Manager, Strategic Communications - Hybrid

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead communication strategies that support Endoscopy and Communications Business Unit priorities, organizational objectives, and divisional goals.
• Advise business leaders on communication strategy, audiences, messaging, timing, stakeholder considerations, and communication risk.
• Translate business strategies, operational priorities, and organizational decisions into clear, actionable communication plans.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders to proactively identify communication needs, opportunities, risks, and dependencies.
• Influence communication decisions through sound judgment, consultation, and collaboration, including recommending alternative approaches when needed.
• Connect communication activities across assigned businesses and stakeholder groups to improve coordination, consistency, and organizational understanding.
• Lead communication planning and execution for strategic initiatives, business growth, operational changes, organizational transformations, and culture initiatives.
• Develop leadership and employee communications, including presentations, talking points, town hall content, organizational announcements, business updates, and strategic messaging.
• Assess stakeholder impacts and develop communication approaches that build awareness, understanding, engagement, readiness, and adoption.
• Prepare and advise leaders for employee forums, leadership meetings, organizational announcements, and other high-visibility communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, employee communications, change communications, or a related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Candidates must be located within 50 miles of Flower Mound, TX, Dallas, TX, Tempe, AZ, San Jose, CA or Denver, CO , with the flexibility to work onsite as business needs require .
• Travel Percentage: 30%.

Preferred

• Experience independently developing communication strategies and advising business or functional leadership teams.
• Experience supporting senior business leadership teams.
• Experience across strategic communications, employee communications, organizational change, and/or business communications.
• Experience working within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Advanced degree or relevant professional communications training.