Senior Employee & Change Communications Manager

Integra•Akron, OH

13h

About The Position

The Senior Employee & Change Communications Manager leads enterprise employee communications, change communications, employee engagement, and internal communication channels across Integra. The role partners with Human Resources, functional leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure employees receive clear, timely, and consistent information about company initiatives, policies, systems, programs, and organizational changes. The position strengthens departmental communication, provides guidance and oversight for employee-facing communications, and coordinates communications across the organization to drive understanding, engagement, and adoption while maturing Integra’s internal communications function. The role leads employee communications strategy and execution; owns internal channels such as the intranet, newsletters, town halls, leadership communications, and employee updates; and develops communication plans for company goals and priorities. It also develops change communications for transformations and organizational changes, supports executive communications, and advances employee engagement and culture initiatives. Governance responsibilities include maintaining communication standards and approval processes, establishing metrics, and evaluating communications effectiveness. Integra describes itself as a vertically integrated data center infrastructure company that delivers turnkey solutions, managing phases from site selection and design through manufacturing, procurement, commissioning, and warranty. The role may be based in Texas, Ohio, or remotely within the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or a related field.
8+ years of communications experience.
Experience leading large-scale employee and change communication initiatives.
Exceptional writing, editing, and executive communication skills.
Experience supporting senior executives and leadership teams.
Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting a high-growth organization.
Experience in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, infrastructure, or an industrial environment.
Change management certification or formal change management experience.
Experience with intranet, employee engagement, and enterprise communication platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise employee communications strategy and execution.
Own internal communication channels, including the intranet, newsletters, town hall meetings, leadership communications, and employee updates.
Create communication plans supporting company goals, initiatives, and priorities.
Ensure consistent messaging across employee-facing channels.
Develop communication strategies for organizational changes, business transformations, acquisitions, restructures, policy updates, and operational initiatives.
Partner with leadership and Human Resources to improve employee understanding and change adoption.
Create stakeholder-specific messaging, FAQs, leader toolkits, talking points, and communication plans.
Assess communication effectiveness and identify adoption barriers.
Draft executive presentations, speeches, leadership messages, updates, and other communication materials.
Support executive visibility and leadership communication efforts, preparing materials that help leaders engage employees effectively.
Support initiatives that strengthen employee understanding, engagement, and connection to company values and business objectives.
Develop campaigns supporting culture, recognition, quality, safety, and employee experience initiatives.
Partner with functional leaders to amplify enterprise programs and business priorities.
Maintain communication standards, messaging frameworks, and approval processes.
Establish communication metrics and reporting, measure major communication initiatives, and identify opportunities to improve communication reach, understanding, and engagement.