Our client is looking to hire an experienced and driven person to join the People, Strategy and Technology team as a long term contractor. This recently formed team is focused on culture and employee experience. You’ll be a strategic communications partner to the global HR team to support their communications, building on the foundation that exists today. This role will have an important role to play in shaping the culture and employee experience.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Define and execute a strategic internal communications strategy to communicate HR strategy, programs, and processes to help develop and retain great talent across the company.
- Build robust communication plans for various programs, developing messaging and materials, and exploring creative new ways of communicating. Support on a wide range of internal communications, including emails, FAQs, leader/manager guides, and videos to drive understanding of people programs, platforms, processes and initiatives across the company. You should be as comfortable working on an internal comms plan as you are rolling up your sleeves and producing a newsletter or video.
- Define and execute manager communications strategy, driving regular updates to people manager community via Wrike/internal intranet and monthly (HR/manager) newsletter.
- Build relationships with executives and stakeholder partners and act as a strategic thought partner on their communications to their teams, and to the rest of the company.
- Drive thoughtful and impactful communications that support the evolving needs of a high growth organization (including change management and culture initiatives).
- Understand various employee audiences, keep a pulse on the organization, and run feedback loops as you go.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8-10 years of Corporate Communications experience - focused on HR Communications.
- Experience executing on large, complex Communications Strategies and HR Programs at an enterprise scale.
- Financial Services / Insurance experience is a plus.
- Must have writing samples.
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:
- Strong knowledge and understanding of HR programs and how to communicate them to employees.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills (written, verbal, and visual) with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise, and compelling messages.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment with continuous change. Multi-tasker with strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects end-to-end.
- Bias for action and focused on results.
- Ability to quickly solve problems, run customer feedback loops, and meet tight deadlines.
- A trustworthy and dependable team player, partnering with other Communications team members and HR partners.