Business Communications Manager, HR

Swagelok; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards

Job summary

Swagelok is seeking a Business Communications Manager for HR to develop and execute global HR communications aligned with our core values. You will partner with executive and HR leaders, craft benefit and compensation messaging, and drive engagement across internal audiences.

The role requires strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and excellent writing and presentation skills. Occasional travel between Ohio and Pennsylvania locations and collaboration across cross-functional teams are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field is required.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in corporate communications, including HR/Total Rewards partnerships.
• Proven ability to lead development and execution of clear, measurable communications strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with internal HR stakeholders to align communications with business strategy.
• Create strategies, message maps and programs to explain benefits, compensation and HR initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR and cross-functional teams to inform, engage and drive action.
• Ensure consistent tone and branding across HR communications per editorial guidelines.
• Monitor effectiveness of HR communications using internal metrics and insights.
• Support editorial planning and provide content for leadership messages and town halls.
• Manage external vendors, scope, quotes, and budget to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
• Stay current on HR comms trends to improve effectiveness of comms strategies.
• Assist leadership and finance with budget creation and allocations.

Skills

Strategic communication

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Storytelling

Presentations

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field

5+ years in corporate communications and HR/Total Rewards

Job description

Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For over 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between.That same dedication spans to our customers.

Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development.

We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging.

Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

We hope you’ll consider joining our team.

The Business Communications Manager is part of the global corporate communications team. This role is responsible for the effective development and execution of global communication strategies, goals, plans, messaging, and content aligned with Swagelok’s core values, strategic plan, brand standards, and business priorities. The business communications manager for human resources provides communications counsel to internal partners, develops strategies, and creates global associate-facing communications across a variety of content formats.

The role requires strong business acumen, consultative skills, critical thinking, active listening, problem solving abilities, writing, presentation, and storytelling skills, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude to work in a collaborative, team-based environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with internal HR stakeholders, including executive and HR leaders, to ensure alignment with the company’s strategy and supporting initiatives.
• Develop and implement communication strategies, plans, message maps and programs that enhance associates’ understanding of benefits, compensation, and HR initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR and cross-functional teams to deliver communications that inform, excite, engage, and drive action to achieve desired objectives and results.
• Ensure consistent messaging, tone and branding throughout HR communications in line with the company’s editorial and branding guidelines.
• Monitor and assess the effectiveness of HR communications through internal metrics and stakeholder insights to optimize communications and identify improvements.
• Support the editorial planning process through proactive management of HR communications and provide content as needed for corporate communications-driven initiatives such as executive messages, business results, associate town halls, social media, etc.
• Manage outside vendor relationships, including identification of appropriate partners, qualification, definition of scope of work, and execution. Provide actionable, constructive feedback to vendors to ensure work is completed on time and on budget.
• Stay current on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in benefits, compensation, and internal communications to continually improve the effectiveness of our communications strategies.
• Assist communications leadership and finance with budget creation and allocations.

Education and Work Experiene Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Human Resources, or Marketing.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in communications including experience working directly with Human Resources and/or corporate Total Rewards partners.
• Proven ability to establish credibility as an expert capable of influencing and leading the development and implementation of communications strategies and plans.
• Knowledge and experience developing strong, clear, and measurable communications strategies, goals and plans aligned with business priorities.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills with ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Strong presentation and speaking skills
• Knowledge of change management principles
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders and effectively coordinate cross-functional efforts.
• Bilingual (oral and written) a plus.

Working conditions and/or Physical Requirements:

• Working conditions associated with normal office environment.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment (e.g., computer, telephone, copier, printer, etc.).
• Ability to effectively communicate in both small and large groups and settings.
• Ability to traverse between multiple locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania as needed.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.

Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards.

Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law.

This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason.