Job Description
Agilent is seeking anEmployee Communications Directortolead the strategy and execution ofEmployee Communications that inform, engage, and inspire employees globally. This role partners closely with senior leaders to translate business priorities, transformation initiatives, and culture into clear, compelling storytelling across multiple channels. The director ensures consistency of voice, drives employee engagement, and builds strong, trusted connections between leadership and thebroader Agilent team.
The work you do will be approachable and authentic and will reinforce Agilent’s mission and culture. This role reports to thevice president of EnterpriseCommunications and requires the ability to understand and communicate big-picture ideas and programstoinfluence, educate, engage, and inform our employees around the world.
The ideal candidate is looking forbotha challenge and the opportunity to build an even stronger, more engagingEmployee Communications program. You must be able to think strategically while alsooverseeingthe day-to-day activities. Creatively seeking new ways to improve communications and employee engagement is a key element of the role as are outstanding writing and editing skills. The role requires people-management skills withthree direct reports.
Responsibilities
- Create and executive employees-communicationsstrategythat aligns and supports Enterprise Communications strategy.
- Lead and direct athree-person team while effectively collaborating across the Enterprise Communications function and with partnersacross the company.
- Oversee productionand disseminationofcommunicationsto18,000employees around the worldacross multiple channels andplatforms.
- Ensure communications content is compelling and aligned with Agilent’s voice and tone.
- Guide storytelling efforts for key projects across the company and develop compelling campaigns and content to support global initiatives.
- Maintain a strategic and well-balanced internal communications editorial calendar and deliver regularemployee-communications content.
- Look for creative and effective ways to reach the broad employee audience.
- Direct and influence content produced by other groups and individuals across the company so that it is aligned with overall quality and approach to messaging.
- Develop compelling campaigns and content to support global, companywide initiatives.
- Partner with team of global communicators to coordinate content and ensure sufficient cadence of content from sites around the world.
- Coordinate with marketing and external-communications teams on Agilent.com content to ensure consistency of messaging with internal comms and to avoid duplication of effort.
- Define, track, and measure the success ofemployee-communication strategies and campaigns. Make necessary adjustments to increase employee engagement and understanding.
- Serve as a “trusted adviser” on employee communications issues, strategic approaches, and communication tactics, working closely with the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Human Resources Leadership Team.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic andgrowth-oriented: Consistently seeks new opportunities to improve communications excellence.
- Adaptable andresilient: Thrives in dynamic environments and is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Collaborativeinfluencer: Skilled at building relationships and aligning cross-functional teams around common goals.
- Results-drivenleader: Sets and achieves ambitious targets for impact and engagement.
Leadership Attributes
- Exude composure:Be calm and in control of yourself.Consider how your presence affects those around you.
- Understand unspoken dynamics:Assess the collective mood, emotions, and atmosphere.Consider nonverbal cues and adjust your behavior accordingly.
- Create clarity:Unravel complexity.Further understanding of what and why it matters.
- Possess business fluency:Understand how the business really works.Apply understanding in real time for better decisions, communications,and advice.
Qualifications
- 7-10+ years of internal communications experience.
- Degreein communications, journalism, or related field highly preferred.
- Proven recordindeveloping and executing compelling internal communications strategies and programs - at scale and around the globe.
- Exceptional copywriting and editing skills.
- Well-versed in AssociatedPressstyle.
- Previous people management experience.
- Ability to capture the authentic voice of the CEO and the company while helping to shape the internal communications narrative.
- Confidence and ability to effectively lead, manage, and execute multiple projects concurrently.
- Strong familiarity with Office 365 and related collaboration tools.
- Knowledge of SharePoint and demonstrated ability to update and strategically manage intranet content.
Travel Required:
No
Shift:
Day
Duration:
No End Date
Job Function:
Communications
