Strategic Partnerships & Executive Communications, Senior Manager

Verizon • Basking Ridge, NJ

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

As Strategic Partnerships and Executive Communications, Senior Manager, you will drive the direction for our company’s most senior storytellers. Where they show up, how they interact, and what they talk about. You will be the V Teamer at the intersection of company and customer, helping us leverage our top voices to reach our most important stakeholders with impact and differentiation. The V Teamer in this role will use their deep understanding of external stakeholder engagement to elevate our executives and drive effective, breakthrough thought leadership across our core priorities. At Verizon, you will help shape external engagements and programs for our CEO, fostering trust to enhance our brand’s reputation. Reporting to the Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Executive Communications, you’ll be a vital part of a dynamic team of V Teamers within Corporate Affairs, laser-focused on building strong connections between people and our brand. This organization is charged with driving execution excellence and best-in-class engagements across all stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Experience liaising on behalf of the office of C-suite leadership, including meeting coordination, scheduling and invitation vetting.
• Experience establishing and growing strategic partnerships with media and industry organizations.
• Experience developing and executing comprehensive and impactful thought leadership plans for C-suite leadership.
• Willingness to travel between Basking Ridge, NJ and NYC.
• Willingness to travel as needed - approximately 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• A degree in Public Relations, Communications or Journalism, with experience working as a corporate communications professional.
• Strong critical thinking skills to independently drive projects from concept through to strategy and execution with minimal supervision.
• Poised, polished and professional executive presence.
• Previous experience working with C-suite leadership and a strong understanding of executive protocols.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to articulate complex ideas effectively and build consensus among stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including grammar and proofreading.
• Proven ability to manage multiple work streams and responsibilities, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks with meticulous attention to detail.
• Capable of thriving in high-pressure and fast-paced environments with a high degree of flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Liaising on behalf of the office of C-suite leadership to help shape external engagements and programs, including coordination, scheduling, and invitation vetting for strategic events and meetings industry leaders, policy-makers and journalists.
• Directly managing event planning and engagement, being responsible for day-to-day decision making and project management, ensuring timely and accurate completion of tasks with meticulous attention to detail.
• Cultivating and establishing strategic partnerships with media and industry organizations to drive thought leadership goals on behalf of Verizon.
• Making strategic communications recommendations on behalf of Verizon executives on a regular basis, including where to position them and the language used to communicate core messages.
• Driving the development of high-level thought leadership materials, including briefing documents, talking points and high-impact social media content in support of Verizon’s C-suite to enhance brand reputation.

Benefits

• health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance
• matched 401(k) savings plan
• up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance and tuition assistance
• incentive based position with the potential to earn more
• Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service.

What This Job Offers

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