Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor for corporate functions, including: Business Development; Communications; Contracts; Finance; Legal/Ethics; Government Relations.
• Coordinate cross-functional communications activities, prioritizing deliverables and ensuring timely distribution and alignment across functions.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with segment and functional partners to ensure consistent messaging across all channels.
• Manage project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, reporting progress and outcomes to leadership.
• Provide strategic counsel and coaching to business leaders on communications best practices.
• Provide guidance on message tone, format, channel, timing, and audience segmentation to ensure effective communication.
• Translate complex technical or strategic concepts into clear, compelling messages tailored to senior leaders, frontline staff, and cross-functional partners.
• Develop and execute corporate communications ranging from routine announcements to complex strategies requiring sound judgment, sensitivity, and audience awareness.
• Write, edit, and proofread communications materials, such as:
• Executive presentations and speeches

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, English, or marketing plus five to eight years of experience in a communications discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Strong writing and verbal communications skills.
• Strong relationship building, negotiation, time management and influencing skills.
• Strong executive presence.
• Established business acumen.
• Demonstrated track record of supporting enterprise-level communications projects and campaigns.
• In-depth knowledge of modern communications tactics, media, procedures, and concepts.
• Must be a team builder, networker, collaborator, and motivator with a strong desire to learn and grow.
• Ability to simultaneously initiate, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks across teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to execute short-term and long-term deadlines across multiple projects.

Preferred

• Defense or high-tech industry experience preferred.

Benefits

• Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.