Communications Manager - BA Americas
About The Position
The Communications Manager, BA Americas leads strategic and operational internal communications across Continental Tires in the Americas, with a strong focus on Fort Mill as the Americas headquarters. This role translates business priorities into clear, timely, measurable, and engaging communication strategies for employees, leaders, and regional stakeholders. The position combines strategic planning with hands-on execution. It advises leaders and stakeholders, oversees major employee initiatives and events, supports regional and global alignment, and uses measurement and feedback to improve communications. The role also manages agencies, vendors, and content partners as needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of communications experience.
- Strong internal communications, corporate communications, or employee engagement experience.
- Ability to think strategically while executing detailed communications plans.
- High level of ownership, accountability, follow-through, and independent judgment.
- Strong project management skills, including managing timelines, dependencies, stakeholders, and competing priorities.
- Proactive planning mindset and ability to anticipate needs and risks.
- Strong writing, editing, storytelling, presentation, and message-development skills.
- Ability to advise and influence leaders and stakeholders with confidence.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to polished, accurate work.
- Comfort working with ambiguity and moving projects forward without having every answer upfront.
- Strong problem-solving skills and resourcefulness.
- Ability to use data, feedback, and KPIs to evaluate communications effectiveness.
- Curiosity and adaptability with communications tools, digital platforms, templates, analytics, and emerging technologies.
- Ability to work across functions, regions, and cultures while maintaining message consistency and audience relevance.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- At least 7 years of related professional experience.
- Graphic design proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and execute strategic internal communications for the Americas region, using storytelling across multiple channels.
- Build and maintain communication plans, including crisis plans, project trackers, and timelines; anticipate stakeholder needs, risks, and dependencies.
- Advise leaders and stakeholders on communications strategy and engage with them regularly.
- Own major employee teams, projects, events, and leadership moments, including the US Corporate Social Responsibility team, All Employee Meetings, and other regional leadership events.
- Establish KPIs, use insights, and connect communications activities to measurable outcomes to support continuous improvement.
- Support regional and global alignment and ensure communications needs are addressed in both directions.
- Manage agencies, vendors, and content partners as needed.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available.
- Immediate benefits.
- Robust total rewards package.
- Paid time off.
- Volunteer time off.
- Tuition assistance.
- Employee discounts, including tire discounts.
- Competitive bonus programs.
- 401(k) match.
- Diverse and inclusive work environment with more than 20 Employee Resource Groups.
- Hybrid work arrangement.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Future personal and professional growth opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
