Manager, Internal Communications

Kansas City, MO (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Description

About the Role

The Manager, Internal Communications is a senior strategic partner to the Director of Internal Communications, helping drive enterprise-wide communication strategies that build alignment, deepen engagement, and support business outcomes. This role requires someone who thinks and writes at a high level, brings strong organizational instincts, and can move seamlessly between long-range communications planning and the day-to-day execution that makes strategies real.

The ideal candidate is a skilled communicator and collaborative operator who brings both creative and analytical strengths, translating complex business initiatives into clear, compelling narratives while ensuring precise execution across channels, stakeholders, and moments that matter.

Day to day, you'll...

  • Partner with the Director of Internal Communications to develop and execute communication strategies aligned to enterprise priorities, ensuring consistent coordination with cross-functional stakeholders and alignment on messaging across initiatives
  • Support the creation and maintenance of comprehensive communications plans, contributing to message development and ensuring narrative consistency across leadership communications and company-wide efforts
  • Lead end-to-end planning and execution of internal events and high-impact associate experiences in partnership with the events partner of record, including all-company meetings, Company Connects, town halls, leadership forums, and celebratory events
  • Align stakeholders throughout the event planning process, draft and refine executive narratives, provide creative direction for senior-level content, and ensure each experience reflects the company’s voice and strategic priorities
  • Assist in developing and tracking executive editorial content plans while occasionally creating content to support senior-level communications efforts
  • Collaborate with editorial teams to ensure content is appropriately segmented and relevant for diverse audiences, delivering the right messages to the right audiences at the right time

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience
  • 5 years minimum related work experience
  • Experience in internal or corporate communications in a large, matrixed organization
  • Strong writing skills with demonstrated ability to develop executive-level content and leadership narratives
  • Background in communications planning, editorial strategy, and multi-channel content management
  • Experience supporting or leading internal event planning and executive production
  • High comfort with ambiguity, competing priorities, and fast-moving environments
  • Collaborative and service-oriented, with excellent stakeholder management skills

Why work for us

At H&R Block, our purpose is simple: to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. For more than 70 years, we’ve led the tax industry and we continue to evolve through our Block Next strategy, blending human expertise with digital innovation. 

That same commitment to care extends to our associates. When you join us, you become part of a High Performing, Connected Culture built on strong relationships, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to making a meaningful impact. We invest in your well-being through competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and support for life both in and outside of work. 

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H&R Block

H&R Block’s purpose is simple: To provide help and inspire confidence in our clients and communities everywhere. We’ve been true to that purpose since brothers Henry and Richard Bloch founded our company in 1955. Since then, we’ve prepared approximately 800 million tax returns and grown to have approximately 12,000 offices throughout the United States and around the world. We know that tax needs and situations change from year to year. That’s why we offer new and innovative ways to prepare and file taxes so clients can choose what suits them best.We are a people company first and a tax company second. With this in mind, we deliver care in every interaction, conversation, and at each touchpoint. That’s how we build long-lasting relationships with clients, communities, and associates.People who join H&R Block say it feels like being part of something bigger. A place with an amazing and storied history, but with a strong and urgent focus on the future. Maybe it's because our company still has the feeling of ‘family’ serving as the foundation for our associates and franchisees who bring our purpose to life each day. Maybe it’s how determined, forward thinking and innovative we are, or how accessible our leadership is. We believe it’s all those things, and much more. Our ideas are rooted in unique and diverse perspectives fueled by curiosity and creativity. We’re not afraid to try new things, and never rest on past success. We are passionate in the way we advocate for each other, for our clients, and most importantly, we not only say we are better together...we truly believe it!

Founded in 1955
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
16K employees (361 in marketing)