Team Leader - Field Change & Communications

Edward Jones • Saint Louis, MO

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

This job posting is anticipated to remain open for 30 days, from 19-Dec-2025. The posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report . ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. This leader-level role sets strategy and leads a Field Change & Communications team, delivering end-to-end strategies for the firm's largest initiatives impacting the field. The role ensures alignment with the firm's change framework, communication standards and brand. A hands-on leader, this individual coaches a team, builds cross-functional partnerships and translates business priorities into effective solutions that drive results.

Requirements

• Extensive expertise in change management, communication and strategic consulting.'
• Ability to navigate complex, dynamic environments and manage conflicting priorities.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills at all levels, including executive.
• Proficiency in organizational change frameworks, communication methodologies and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Minimum: Bachelor's degree; 8-10+ years in change management, communications, marketing, or equivalent experience; 6+ years leading or coaching others.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Experience in large, complex organizations delivering strategic outcomes.
• Familiarity with the financial services industry or a similarly regulated, complex environment is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coach strategists to design and lead change strategies for high-risk, complex initiatives impacting the field.
• Manage team resources, budgets and oversee intake and prioritization of work.
• Partner with leadership to tailor plans to the field while aligning with enterprise strategy.
• Ensure messaging reflects enterprise priorities and adapts effectively across audiences.
• Provide strategic consultation to influence leaders on change and risk mitigation.
• Collaborate across leadership teams to address risks, issues and opportunities affecting the field.
• Drive adoption of best practices to strengthen Change & Communications impact.
• Oversee daily team operations for efficiency and consistency.

Benefits

• Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage.
• Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates.
• Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account.
• Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism.
• Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing.
• All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees