at Stryker in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more:US Stryker employee benefits. (https://d25zu39ynyitwy.cloudfront.net/oms/000000/document/2024/6/SMVZW\_USStrykerEmployeebenefits/USStrykerEmployeebenefits.pdf)
Who we want:
+ Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
+ Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
+ Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
What you will do:
As our Senior Strategic Communications Manager for the Global Real Estate & Facilities function, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic communications, with a focus on leading change activities, both transactional and transformational in nature. This leader will partner with leadership, businesses, and functions to lead strategy, development, and execution of communications in support of initiatives, programs, business strategies, and change management.
This includes but is not limited to leadership team communications partnership and support, business reviews, newsletters, change management initiatives, town halls, meetings, and internal announcements.
You will :
+ Define the vision and lead the strategy for communicating to internal and/or external audiences.
+ Lead development, planning and execution of communication plans and projects that support the functional strategy, newsletters, town halls, meetings, and organizational announcements.
+ Lead creation of content to support the functions priorities and initiatives
+ Evolve our communications platforms and channel strategy to support change, drive engagement and simplify the employee experience.
+ Serve as communications strategy lead for critical programs; serve as communications advisor and subject matter expert in communications consultation, planning and best practice sharing.
+ Lead editorial strategy and facilitate execution of highly-visible division wide employees communications and channels.
+ Provide communications counsel, training and support to senior leaders.
+ Define clear, measurable goals; use to data to drive improvements.
+ Collaborate closely with business/function/region communicators to coordinate messaging and drive consistency in execution.
+ Manage outside strategic communication consultants and agency partners as needed.
+ Ensure communications are in alignment with the company’s strategies, goals objectives and brand.
+ Support leadership team communications partnership, business reviews, newsletters, change management initiatives, town halls, sales meetings and internal announcements.
What you need:
+ Bachelor’s degree required
+ MBA preferred
+ 10+ years of work experience is required
+ Project management experience is preferred
+ Experience in Change Management is highly desirable
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.