Director, People Connections

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +32 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and spearhead the communications and activation strategy for People & Culture.

• Develop and implement the annual communications, engagement, and visibility plan for the Chief People & Culture Officer and the People & Culture Leadership Team.

• Collaborate with various teams in People & Culture to ensure alignment on communication priorities, messaging, and activation efforts.

• Provide counsel to executive HR and enterprise leaders on messaging related to teammate initiatives, organizational changes, mergers and acquisitions, brand evolution, and operational model transformations.

• Oversee communication strategies for significant People & Culture transformation initiatives, integrations, acquisitions, and workforce projects.

• Convert complex priorities into clear and engaging content.

• Serve as the primary writer and producer for the Chief People & Culture Officer's internal communications, which include talking points, speeches, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, leader toolkits, and other materials.

• Build and maintain a library of stories that celebrate teams and reinforce a cohesive message.

• Organize planning and content development for People & Culture leadership advances, town halls, PCLT fireside chats, rounding tours, roadshows, and other engagements.

• Collaborate with PCLT on external award submissions.

• Establish success metrics for People & Culture communications, utilizing data, feedback, and insights to showcase enterprise impact.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related discipline.

• Over 8 years of strategic communications experience, particularly in internal or HR communications, change management, or employee engagement.

• Experience in advising senior executives and working alongside cross-functional leaders in HR, Legal, Operations, and Marketing.

• An enterprise mindset with the ability to navigate complex, matrixed systems effectively.

• Strong judgment in managing enterprise risk, sensitive issues, and ambiguity.

• Outstanding written, verbal, and executive communication abilities.

• A strong consultative and advisory presence with senior leaders.

• Extensive expertise in change communications and storytelling for transformations.

• Capability to simplify complex ideas and communicate with empathy and clarity.

• Comfort in transitioning between strategy and execution.

• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.

• High level of judgment, discretion, and meticulous attention to detail.

• Willingness to travel as necessary, with potential exposure to varying weather and road conditions.

• Ability to operate all necessary equipment for the job and function in a standard office environment.

• Experience in supporting large-scale, complex organizations; experience in healthcare or frontline workforce environments is preferred.

• People leadership experience is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for benefits.

• Competitive salary.

• Additional premium pay such as shift and on-call pay.

• Incentive pay available for select roles.

• Opportunity for annual performance-based salary increases.

• Paid Time Off programs.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for qualifying health care and dependent care expenses.

• Adoption assistance provided.

• Paid parental leave available.

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer matching.

• Financial wellness programs offered.

• Educational Assistance Program available.

• Remote work arrangement options.

• Some planned travel may be required.