HR Communications Lead – Corporate Communications – Executive Director
About The Position
We’re seeking someone to join our team as a HR Communications Lead to be the Firm’s senior HR communications strategist and counselor to the CHROs and HR leadership — setting enterprise direction for messaging, strengthening narrative clarity and ensuring HR communications are modern, cohesive and trusted. In the Corporate Communications department, we cultivate and protect the Firm’s powerful global brand and reputation, leveraging our resources across media relations, internal communications, philanthropy and digital strategy to ensure we present the Firm consistently in all that we do. This is an Executive Director level position within our Communications Job Family which is primarily responsible for the crafting and development of messages and programs aimed at the firm’s employees overall, as well as the firm’s Financial Advisors and Field Management. We provide editorial support and strategic guidance to business partners, liaise with the Firm’s businesses and departments and senior leadership on internal communications matters, and provide thought leadership and strategic guidance on communications. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
Requirements
- Ability to routinely use significant judgement on moderate to complex problems
- Advanced understanding of functional area and competent understanding of overall firm and competitive environment
- Strength in creating and maintaining deep relationships across businesses and organizations
- A known and skilled collaborator, who consistently looks to connect the dots
- Demonstrated expertise working across groups — aligning leaders, teams and regions to deliver a single, coherent narrative.
- Executive presence, strong judgment and ability to influence with clarity and conviction.
- Exceptional writing/editing skills; comfort simplifying complex topics without losing accuracy.
- A “do it right, do it simple, tech-enabled” mindset.
Nice To Haves
- HR subject-matter expertise (or a proven ability to build deep HR fluency quickly).
Responsibilities
- Translate department vision into plans for area of responsibility and guide their execution
- Take accountability for multiple processes and/or programs
- Take ownership of decisions and actions that advance key business objectives
- Independently drive the delivery of complex projects
- Ensure fresh ideas receive appropriate senior management attention by acting as a champion for change within the division and firm
- Advise CHROs and senior HR leaders on high-impact priorities, sensitive matters and major Firm moments.
- Set the enterprise HR communications strategy, narrative architecture and channel approach.
- Establish governance frameworks, operating norms and prioritization processes that improve focus and reduce noise.
- Drive consistency across HR messaging with consideration for the right regional and functional nuance.
- Lead executive messaging, leader engagements and communications planning for complex initiatives.
- Champion innovation in how we plan, write, distribute and measure communications.
Benefits
- Ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
