Executive Director, Employment Law

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers.  The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

RevMed is seeking an experienced executive director, employment law to support RevMed’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.

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 Officers 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.

Employment Law Counseling

• 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 whistleblower, retaliation, and sensitive executive or high-risk matters.

Investigations, Litigation & Risk Management

• 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.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• J.D. from an accredited 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 wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, leaves, accommodations, and RIFs.

• Demonstrated ability to manage high-risk, high visibility matters with sound judgment.

Preferred Skills:

• Combination of top-tier law firm and in-house experience, with prior biotech, life sciences, or other highly regulated industry experience preferred.

• Experience advising Boards and Compensation Committees.

• Exposure to global employment law issues.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen.

• Exceptional judgment, discretion, and integrity.

• Flexible, resourceful and solution-oriented.

• Influential communicator able to drive alignment without authority.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and high-stakes environments. 

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The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.

Revolution Medicines is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, and veteran status.

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Base Pay Salary Range$311,000—$357,000 USD

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