportunities to recognize performance. Work with the Chief Sales Officer and Sales Chief of Staff for RevKO, and with external partners for the CLUB recognition program.

• Manage two team members (US and India), promoting a, collaborative environment with clear goals and accountability.

• Manage annual program budgets, forecasting, and vendor relationships. Develop reporting to measure program outcomes, and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and scalability.

• Evaluate program effectiveness through metrics and leadership feedback, making enhancements to increase engagement, inclusivity.

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Total Rewards 

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 

Health & Wellness 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 

Inclusive culture and diversity 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.