Communications Manager (Corporate)

Nabors•Houston, TX

12h

About The Position

This position partners closely with Marketing, Training, HR, QHSE, Sustainability, and Executive Leadership to translate strategy into clear, timely, and disciplined communications—particularly during periods of change, transformation, or heightened risk. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong judgment, prioritization, and the ability to operate calmly in fast-moving environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field or equivalent
8–12+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, internal communications, or public affairs
Demonstrated experience supporting executive leadership and enterprise initiatives
Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail
Proven ability to manage sensitive communications with sound judgment and discretion
Experience working in matrixed, complex, or global organizations

Nice To Haves

Experience in energy, industrial, engineering, or operationally complex environments
Background in communication, change management, transformation, or crisis communications
Familiarity with governance models separating Marketing (growth) from Communications (enterprise trust)
Experience partnering closely with Training, HR, QHSE, or Operations teams
Demonstrated experience with AI-enabled communications (e.g., generative AI, automation, analytics) and the ability to translate evolving AI capabilities into responsible, audience-ready messaging and change adoption.

Responsibilities

Own the enterprise communications narrative, ensuring one voice, tone, and storytelling framework across the company.
Establish and enforce communications governance, including review and approval of company-wide and sensitive messaging.
Serve as the authoritative reviewer for all public-facing and enterprise communications prior to release.
Maintain brand integrity, messaging consistency, and alignment with Nabors values and strategic priorities.
Serve as the primary approval authority for all external-facing communications, ensuring alignment with enterprise messaging, brand standards, and reputational risk considerations.
Lead internal communications for employees and leaders, including executive messages, organizational updates, all-hands, town halls, events, and leadership talking points.
Develop executive-ready materials such as briefings, FAQs, speeches, and leadership decks.
Translate complex or technical topics into clear, actionable messaging for diverse global audiences.
Support response communications for incidents, crises, or sensitive matters in coordination with executive leadership, QHSE, Legal, and Corporate Affairs.
Prepare holding statements, internal alerts, FAQs, and leadership guidance as required.
Ensure speed, accuracy, and message discipline during high-risk situations.
Partner with Marketing to ensure alignment on major announcements, launches, website messaging, thought leadership, and external campaigns impacting enterprise reputation.
Collaborate with HR, Training, Sustainability, and Operations on enterprise initiatives, including change management, transformation messaging, safety and compliance campaigns, and ESG and sustainability communications.
Own governance and oversight of all external communication channels, ensuring consistent standards, messaging discipline, and approval controls across all platforms, including websites, social media, press, publications, and third-party distributions.
Oversee planning, development, and delivery of internal content across intranet, SharePoint, executive and corporate email channels, and internal campaigns.
Lead AI-forward communications enablement, including governance for the use of generative AI in content creation, review workflows, and employee guidance; identify and scale AI tools that improve speed, consistency, and quality across internal and external channels.
Ensure messaging is intentional, prioritized, and sustainable—not reactive or fragmented.
Provide direction, prioritization, and coaching to communications resources (direct or matrixed).
Set clear standards for quality, responsiveness, and stakeholder engagement.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on communications risk, clarity, and impact.