Director of Corporate Communications

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$195K/yr – $215K/yrDirector/ExecutiveFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Own and drive Motorola Solutions’ strategic corporate communications program, shaping executive positioning, earnings and M&A messaging, media relations, crisis response, and data-driven storytelling across Finance, Investor Relations, Strategy, Legal and Marketing.

  • Lead executive positioning platforms for the CEO and senior leaders
  • Oversee earnings, M&A, and corporate media relations
  • Develop measurement and insights to refine strategy

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Executive Partnership: Serve as a trusted, strategic advisor and business partner to corporate teams including the Office of the Chairman & CEO, Finance, Investor Relations, Strategy, Legal and Marketing.
  • Executive Thought Leadership & Platform Building: Develop and execute holistic, end-to-end executive positioning platforms for the CEO and key senior executives. Craft high-profile keynote addresses, published commentary (op-eds/bylines), executive messaging and prepare leaders for top-tier media interviews and major industry forums.
  • Financial Communications & Earnings: Lead communications strategy for quarterly earnings releases, shareholder meetings, annual reports and quiet-period communications in close alignment with Investor Relations and Finance.
  • M&A & Strategic Transactions: Drive comprehensive media and stakeholder communications for mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments and divestitures, from initial deal announcement through post-merger integration.
  • Corporate Media Relations: Build and nurture strategic relationships with top-tier business, financial and technology media to secure high-impact national coverage and position Motorola Solutions as an industry leader and pioneer.
  • Crisis & Issues Management: Support key company initiatives including issues management, scenario planning and rapid-response crisis communications to safeguard corporate brand equity.
  • Content Creation & Strategic Storytelling: Write, edit and oversee critical corporate assets, including earnings materials, executive briefing material, speeches, press releases, strategic messaging frameworks and executive social media media content.
  • Measurement & Insights: Guide media monitoring, reputation tracking and campaign measurement, utilizing data and insights to continually refine future strategy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Investor Relations, English or related disciplines.
  • 10+ years of progressive corporate communications experience within a publicly traded company, leading PR agency or financial journalism.
  • Demonstrated track record of designing and executing executive thought leadership programs for C-suite leaders.
  • Proven experience managing public company financial communications, quarterly earnings and M&A transaction messaging.
  • Bachelor’s Degree AND 10+ years of progressive corporate communications experience within a publicly traded company, leading PR agency or financial journalism.
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

  • Incentive Bonus Plans
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
  • 401K with Company Match
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Generous Paid Time Off Packages
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Parental & Family Leave
  • and more!

Motorola Solutions

About Motorola Solutions | Solving for safer Safety and security are at the heart of everything we do at Motorola Solutions. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Learn more about our commitment to innovating for a safer future for us all at www.motorolasolutions.com.

Founded in 1999
Chicago, Illinois, USA
26K employees (1,026 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$195K/yr – $215K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
740 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
2.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
7

Funding

Total Funding
$1B
Last Raise
Post IPO Equity, 3 years ago

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$41.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
37.3%
Direct
48.3%
Referral
12.3%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26.8K

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