Alight

Alight

Vice President, Brand & Corporate Marketing Communications - Virtual

US-IL-Deerfield-510 Lake Cook · Exec · Contract

No sponsorshipDetected 5 days ago
Strategic CommunicationsBrand StrategyLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, this role defines how Alight is perceived externally by clients, prospects, investors, analysts, and media-and internally by colleagues across the organization.
  • This role ensures Alight's enterprise narrative is clear, credible, and consistently delivered across earned, owned, shared, and internal channels, reinforcing Alight's position as a trusted market leader.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve Alight's enterprise corporate brand strategy, including positioning, messaging architecture, brand identity, and brand governance.
  • Lead reputation management efforts to strengthen trust with external stakeholders and employees.
  • Lead evolution of the brand, and brand modernization efforts.
  • Drive proactive media engagement, executive thought leadership, and issues management.
  • Partner closely with Legal, Finance, and executive leadership on earnings-related communications and market-facing narratives.
  • Lead crisis communications and reputation risk management.
  • Lead internal communications strategy to drive employee engagement, alignment, and understanding of Alight's strategy and priorities.
  • Maintain enterprise accountability for social media strategy, approval, governance, and publishing.
  • Ensure social media content supports awareness, brand credibility, and compliance requirements.
  • Lead, develop, and retain high-performing teams across brand, PR, IR communications, internal communications, and social media.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 15+ years of progressive experience in marketing, corporate communications, or brand leadership roles.
  • 7+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
  • Proven success managing people, agencies, and complex, high-visibility initiatives.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and external stakeholders.
  • Master's degree or equivalent advanced experience.
  • Experience in B2B, professional services, technology, or regulated industries.
  • Experience leading communications during periods of transformation or growth.
  • You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Requirements

Compensation

  • Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography.
  • Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.
  • 225,000.00 USD

Benefits

  • include health, dental and vision coverages starting Day One.
  • So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
  • With a comprehensive total rewards package, Alight offers programs and plans that support your mind, body, wallet, and life.
  • Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 6 years in a row.

Equal opportunity

  • Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not, now or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country an

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