Sr Manager Communications: Integrated Functions, Customers and Eng

Airbus • Herndon, VA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager Communications: Integrated Functions, Customers & Engineering is responsible for leading the strategic communication and internal engagement for Airbus’ corporate functions, customer-facing organizations, and engineering centers across the U.S.. This role oversees a perimeter of approximately 3,000 employees located in multiple sites, including Herndon, VA; Washington, DC; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Grand Prairie, TX; Mobile, AL; and Wichita, KS. The mission is to bridge the gap between global business strategy and the diverse professional experiences of our non-manufacturing workforce, ensuring that the indispensable value of our customers, engineering and corporate teams are recognized across the U.S. and globally.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Political Science, or related field required.
• 10+ years in Corporate or Internal Communications, specifically within a large-scale global organization.
• Authorized to work in US
• Strategic Counseling: Proven ability to provide strategic insights to senior officials and functional leadership teams on communications and business topics.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to work in an evolving environment while balancing the needs of various internal and external stakeholders across multiple US sites.
• Innovation and Agility: Must be innately innovative and flexible, serving as both a strategic thinker and a tactical, hands-on contributor to storytelling.
• Content Governance: Solid understanding of multi-channel content strategy and digital platforms to ensure consistent messaging.
• Executive Ghostwriting: Comfortable coaching and ghostwriting for high-level executives, humanizing leadership through professional social media and internal speaking circuits
• Communication Skills: Stature and Presence: Must be a strong personal communicator with the stature and presence to represent the functional and engineering divisions effectively to employees and community leaders.
• Editorial Excellence: Must be fluent in English with top-notch writing and editing abilities, capable of translating complex technical products into compelling stories.
• Executive Coaching and Ghostwriting: Comfortable coaching and ghostwriting for high-level executives, humanizing leadership through professional social media and internal speaking circuits.
• Influencing and Advocacy: Ability to effectively lead corporate advocacy efforts and negotiate with site-level business and functional leaders to ensure brand consistency.
• This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Site Internal Strategy: Leads the communication strategy for all internal channels across corporate and engineering hubs, including Airbus TVsdigital signage, newsletters, and town halls.
• Narrative Translation: Translates cross-divisional milestones and complex engineering or customer-success achievements into narratives that drive employee pride and operational alignment.
• Business & Functional Advisory: Serves as the primary communications expert and advisor to the US Integrated Functions, Customer Support, and Engineering leadership teams.
• Executive Visibility: Manages internal speaking engagements and tailored messaging for functional site executives.
• Innovation Storytelling: Develops the "Airbus Innovation & Service" story, focusing on technical excellence, efficiency, and the innovations that enable brand awareness.
• Community Engagement & CSR: Oversees site-specific sponsorships and charitable donations for corporate hubs, ensuring alignment with global values and functional impact goals.
• Site Protocol & Events: Leads the coordination of internal site events and provides high-level coordination for dignitary visits and VIP tours at non-manufacturing facilities.
• Strategic Alignment: Works as a key report to the Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Community Engagement, balancing crisis readiness with proactive engagement

What This Job Offers

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