Cybersecurity Communications Lead — Awareness & Change

Aon; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon is seeking a Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Communications to advance awareness, engagement and behavior change across the firm. You will partner with Global Cybersecurity Services leaders to develop internal communications and change strategies that help colleagues protect systems, data and products.

The role reports to the Head of Aon Business Services Communications within the global Marketing & Communications team, collaborating across functions and regions to drive security culture

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant strategic communication experience with an emphasis on internal cyber or technology communications; global experience preferred.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts simply and visually.
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor content to multiple audiences.
• Self-motivated with outstanding interpersonal, team and collaboration skills.
• Ability and willingness to perform both strategic and tactical elements of the role.
• Strong project management skills with ability to execute programs with speed, accuracy and efficiency.
• Fluency in AI for communications.
• Flexibility to work outside of standard office hours as needed to interact with others in global locations and meet business needs/deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Partner with cybersecurity subject matter experts to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise and actionable communications.
• Lead planning and execution of cybersecurity awareness campaigns, including Cybersecurity Awareness Month, phishing awareness initiatives, training promotions and behavior change programs.
• Develop compelling colleague communications across a variety of channels, including email, intranet, Viva Engage, newsletters, presentations and leader communications.
• Participate in regular cybersecurity intelligence sharing meetings and forums, with the intent of driving both reactive and proactive cyber-driven communications across targeted Aon stakeholders.
• Drive business acumen knowledge across Aon’s global landscape, leveraging this to drive clear understanding across varying sets of stakeholders and audiences.
• Coordinate communications activities across stakeholder groups to ensure consistent messaging, audience alignment and effective execution.
• Support cybersecurity incident and crisis preparedness efforts by developing messaging templates and response materials that enable timely, coordinated communications.
• Contribute as a member of Aon's global communications team, partnering across functions and supporting enterprise priorities as business needs evolve.
• Maintain intranet materials, ensuring that materials are aligned with communication campaigns and follow relevant translation processes.
• Measure campaign effectiveness and communications performance, using engagement data and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Operations, Legal, Compliance and Marketing & Communications to support coordinated communication efforts.
• Leverage AI tools to improve productivity, content creation, audience insights and communications effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic cybersecurity comms

Stakeholder mgmt

Clear communication

Writing & storytelling

Interpersonal skills

Strategic & tactical

Project management

AI for comms

Flexible hours

Job description

Aon is seeking a Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity Communications to advance awareness, engagement and behavior change across the firm. You will partner with Global Cybersecurity Services leaders to develop internal communications and change strategies that help colleagues protect systems, data and products.

The role reports to the Head of Aon Business Services Communications within the global Marketing & Communications team, collaborating across functions and regions to drive security culture