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Executive Director, Employment Law

Job in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, 94061, USA
Listing for: Revolution Medicines
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-03-08
Job specializations:
  • HR/Recruitment
    Regulatory Compliance Specialist
  • Law/Legal
    Employment Law, Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 125000 - 150000 USD Yearly USD 125000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Revolution Medicines (Rev Med) is a late-stage clinical oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for patients with RAS‑addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding professionals in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

Position Overview

Rev Med is seeking an experienced Executive Director, Employment Law to support Rev Med’s business. The Executive Director, Employment Law will serve as the company’s senior employment law subject‑matter expert and a strategic advisor on all employment‑related legal issues. This role is responsible for setting the employment law strategy for a complex, highly regulated and rapidly‑evolving organization, while providing pragmatic, business‑oriented counsel aligned with public‑company obligations and risk tolerance.

This role will report to the General Counsel and partner closely with Human Resources, Compliance, Finance and other senior business leaders.

Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Advisory
  • Serve as the principal legal advisor on a wide range of employment law matters across the enterprise
  • Advise senior leadership, including General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Financial Officer on employment‑related risk, trends, and strategic considerations in a public‑company context
  • Provide employment law support to the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee, as appropriate
  • Shape and implement compliant enterprise‑wide programs to create a culture of high performance and aligned with company values and talent philosophy
  • Advise Human Resources and people management on all aspects of employment law
  • Advise on employee mobility, remote workforce issues and multi‑state and global compliance
  • In partnership with Human Resources, proactively identify and mitigate employment law risks
  • Stay up to date on relevant employment laws, regulations, industry trends, and disseminate relevant implications to key stakeholders
Public Company & Executive Matters
  • Advise on executive employment agreements, severance arrangements, change‑in‑control provisions and related disclosures
  • Advise the Compensation Committee on executive compensation, benefits plans and other Board‑level compensation matters in collaboration with Human Resources and Finance
  • Partner on employment aspects of SEC reporting, proxy disclosures and governance matters
  • Advise on whistle blower, retaliation, and sensitive executive or high‑risk matters
  • Conduct and oversee internal investigations involving employment issues
  • Manage employment‑related litigation, arbitration and mediation, including determination of strategy, budget and outside counsel
  • Lead responses to audits, regulatory inquiries, and government investigations related to workforce matters
  • Partner with Human Resources to develop and monitor employment‑related risk mitigation frameworks, metrics, and controls
Policies, Compliance & Programs
  • Partner with Human Resources to draft comprehensive policies, SOPs and other guidance documents or communications that effectively translate complex employment law concepts into actionable frameworks for internal stakeholders
  • Partner with Human Resources to review and update employment policies, employee handbooks and workplace standards
  • Partner with HR and Compliance to implement training programs on harassment prevention, DEI, code of conduct, and workplace compliance
  • Partner with engagement and learning teams to lead cross‑functional trainings on employment law responsibilities
  • Oversee global employment law matters in coordination with ex‑US employees, regional counsel and other outside advisors
Qualifications and Key Attributes
  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited U.S. law school
  • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 14+ years of progressively responsible employment law experience
  • Significant experience advising public companies and executive leadership
  • Deep expertise in U.S. employment law, including employee relations issues,…
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