Sr. Events & Culture Program Manager

King County Metro Transit Rail Division

Senior Events & Culture Program Manager (PPM IV)

Organizational Strategy and Administration Unit’s Engagement Strategy team, to lead the Events & Culture team that manages employee appreciation events and employee engagement programs that support and implement Rail’s Culture of Care & Safety strategic priority.

This position will closely partner with our internal communications, administrative teams as well as our Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (EIB), Training Strategy and Safety Strategy Managers to deploy events and activities that support employee community engagement, inclusion, and belonging. This position will supervise a small team of direct reports. This position is expected to foster a collaborative team culture while providing coaching and development opportunities to direct reports.

King County Metro is the exclusive partner and operations and maintenance provider to Sound Transit's Link Light Rail system. Light Rail is the backbone of Puget Sound's mobility future. With fast, frequent, reliable connections, the system is poised for significant expansion during this decade.

As the alignment continues to grow, it will influence and inform Metro's investments of resources well into the future. In order to strategically and effectively manage such a significant, accelerated rate of growth, the Division leadership has established the following strategic priorities to address what matters most:

• Meet our obligation to Sound Transit and the region through effective expansion of staff who operate and maintain the light rail system.
• Build a culture of care, belonging and inclusion where all employees can thrive.
• Ensure safe, high-quality operations for employees and customers.
• Strengthen partnerships with Sound Transit (Link).

King County is a vibrant community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the artistic and social traditions of many cultures. Together, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. We continue to build on an enduring legacy of shared values of equity and social justice, employee engagement, innovative thinking, and continuous improvement.

With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda aimed at advancing regional change and is developing the systems and standards necessary to achieve better outcomes for all our residents, regardless of their race or income. All these qualities make this King County one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Interviews are anticipated to occur during the week of August 31 through September 4, 2026 but are subject to change.

This position is open to King County employees and the general public.

Applications will be screened to determine whether candidates meet minimum qualifications, and for clarity, completeness, and responsiveness to the application instructions above. Highly competitive applicants may be asked to interview. Formal offers will be finalized after candidates have successfully completed any necessary pre-employment processes, such as reference checks or internal record reviews.

• Design and deliver employee events and engagement strategic planning in alignment with our Culture of Care & Safety strategic priority.
• Lead and oversee events and program management to various division-wide, year-round employee appreciation events, as well as employee engagement and recognition initiatives and programs. Examples include but are not limited to End of Year celebration, Transit Appreciation Week, Annual Employee Appreciation Events, Take Our Children to Work Day, Veteran’s Day and Pride Flag Raising, Juneteenth, as well as our annual employee recognition and employee of the year program and events.
• In close partnership with the internal communications team, manage annual employee recognition processes and events.
• Partner with Internal Communications team to effectively communicate and outreach to target audiences…