Employee Communications Manager - Remote

Stryker • Lansing, MI

3d • $102,600 - $222,300 • Remote

About The Position

As an Employee Communications Manager on Stryker’s Corporate Communications team, you will lead strategic communications that help employees understand enterprise priorities, business changes, and how their work contributes to Stryker’s goals. This is an individual-contributor role serving as a trusted communications advisor and translating complex business strategies into clear, relevant, and actionable employee experiences.

The role leads communication strategies from planning through execution and measurement, develops executive-ready materials across multiple formats, advises senior leaders and stakeholders, and supports communications for organizational change, transformation, enterprise programs, and sensitive or time-critical priorities. It partners with functions, regions, and communications teams to reach manufacturing, office-based, remote, and field-based employees, and uses feedback, channel analytics, and employee sentiment to improve communication outcomes and standards.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience.
• At least 5 years of communications-related work experience.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field is preferred.
• Employee or internal communications experience is strongly preferred; experience in a large, global, or matrixed organization is a plus.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and executive storytelling skills; attention to detail and ability to adapt voice and complexity for different audiences. Knowledge of AP Style is preferred; a writing assessment is required.
• Ability to independently lead complex communication strategies from insight and planning through execution and measurement.
• Strong business acumen and project leadership skills, including managing multiple high-visibility priorities, stakeholders, dependencies, and deadlines.
• Sound judgment and discretion, with experience guiding sensitive, ambiguous, or time-critical communications and anticipating employee and organizational risks.
• Experience advising senior leaders, building trusted relationships, and influencing across functions, regions, and levels without direct authority.
• Experience using employee insights, feedback, and channel analytics to shape communication decisions and demonstrate impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated communication strategies for enterprise priorities, functional initiatives, employee campaigns, and organizational changes from planning through execution and measurement.
• Translate complex business strategies and information into clear, compelling narratives that explain priorities, decisions, and their relevance to employees.
• Develop executive-ready communications, including leader narratives, talking points, scripts, Q&A, presentations, employee messages, toolkits, intranet content, and meeting materials.
• Define communication objectives, audiences, key messages, channels, timing, governance, approvals, and success measures; oversee end-to-end delivery across employee communication channels.
• Advise senior leaders and stakeholders on messaging, tone, audience, channel, and timing.
• Lead communications for organizational change, transformation, enterprise programs, and sensitive or time-critical priorities; anticipate employee questions, communication risks, and evolving needs.
• Partner across functions, regions, and communications teams to align narratives, navigate differing perspectives, resolve competing priorities, and deliver relevant communications to diverse employee groups.
• Measure communication effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative feedback, channel analytics, and employee sentiment themes; translate insights into recommendations that improve outcomes and strengthen communication standards and brand.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager