Melonie D. Parker | Global Human Resources Executive
Vice President, Employee Engagement
Google, Inc.
Melonie D. Parker
Award-winning corporate leader Melonie D. Parker is Vice President of Employee Engagement at Google. Parker has delivered measurable and impactful outcomes for aligning talent strategy to mission success across the globe during her career spanning more than three decades. She expertly navigates the intersection of people and strategy, ensuring a cohesive workforce ready to meet the dynamic demands of the global market.
Known for coining the mantra, “Add In instead of Fit In,” Parker has served as a pioneer for advancing internal and external engagement strategies. She has also developed a proven blueprint for building a more engaging and high performing company culture that connects employees to a shared mission and purpose. Parker is an innovative C-suite thought leader and a progressive global Human Resources Executive focused on building human capital capability. She accomplishes this by aligning organizational structure, talent, and systems to drive growth, innovation, and culture.
Parker serves on the Board of Directors for Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Hampton University’s Board of Trustees. In addition, Parker serves on Villanova University’s Graduate Education Advisory Council. Prior to Google, she served as the Vice President of Human Resources & Communications at Sandia National Laboratories where she oversaw human resources, health benefits, and employee services. She was also responsible for Sandia’s communications efforts which included strategic planning, executive communications, media relations, external branding, community affairs, and internal communications.
Parker also held a variety of leadership roles across her 17-year tenure at Lockheed Martin,managing employee relations, staffing, compensation and benefits, and K-12 outreach initiatives. She is also a graduate of Lockheed Martin’s Executive Assessment & Development Program—a rare accomplishment for human resources professionals.
Parker holds a B.A. in Mass Communications from Hampton University and an M.A. in Human Resources from Villanova University.
Parker has received numerous awards and recognition throughout her career. The United Negro College Fund presented her with the President’s Award for her outstanding leadership and dedication to fostering inclusive and vibrant workplaces. Parker was also honored by The Root 100 as one of the most influential Black Americans and named HR Professional of the Year by the New Mexico Society of Human Resource Management. She has been recognized by several other organizations, including the Hampton University Alumni Association, AfroTech’s Future 50 List, Rolling Out UrbanStyle Weekly, Women of Color STEM Awards, Girls, Inc., One Hundred Black Men of New York, and New York Moves magazine.