Sr. Manager, People Experience: Executive Messaging, Engagement & Events - Chicago, IL

Well Enterprises • Chicago, IL

21d • $115,766 - $162,073

About The Position

As a member of the People Experience team within People & Organization, the Senior Manager leads executive messaging, corporate and salaried employee communications, enterprise events, and employee engagement initiatives. The role develops clear, compelling leadership communications, digital content, and experiences that strengthen alignment, connection, and culture across the enterprise. The Senior Manager owns enterprise engagement planning and partners closely with the Senior Manager, People Experience: Internal Communications & Communities to help adapt and activate programs and messages for manufacturing and frontline employees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, event management, human resources, business, or a related field; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• 7–9 years of experience in internal or executive communications, employee engagement, corporate events, employee experience, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, editing, presentation, executive-messaging, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong event planning, digital storytelling, video and multimedia content development, project management, internal consulting, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to translate complex business information into clear and compelling communications and experiences; design integrated engagement campaigns; manage multiple deadlines and vendors; and use feedback and data to improve outcomes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, intranet and collaboration platforms, survey tools, event technologies, and digital content production tools.
• Ability to build credibility with senior leaders, exercise sound judgment and discretion, influence across functions, anticipate communication and engagement needs, and manage high-visibility work with attention to detail.
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on content development and event execution, and collaborate effectively to extend enterprise initiatives across corporate and frontline audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience developing leadership messages, managing high-visibility events or employee programs, and collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications strategy and editorial and content planning for corporate and salaried employees, aligning information with business priorities, organizational change initiatives, culture, and the employee experience strategy.
• Develop executive messaging and communication plans for senior leaders, including presentations, talking points, organizational announcements, leader updates, scripts, and other materials.
• Lead the planning and execution of enterprise events and employee experiences, including town halls, leadership forums, recognition moments, large-scale employee meetings, and other high-visibility events.
• Own the enterprise employee engagement strategy and annual engagement plan, including employee listening, enterprise surveys, action-planning support, recognition strategy, and initiatives that strengthen connection, culture, and participation.
• Partner with the Senior Manager, People Experience: Internal Communications & Communities to adapt enterprise engagement initiatives, events, surveys, campaigns, recognition efforts, and messages for production facilities and frontline employees.
• Own content strategy and execution for corporate and salaried employee channels, including the intranet, Viva Engage, Microsoft Teams, corporate email communications, and executive and People & Organization communication channels.
• Partner on shared intranet governance and integrated editorial planning.
• Create and produce digital content, including videos, interviews, leader messages, presentations, graphics, and multimedia stories, coordinating with internal partners and external vendors as needed.
• Advise senior leaders, People & Organization colleagues, and cross-functional partners on communications and engagement; translate business priorities, change initiatives, and employee insights into integrated plans.
• Establish performance indicators and success measures for corporate communications, executive messaging, events, and enterprise engagement.
• Use channel analytics, event data, surveys, employee feedback, and stakeholder insights to evaluate effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Monitor industry trends, best practices, and emerging communication and engagement technologies, and apply relevant insights to improve employee experiences and organizational outcomes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits supporting health and financial wellness.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Eligible employees may receive an annual incentive bonus based on company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior