Executive Communications Manager for Americas Sales

You will support the Americas Senior Vice President and work closely with the Americas Sales communications team. You will also partner across our global Sales communications team and the company to ensure messaging alignment. The Americas Sales Communications team is focused, fast-paced, adaptable, and looking for fun and creative ideas. We use data and storytelling to communicate our company vision and strategy to internal and external audiences.

As communications manager, you will create clear, compelling, and innovative strategy and field communications for the Americas. You will collaborate with sales leaders, managers, and executives, forming strong relationships across the business while supporting the Americas and reinforcing sales priorities across a global team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive communications plan tailored to the goals of Americas Sales to make sellers more effective and our customers successful.

You are a writer and storyteller at heart, and you are curious about what is happening in the technology industry and around the world. You are high-energy, creative and have experience in building strong relationships with a highly matrixed group of stakeholders. You demonstrate an excellent understanding and thinking across multiple communications disciplines, as well as a strong knowledge of the business and broader global affairs. You have experience advising/working directly with senior executives, are a strong collaborator, and can partner globally across a mix of constituents and organizations. You are proactive, have a strong point of view and are comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Execute a strategic communications plan for Americas sales advance business priorities and deliver customer outcomes.
• Create impactful messaging that informs sellers and engages customers.
• Create content that enables the Americas to achieve business objectives - including a thought leadership platform, messaging, keynotes, presentations, strategic and organizational communications deliverables - to meet the needs of difference audiences (external & internal)
• Design and deliver scalable communications that equip sellers with essential content, tools, and information they need to excel in their roles.
• Implement and manage communication vehicles to ensure effective delivery to sellers.
• Gather feedback and synthesize learnings into insights that inspire sellers and deliver customer outcomes.
• Work in partnership with the Sales and Marketing Leadership Team (SMLT) communications team, business leads, and key functions to integrate and align messaging.
• Develop and manage social media strategy.
• Demonstrate consistent communications excellence while executing flawlessly.

10+ years of related Communications experience and a Bachelor's degree in communications, business administration, or related field

5+ years internal/external communications in varied disciplines, such as organizational communications, executive communications, and public relations

Experience supporting VP+ level executives required for consideration

Ability to travel (10 - 20%) (domestic and international)

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