Senior Communications Manager - Change Management

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13803285 Our Healthcare client is seeking a Senior Communications Manager to join their team for the next 12 months, 40 hours/week. This role is hybrid onsite 3 days a week in North Chicago, IL. Role Summary The Communications Manager leads the development and execution of enterprise communications and change management strategies that support organizational goals, business transformation initiatives, and employee engagement. This role partners with cross-functional stakeholders and subject matter experts to deliver impactful communications, drive change adoption, support executive leadership messaging, and ensure alignment across multiple audiences. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in communications, change management, stakeholder engagement, and program execution within complex, matrixed organizations. Top Must Have Skills\ 9+ years of communications, change management, and/or related experience\ Expertise developing and implementing change management strategies for complex business and technology initiatives\ Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience creating executive-level communications\ Experience working within complex, global, matrixed organizations\ Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills\ Proven ability to influence and align leaders, teams, and business partners across multiple functions\ Experience developing comprehensive communication plans, communication calendars, and employee engagement initiatives\ Strong project management and program execution capabilities Additional Qualifications\ Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Integrated Marketing, Journalism, or a related field\ Strong business acumen with the ability to anticipate organizational and team needs\ Knowledge of emerging communication trends, channels, and technologies\ Experience supporting executive communications, presentations, leadership messaging, and all-hands meetings\ Demonstrated cultural awareness and ability to work effectively in global environments\ Experience facilitating employee advisory groups, workshops, or stakeholder forums\ Supervisory experience managing people, programs, or multiple concurrent projects\ Preferred experience leading business initiatives with technology-related components\ Experience conducting stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, organizational alignment, and readiness planning Responsibilities\ Lead the strategy, design, implementation, and evaluation of communications and change management initiatives across the organization.\ Identify current and emerging communication needs and develop programs that support business objectives and organizational priorities.\ Partner with subject matter experts and business leaders to develop and deliver effective communications that support strategic initiatives and organizational goals.\ Create, manage, and distribute company-wide communications, including employee emails, newsletters, and related messaging.\ Develop and maintain communication calendars to ensure effective timing, sequencing, and alignment of communications.\ Lead and facilitate employee advisory group activities, including agenda development, meeting coordination, facilitation, and executive reporting.\ Develop integrated communication plans that include stakeholder analysis, audience segmentation, messaging strategies, communication channels, timelines, and effectiveness measurements.\ Provide executive communications support, including presentation development, talking points, leadership messaging, video scripts, and communications for organizational meetings and events.\ Support strategic planning efforts by developing communication frameworks, leadership alignment mes aging, and best-practice sharing opportunities.\ Lead change management activities, including change strategy development, impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, organizational readiness assessments, and adoption planning.\ Design and execute communication plans that support organizational change initiatives and business transformations.\ Partner with training and business teams to ensure communication and change management activities are aligned with organizational objectives.\ Monitor communication effectiveness and change adoption metrics, making recommendations for continuous improvement.\ Manage multiple projects simultaneously while coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups and leadership teams. In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data, including medical data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment. Additionally, drug products may be present in the workplace. Benefits \ \ Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:\ \ Email your resume in Word to:\ \