Manager - Internal Communications - US Zone

Summary of the Role:

At Kraft Heinz - we believe that our Internal communications keep employees connected - engaged - and informed. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in writing and executing strategic communications plans - project managing multi-faceted initiatives - building and fostering relationships across business functions - and developing effective- communications programs to help drive company goals - organizational messages - and updates to the US Zone employee base at Kraft Heinz.

Candidates should be excellent writers - strategic thinkers - and skilled at managing relationships with senior corporate leadership.

Responsibilities:

Drive Kraft Heinz Communications;

• Drive our People agenda at Kraft Heinz through partnering with our HR department to develop and execute strategic plans related to Diversity & Inclusion - Talent - Learning & Development - Benefits - UR - etc.. 
• Partnering with our Manufacturing teams to launch zone-wide initiatives and assist with issue management. 
• Develop and drive proactive communications plans and campaigns around our purpose - values - vision- and leadership principles. 
• Assisting on developing plans and materials and executing organizational announcements 
• Play key role in executing Zone wide events incl quarterly town halls - zone conferences - and informal leader events. 
• Improve and manage exciting internal comms tools - including newsletters - intranet - and social apps. 
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and represent the communications group in cross-functional teams across Kraft Heinz. 
• Developing external content to support Kraft Heinz and leadership visibility

Organize/Build Channels of Communication

• Prior experience developing internal tools including intranet or similar channel 
• Assess current channels of communications and develop a concise plan for efficiency. 
• Set standards for company-wide communications to ensure their value. 
• Identify and prioritize what needs to be communicated to employees. 
• Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders 
• Plan - edit - and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums. 
• Draft messages or scripts from senior executives for presentation to employees in written or spoken form 
• Ensure internal communications messages are consistent 
• Handle the internal communication response to crisis situations that affect organizational perception and reputation 
• Manage the Company’s internal events and employee giving initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• Writing skills: You need excellent writing - editing - and proofreading skills as well as the journalistic ability to source stories from employees. 
• Strategic thinker: You need to be able to design and execute strategic communication strategies and be able to execute flawlessly. 
• Speaking skills: You also need strong speaking skills as you are likely to be called on to give presentations to staff. 
• Strong voice: You need to have a point of view and the confidence to make decisions and recommendations to leadership 
• Interpersonal skills: You need good interpersonal and relationship-building skills in order to work with communications and HR departments. You also need to possess the confidence to deal with senior executives and explain communication techniques to them. 
• Creative skills: You need the ability to devise creative communication strategies and campaigns. 
• Technical Savvy: You need to be able to navigate new technologies and have knowledge of the latest innovative communication technology to deliver a more modern communication experience. 
• Ability to manage departmental budget. 
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in journalism - communications - public relations - visual design or marketing. 
• 8 + communications experience at a large corporate organization - with some portion of that experience in internal communications - specifically

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience communicating to a broad employee population 
• Experience leading employee communications programs and campaigns 
• Experience managing projects simultaneously 
• Experience working autonomously and collaboratively on a team 
• Experience in the technology industry a plus 
• Experience working with Manufacturing - including unions - is a plus

Equal Opportunity Employer – minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity