Senior Manager, Executive Communications
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Executive Communications plays a critical role in Rich’s Corporate Communications function, serving as a senior counselor and communications business partner to executive leaders across the enterprise. The role brings a forward-thinking, digitally fluent perspective to executive storytelling and strategic communications, helping advance how Rich’s communicates and elevating clarity, connection, and impact across executive-led narratives, enterprise initiatives, and moments of change. The position combines strategic thinking with strong execution. It shapes executive-level messaging, anticipates communications needs, and translates complex business topics into compelling, modern communications for today’s audiences. The role partners with leaders and communications colleagues on executive narratives, enterprise strategy, digital communications, leadership events, and preparedness for high-stakes situations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English, or a related field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, executive communications, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a trusted communications advisor or business partner to senior leaders or executives, with a high degree of discretion.
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt tone and style for executive audiences.
- Strong executive presence, sound judgment, and interpersonal skills; comfortable engaging with senior leaders and navigating ambiguity.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple high-visibility projects simultaneously, often under tight timelines and shifting priorities.
- Digital fluency and a strong understanding of modern communication channels, tools, and emerging trends, including AI-enabled communications.
- Collaborative team player who values shared success, operates with a “we” mindset, and actively supports teammates during peak moments.
- Strategic, curious, and solutions-oriented, with the ability to think dynamically and creatively while operating with discipline and precision.
Nice To Haves
- Corporate or agency background preferred.
- Experience working in complex, matrixed, or global organizations preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted communications counselor and strategic business partner to executive leaders across functions and enterprise teams.
- Provide proactive guidance on executive messaging, positioning, and storytelling to help leaders communicate with clarity, confidence, and consistency.
- Partner with executive leaders to shape narratives around strategy, transformation, performance, culture, and change.
- Develop and refine executive communications, including presentations, speeches, talking points, leadership updates, and internal messaging.
- Translate complex business, financial, or technical topics into clear, engaging, audience-relevant communications.
- Ensure executive messaging aligns with Rich’s enterprise strategy, values, and priorities.
- Apply modern and digitally savvy approaches to executive communications, including storytelling, channel strategy, AI-enabled tools, and evolving communication formats.
- Partner with Corporate Communications to evolve delivery of executive communications across internal channels and platforms.
- Pilot and scale approaches that increase engagement, accessibility, and impact of executive communications.
- Expand executive visibility and thought leadership by using emerging and underutilized channels, including LinkedIn and Viva Engage.
- Work with the Director of Executive Communications and VP of Communications and Culture to strengthen executive communications strategy, planning, and execution.
- Collaborate with Corporate Communications colleagues across internal, external, digital, and reputation disciplines to ensure integrated and aligned communications.
- Support major enterprise initiatives, organizational changes, leadership moments, and high-visibility communications.
- Partner in planning and executing marquee leadership events, including creative content development, video production management, and executive presentation development.
- Anticipate communications risks, sensitivities, and opportunities, and advise leaders navigating complex or high-stakes situations.
- Contribute to executive preparedness for key meetings, milestones, and important moments so leaders are well-positioned and confident communicators.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
