Fleishmanhillard

Fleishmanhillard

Managing Supervisor, Change Communications

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; St · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$71k-$125kDetected 31 days ago
Strategic CommunicationsM&AResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Position Overview FleishmanHillard's Talent + Transformation team is not a team of traditional employee communications experts.
  • Our work is grounded in a simple but powerful belief: people are what power successful transformations - in many ways, they are the business.
  • We help organizations move people from awareness to action, shifting what they think, feel and do to achieve outcomes that actually matter to the business.

Responsibilities

  • Lead change communications strategy for clients navigating significant business transformations - including mergers and acquisitions, integrations, spinoffs and IPOs, restructurings, reductions in force, leadership transitions, function transformations, culture and values programs, and more.
  • you'll build and execute.
  • You'll design and manage communications programs that move people along that journey, deliberately and measurably.
  • Develop change narratives and key message frameworks that are honest, human and grounded in the "why."
  • Build and oversee integrated, multichannel communications plans that apply channel discipline, prioritize quality over volume and are deliberately targeted to the right audiences at the right moments in the change journey.
  • Create listening and measurement mechanisms that give clients real insight into whether employees are understanding, accepting and acting on the change and where adjustments need to be made.
  • Lead and develop project teams, manage people and work to high standards, tight timelines and clear outcomes.
  • You won't just advise; you'll build and execute.
  • FleishmanHillard values the importance of impact and inclusion to strengthen the bonds between us, grow our people and create spaces for everyone to thrive.
  • They understand resistance, they know how to build a compelling change narrative, they know how to equip leaders and managers to carry that narrative forward and they know how to measure whether any of it is working.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of focused experience in change communications - not just internal communications broadly, but the specific, intentional work of helping organizations and their people navigate significant business change.
  • A proven track record managing complex transformations - the kind where the stakes are high, the timelines are compressed and the margin for error is small.
  • You've guided clients through M&A, restructurings, cultural transformation or comparable change events - and you have the experience and the instincts to do it again.
  • Expertise in change narrative development and key message frameworks
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to simplify complex, sensitive topics and adapt tone and voice for different leaders, audiences and moments.
  • AP style proficiency is required.
  • Experience leading teams and managing others with a collaborative, respectful style that reflects FleishmanHillard's culture and the high-pressure, high-care nature of transformation work.
  • 8+ years of focused experience in change communications - not just internal communications broadly, but the specific, intentional work of helping organizations and their people navigate significant business change. This is the non-negotiable foundation of the role.
  • A proven track record managing complex transformations - the kind where the stakes are high, the timelines are compressed and the margin for error is small. You've guided clients through M&A, restructurings, cultural transformation or comparable change events - and you have the experience and the instincts to do it again.
  • Deep understanding of how people process change, including the emotional dimensions of change, what drives resistance and what it actually takes to move someone from skepticism to commitment. You think about behavior change, not just message delivery.
  • you know how to build a clear, compelling change story that connects the organizational rationale to the individual employee's reality.
  • Experience equipping leaders and managers to lead through change, including building tools, briefings and coaching materials that help them communicate with confidence, even when the news is hard.
  • Strong skills in audience analysis, research and measurement
  • you ground your strategies in data and you track whether they're working, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to simplify complex, sensitive topics and adapt tone and voice for different leaders, audiences and moments. AP style proficiency is required.
  • The ability and confidence to provide strategic counsel at the C-suite level, building trusted relationships with senior clients across communications, HR and business functions.
  • A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or a related field. A master's degree in communications, organizational psychology, organizational behavior or business is a plus.

Nice to have

  • A bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or a related field.
  • A master's degree in communications, organizational psychology, organizational behavior or business is a plus.
  • Prosci certification and/or experience working within formal change management frameworks is a meaningful differentiator.
  • Large-agency experience is also a plus.

Compensation

  • The anticipated U.S. salary range for this position at Managing Supervisor level is $71,000- $125,000.

Company info

  • Position Overview
  • FleishmanHillard's Talent + Transformation team is not a team of traditional employee communications experts.
  • We are change communications specialists.
  • As part of our ongoing effort to be the world's most inclusive agency, we are committed to seeking candidates who possess and demonstrate a profound interest in furthering our impact and inclusion goals.
  • This is a mid-to-senior level role for a practitioner who has built their career at the intersection of change management and strategic communications - someone who understands that the hardest part of any transformation isn't the strategy; it's the people.

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