Director, Division Executive & Internal Communications, North Carolina & Georgia (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute internal and executive communication strategies aligned with division business objectives, culture, transformation priorities, and enterprise direction.
• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior division and area leaders during organizational change, complex issues, crises, and key strategic initiatives.
• Build people, engagement, and change communication strategies that strengthen understanding, leadership activation, and adoption.
• Translate complex business, operational, and organizational priorities into clear and compelling messages for diverse audiences.
• Lead executive communications and visibility strategies across leadership forums, rounding, teammate communications, and division-wide events.
• Create leadership messaging, talking points, presentations, town hall content, emails, videos, and other executive communications.
• Partner with People Operations and Optimization and People Activation Events to develop communications and activation experiences across internal channels.
• Drive strategic storytelling that connects local growth, access, operational performance, transformation, and teammate culture to the broader Advocate Health story.
• Ensure consistency across the division’s four areas while recognizing differences in local audiences, priorities, and operating environments.
• Develop listening and two-way communication strategies that strengthen feedback loops and provide leaders with meaningful teammate insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of progressive strategic communications experience.
• Significant experience in internal and executive communications within a large, complex organization.
• Demonstrated success advising senior executives and developing executive messaging and strategic communication plans.
• Deep experience supporting organizational transformation, change initiatives, complex business priorities, and sensitive issues.
• Proven ability to translate complex business and operational strategies into clear, engaging communications.
• Strong business acumen, strategic judgment, and storytelling capabilities.
• Executive communication and leadership advisory expertise.
• Experience navigating matrixed organizations with multiple markets, business units, or geographic areas.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills across functions and organizational levels.

Preferred

• Experience supporting communications in healthcare or another large, highly matrixed organization.
• Experience leading communications across multiple markets or geographic areas.
• People leadership, coaching, and talent development experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation, growth, integration, or culture initiatives.