Senior Communications Strategist - Enterprise and Executive

Land O'Lakes•Arden Hills, MN

About The Position

The Senior Communications Strategist develops and executes communications strategies supporting executive visibility, priority business initiatives, public affairs priorities, and the enterprise reputation. The role partners with enterprise leaders and Government Relations and Communications colleagues to connect business priorities, executive platforms, public policy priorities, and enterprise initiatives. It develops clear, consistent messaging for internal and external stakeholders and supports organizational alignment around a shared narrative of value and growth. The position provides strategic counsel to enterprise leadership, engaging leaders and key stakeholders early in decision-making to identify communication needs, assess business, policy, and reputational considerations, recommend messaging approaches, and reduce risk. It brings an enterprise perspective to communications, translates complex policy and regulatory issues, and develops public-policy communications plans with Government Relations. The role connects enterprise priorities to compelling narratives, contributes to enterprise messaging architecture, identifies earned-media and thought-leadership opportunities, and supports proactive and reactive issues and crisis communications. It also coordinates executive and enterprise communications, ensures high-quality execution, and monitors KPIs to assess and improve communication effectiveness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, or a related field.
At least 7 years of direct experience supporting government relations or public affairs communications, including policy communications, issues management, and executive preparation for external stakeholder engagement.
Ability to understand business priorities, provide communications counsel, recommend practical solutions, and navigate complex matrixed environments.
Ability to connect business and functional priorities, identify interdependencies, and support consistent messaging across internal and external audiences.
Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex business issues into clear, engaging narratives for executive-level delivery.
Demonstrated success collaborating with integrated teams spanning internal communications, government relations, public relations, brand marketing, and agency partners to deliver integrated communication plans.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Communications, Business Administration (MBA), or a related discipline.
Experience supporting federal government relations, issues management, or public affairs communications.
Experience in agriculture, food, or other regulated and/or manufacturing sectors.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team of communication professionals.

Responsibilities

Serve as a communications partner to enterprise leadership, providing strategic counsel and supporting consistent messaging and execution.
Engage leaders and key stakeholders early in decision-making to identify communication needs, assess business, policy, and reputational considerations, recommend messaging approaches, and reduce risk.
Align and engage internal teams while developing compelling external narratives that reflect an enterprise perspective.
Partner with Government Relations to translate complex policy and regulatory issues into clear communications for executives and internal and external stakeholders.
Develop communications strategies and plans with Government Relations to advance priority public policy initiatives and support engagement with policymakers, industry stakeholders, and other influential audiences.
Connect enterprise priorities to differentiated narratives that build organizational alignment around enterprise value and a growth mindset.
Support public affairs communications on priority policy issues, connecting business priorities and the enterprise narrative to broader conversations affecting agriculture, food, and rural communities.
Contribute to developing and maintaining enterprise messaging architecture and apply structure and best practices to support alignment during complex moments and transformations.
Identify earned-media and thought-leadership opportunities on priority business and public policy issues, partnering with Public Relations, Government Relations, and agency teams on messaging and leader preparation.
Support proactive and reactive issues management and develop recommendations for and coordinate crisis communications to protect and enhance corporate reputation.
Deliver disciplined communications execution for key enterprise and executive initiatives, ensuring deliverables meet rigorous quality standards.
Provide leadership and coordination for executive and enterprise communications, leveraging support from Communications.
Monitor KPIs, share insights with stakeholders, and recommend adjustments to improve the effectiveness of enterprise communications initiatives.