Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Corporate Communications – Inventory Solutions serves as a business partner and influential communications advisor to senior leaders, management, and employees. This role builds trusted relationships with internal customers and provides strategic communications counsel to address business challenges and achieve measurable results. The position calls for a collaborative, inclusive team leader and functional expert who develops effective processes, policies, tools, and templates and works across traditional and new media channels. The role advises Inventory Solutions leaders, assesses communication needs, and develops integrated plans and campaigns that support organizational change, foster a winning culture, and strengthen employee pride and engagement. It helps employees connect their work to company strategy, and ensures communications reinforce the company’s vision, brand promise, operating plans, and value proposition. The Senior Manager also manages communications projects, collaborates across Cox Automotive, and measures and reports on program effectiveness. This is a hybrid position with a day shift and approximately 15% travel. The stated base salary range is $122,600 to $204,400, with potential eligibility for additional incentive compensation. Employment is contingent on clearing a pre-employment drug test. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 8 years of progressive internal, employee, or corporate communications experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and 6 years of experience, a Ph.D. and 3 years of experience, or 12 years of experience in a related field.
- At least 3 years of people management or leadership experience.
- Extensive management experience successfully managing individuals, teams, and/or significant projects.
- Exceptional customer relationship, consulting, and strategic communications experience, including providing internal communications consultancy to business executives.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to understand business strategies, targets, and performance objectives and shape communications that deliver measurable results.
- Ability to analyze complex business challenges and develop communications solutions, while maintaining an understanding of audience needs and issues.
- Superior interpersonal, relationship-building, customer service, influencing, and negotiation skills; ability to advise senior leaders, manage competing stakeholder requirements, and help resolve conflicts.
- Excellent project management and problem-solving skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects and keep them on track and on budget.
- Superior writing and editing skills; ability to write accurately, concisely, and in varied styles and formats, simplify complex concepts, and tailor communications to the author, channel, and audience.
- Creativity and ability to develop engaging communications using traditional and new approaches and channels.
- Extensive experience incorporating measurement into communications plans, reporting results, and using data to adjust plans.
- Commitment to personal ownership and accountability.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Consult strategically with Inventory Solutions leaders and provide ongoing communications counsel to leadership team members.
- Assess internal customers’ current communications, identify underlying business problems, and develop creative plans to improve employee engagement and two-way communication and support business results.
- Project-manage communications programs and plans for an assigned client group, partnering with other departments to deliver integrated plans.
- Develop communications plans and campaigns that help employees navigate organizational change, foster a winning culture, and increase company pride and engagement.
- Help employees connect their work to company strategy and align their efforts accordingly.
- Plan and craft engaging, accurate, concise messages tailored to the author, channel, and audience, reinforcing the company’s vision, brand promise, operating plans, and value proposition.
- Coordinate with colleagues throughout Cox Automotive to connect communications plans into a holistic, organization-wide plan.
- Establish, manage, measure, and report on the effectiveness of internal communications programs to support customer and employee satisfaction and functional excellence.
- Manage individuals, teams, and/or significant projects, taking personal ownership and accountability.
- Use measurement data to assess results and adjust communications plans as needed.
- Support executives in writing copy that captures their personality and leadership style.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus/incentive plans.
- Flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
- Healthcare options for individuals and families, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
- Inclusive parental leave policies.
- Fertility coverage and adoption assistance.
- Pet insurance.
- Employee discounts.
- Flexible paid vacation, with employees able to take as much paid vacation as consistent with their duties and company needs.
- Seven paid holidays annually.
- Up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually for the employee or family members.
- Bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
