People Communications & Engagement Lead

IL LLP•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The People Communications and Engagement Lead position is in the Organizational Effectiveness group, on the People Communications and Engagement team. This position focuses on change management strategy, planning and delivery. In addition, the position also supports the vision and mission of the People Communications team at Sidley and is responsible for working with the team to build the foundation of People Communications to support the vision. This position will primary work to manage and drive change management and communications for projects in the Data and AI space, though that could change as the team and work evolve.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in communications, psychology, or other relevant area
Excellent writing and grammar skills
Prior change management and communications experience
Superior knowledge of the MS Office Suite
Strong organizational skills
Strong attention to detail
Good judgment
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
Able to work under pressure
Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

Nice To Haves

Previous experiencing doing change management or communications for Data and AI tool implementations.

Responsibilities

Conduct change impact assessment across audiences and phases of the project.
Develop change management and communication strategies and plans based on change impact assessment results.
Collaborate with the people communications team to create and deliver project communications, leveraging existing standards, processes, tools and templates.
Collaborate with Learning and Development team to determine training strategies and approaches and help execute training.
Develop change network strategy and plan and lead change network activations.
Plan and manage firm-wide communications initiatives associated with Data and AI.
Contribute to firm-wide communications initiatives associated with all departments or administrative committees.
Oversee content creation and editing on all firm communication platforms (@Sidley, Sidley TV, etc.).
Drive and refine over-arching communication plan, approach and methodology.
Consult with department managers, directors and subject matter experts regarding change and communications needs.
Lead and participate in strategic initiatives for the People Communications team.