Internal Communications Manager
Leads internal communications for enterprise priorities, organizational change, acquisitions, integrations, and employee programs. Requires 5–7 years of communications experience, excellent writing and editing skills, and the ability to manage complex cross-functional projects.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver communications for change initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, integrations, organizational changes, and People programs.
- Write and edit employee communications across announcements, FAQs, talking points, manager toolkits, presentations, intranet news, and Microsoft Teams.
- Translate complex or incomplete information into clear communications that anticipate employee questions and concerns.
- Manage communications plans, calendars, project trackers, reviews, approvals, and delivery timelines across multiple projects.
- Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align messaging, timing, audiences, and channels.
- Support leadership communications, including company meetings, leadership updates, talking points, presentations, and announcements.
- Identify communications risks and employee impacts, recommend solutions, and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Gather and synthesize employee feedback and sentiment to refine messaging.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience in internal, change, or corporate communications, or a related field.
- Excellent writing, copy-editing, and presentation-development skills with strong attention to detail.
- Experience developing communications for acquisitions, integrations, organizational change, technology transformation, People programs, or other large-scale business changes.
- Experience managing communications plans, timelines, stakeholders, reviews, and deliverables across multiple projects.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience partnering with senior leaders and presenting communications plans, recommendations, or materials to executive audiences.
- Experience developing transparent employee communications that explain change clearly and build trust.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint, as well as collaboration or project-management tools.
- Experience in a high-growth technology, aerospace, defense, or other complex and regulated environment.
Skills
Internal Communications, Change Communications, Corporate Communications, Copy Editing, Microsoft 365, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, Sharepoint, Project Management, Presentation Development
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