Senior Manager, Strategic Business Communications

The role

You will lead internal communications for the XFun cross-functional product development organization. You will partner with leadership, HR, Legal, and Labor Relations to bring strategy and culture to life through various communication formats and events.

What you will do

• Connect colleagues to strategy and culture through communications, events and experiences.
• Support communications and planning for All Hands and other internal events for XFun, Wirecutter and The Athletic.
• Develop All hands agendas, prepare presenters, and manage scheduling and event logistics.
• Own communications plans across a range of topics and issues.
• Own internal communications for external product launches.
• Own the XFun-all Slack channel.
• Experiment with new formats like short-form video, audio/podcast content, and interactive posts.
• Serve as the central point of contact for XFun managers.
• Elevate XFun's work through stories and segments at company-wide meetings.
• Own communications for core people programs and partner with HR, Legal and leadership on personnel matters.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in communications in a Global organization.
• Experience executing internal events, from All Hands to large-scale gatherings, including managing content and logistics.
• Experience producing multimedia content such as video, audio, or interactive formats.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies and managing concurrent workstreams.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience in highly matrixed technology companies.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

About the company

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