Business Communications Manager, HR

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

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits

Job summary

Swagelok seeks a Business Communications Manager to lead global HR communications aligned with our core values and brand standards. You will partner with executive and HR leaders to drive benefits messaging, compensation communications, and HR initiatives across a global audience.

The role emphasizes strong writing, presentation, and storytelling, with a focus on influencing stakeholders and delivering measurable results within a collaborative, results-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, HR, or Marketing.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in communications including experience with Human Resources and Total Rewards.
• Knowledge to develop clear, measurable communications strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills to define problems and draw conclusions.
• Strong presentation and speaking skills; ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with internal HR stakeholders to align with strategy and initiatives.
• Create communication strategies, message maps, and programs explaining benefits, compensation, and HR initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR and cross-functional teams to inform, engage, and drive action across the organization.
• Maintain consistent messaging, tone, and branding in HR communications.
• Monitor effectiveness with internal metrics and stakeholder feedback to optimize messaging.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Written and verbal communication

Stakeholder influence

Presentation & storytelling

Change management

Bilingual a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Public Relations/Journ alism/HR/Marketing

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.

Congratulations on taking the first step to Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You.

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.