Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior executives, providing counsel on messaging, positioning, and communications strategy.
• Translate complex business priorities into clear, compelling narratives for internal and external audiences.
• Develop speeches, presentations, executive emails, talking points, video scripts, Q&A documents, and other executive content.
• Prepare leaders for company meetings, customer engagements, media interviews, speaking engagements, and other high-profile moments.
• Anticipate communications opportunities and risks, providing thoughtful counsel during significant business moments, organizational change, and sensitive issues.
• Develop an executive communications editorial calendar that connects business priorities with key internal and external opportunities.
• Develop employee communications strategies that connect employees to Empower’s business strategy, priorities, culture, and purpose.
• Lead communications for company-wide town halls, leadership forums, enterprise initiatives, organizational announcements, and other key employee moments.
• Partner with senior leaders, Human Resources, and business teams on communications that support organizational change, transformation, culture, and employee engagement.
• Create multi-channel communications and experiences that inform, engage, and inspire employees across written, digital, video, and live formats.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in executive, employee, corporate, brand, or strategic communications within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience advising C-suite or senior executives and managing confidential or highly sensitive communications.
• Significant experience developing employee communications and engagement strategies, including enterprise initiatives, organizational change, and large-scale employee events.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills across executive messaging, presentations, digital content, and multimedia formats.
• Experience developing executive thought leadership and supporting speaking engagements, earned media, and executive social media.
• Strong business acumen, judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence across functions and levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-profile priorities in a fast-moving, highly matrixed environment.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can enhance communications while preserving authenticity and human connection.
• Experience leading social media strategy and understanding of best practices for executive visibility.
• Candidate will reside in New York or Boston area.

Preferred

• Experience in a regulated industry or highly complex business environment preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.