Responsibilities

• - Ensure quality and effective communication of company goals and initiatives to external stakeholders, including media, customers, elected officials and regulators
• - Ensure quality of all employee communications programs and initiatives and provide communications support to all internal stakeholders
• - Establish and manage corporate brand and advertising program
• - Budget supervision and development
• - Direct staff of five, including hiring, talent development, performance management and recognition
• - Develop and implement external communications strategy. Individual must work closely with senior executive team and other Communications Directors across business units.
• - Responsible for measuring effectiveness of communications programs, providing oversight and ensuring execution of programs.
• - A high level of thought leadership is required.
• - Oversee a staff of five, including two managers and three specialists. Ability to work cross functionally with Senior Manager of Communications and direct reports to ensure overall success of department.
• - Individual must possess exceptional communications and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• - Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or related field
• - At least 12 years of relevant experience in a fast-paced, dynamic and technical organization
• - 5 years in a leadership role
• - An intuitive and highly strategic thinker; exceptional experience leading a team of people; can engender support and trust from a team and lead through influence
• - Project management expert, ability to meet deadlines, establish clear priorities quickly and bring projects to completion on time and within budget
• - A proven track record of working effectively under pressure and handling a heavy workload
• - Ability to synthesize and communicate complex issues to various stakeholders
• - Strong intellectual capacity; a quick learner.
• - Known ability to influence public opinion through leadership, credibility and clear message delivery.
• - A highly strategic thinker who is self confident and appropriately aggressive, characterized by such traits as straightforwardness, flexibility, a sense of urgency and at home in a fast paced, deadline driven environment

Preferred

• MBA

Benefits

• - Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $160,800.00/Yr. – $221,100.00/Yr. plus an additional $50K in Long Term Incentive Plan annually
• - Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 30%
• - 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• - Medical, dental and vision insurance
• - Life and disability insurance
• - Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• - Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• - Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• - Referral bonus program
• - And much more