Director of Employee Engagement

Date Posted: Feb 23, 2026

Requisition ID: 473339

Location: Indianapolis, IN, US, 46204

Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV):

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has been named one of Indiana’s 2023 Top Workplaces by its employees.

Our mission is to serve all Hoosiers by providing best-in-class driver and vehicle services in a timely and accurate manner while ensuring security and transparency. The BMV team works throughout the state of Indiana and is dedicated to fostering an environment where we:

Invest in our employees
Engage our customers
Provide sustainable systems
Embrace product innovation

Role Overview:

The Director of Employee Engagement champions initiatives that drive agency-wide employee engagement while creating strategies that are aligned with the agency’s core values, strategic direction, and positive culture. You will foster and enhance engagement and advance employee morale.

This role requires:

A steadfast commitment to the principle that a highly engaged workforce and a strong organizational culture are essential drivers of both performance and purpose.
Ability to effectively partner with the BMV senior leadership team to ensure agreement with the culture, strategic direction, and agency focus on inspiring and supporting the workforce.

This position serves in the BMV Administration Office at the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Salary:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $75,010.00 annually but may be commensurate with education and experience.

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A Day in the Life:

Responsibilities include:

Measure and improve employee engagement, ensuring engagement initiatives are trending positively. Including but not limited to the annual Pulse Survey.
Translate organization strategy into program goals, timelines, budgets, and measurable impact.
Build and sustain strong line of business partnerships.
Lead efforts to improve morale and cross departmental collaboration and create plans of action.
Speak both ‘people’ and ‘product’ fluently.
Lead the design, planning, and execution of new and current engagement programming that reflects evolving workforce needs and enhances BMV employee experience.
Examples but not limited to State Employee Community Campaign, Employee Recognition Programming, BMV Engagement Committee, BMV agency awards, etc.
Innovate and implement new BMV employee engagement events, both in-person and virtual.
Manage budgets, vendors, logistics, and program evaluation for all engagement initiatives.
Elevate branding and recognition of engagement programs and campaigns.
Build strong relationships with community partners and other external stakeholders.
Build a positive team culture that encourages communication, innovation and shared ownership of outcomes.
Evaluate program effectiveness regularly and implement improvements informed by data and feedback.
Provide timely updates and recommendations to inform decision making and resource allocation.
Create a collaborative team culture where program staff feel supported, heard, and motivated.
Facilitate opportunities for employees to be recognized determining frequency and method.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours that may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What You'll Need for Success:

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

Preferred 5 years in managing culture-related programs or equivalent experience.
Previous experience designing and delivering innovative engagement solutions.
Previous experience using data to measure employee engagement impact.
Experience creating innovative and scalable engagement experiences.
Excellent facilitation and communications skills across all levels.
Strong leadership skills and experience managing cross-functional relationships and priorities.
Proven strategic agility, ability to succeed in a fast-paced, continually evolving environment.
Exceptional collaboration and influence skills at all levels of the organization.
Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

A degree is not required. However, at least four (4) years of experience applying the outlined knowledge, skills, and abilities in a similar role may be considered.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:

Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match
Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 in election years
Education Reimbursement Program
Group life insurance
Referral Bonus program
Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Free Parking for most positions
Free LinkedIn Learning access

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.

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