Corporate Communications Lead - Executive Visibility & Thought Leadership

Northbrook, IL (Hybrid)

$120K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and lead executive visibility programs and external thought leadership, translating complex technical content into clear narratives and ensuring leaders are prepared and aligned across media, speaking engagements, and bylined opportunities.

  • Define strategies and create assets for executive visibility
  • Align messaging across teams and external channels
  • Track outcomes and report on impact

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead executive visibility programs for senior business leaders and technical experts, including media placements and speaking engagements aligned to priority verticals.
  • Develop message architecture and storylines that translate business priorities and technical content into clear, credible external narratives.
  • Develop executive briefings, talk tracks, interview preparation materials and other assets that ensure leaders are ready, confident and message‑aligned.
  • Collaborate closely with Corporate Communications’ agency partner to support external thought‑leadership opportunities tied to business priorities.
  • Partner with contributed‑content team to support development of bylined articles and trade‑media thought leadership.
  • Coordinate with External Communications to ensure engagements, materials and messaging are consistent with outreach plans and approved guidance.
  • Use established decision-making and escalation guidelines to determine when activities can proceed and when additional leadership alignment is required.
  • Track and report on executive visibility activity and outcomes in support of monthly vertical updates.

Requirements

  • Proven experience supporting senior leaders (VP/SVP/EVP or equivalent) with executive communications, thought leadership or external visibility programs.
  • Ability to synthesize complex technical subject matter into concise, externally relevant messages for diverse audiences.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills across executive communications formats (e.g., speeches, talking points, briefing documents, social media posts, etc.).
  • Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive topics.
  • Ability to operate independently in a fast‑paced, matrixed environment.
  • 7+ years of corporate communications experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, or a related field.

Preferred

  • Journalism background is a plus but not required.

Benefits

  • health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country; paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours)
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UL Solutions

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A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

Northbrook, Illinois, USA
14K employees (375 in marketing)
47% recommend to a friend

Salaries

Posted range

$120K/yr – $150K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
292 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

Funding

Total Funding
$3.3B
Last Raise
$975M
Post IPO Secondary, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $975M
  • Oct 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $1B
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Secondary • $980M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.1M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.7%
Direct
37.8%
Referral
14.5%
Social
1.1%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~14.1K

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