Internal Communications Partner: Change & M&A Messaging

Shield; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Shield AI seeks an Internal Communications Partner to lead communications for enterprise priorities, organizational change, and ongoing employee communications. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Communications, this hands-on role will develop and execute plans that help employees understand priorities, changes, and actions needed.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, editor, and project manager capable of managing multiple workstreams.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in internal, change, or corporate communications, or a related field.
• Excellent writing, copy-editing, and presentation-development skills, with close attention to detail.
• Experience developing communications for acquisitions, integrations, organizational change, technology transformation, People programs, or other large-scale business changes.
• Demonstrated experience managing communications plans, timelines, stakeholders, reviews, and deliverables across multiple projects.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver communications for assigned change initiatives, including M&A and integration activity, organizational changes, and People programs.
• Write and edit employee communications across channels, including announcements, FAQs, talking points, manager toolkits, presentations, intranet news, and Teams communications.
• Turn complex or incomplete information into clear communications that explain what is changing and anticipate questions, concerns, and points of confusion.
• Manage communications plans, calendars, project trackers, reviews, approvals, and delivery timelines across multiple projects.
• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align messaging, timing, audiences, and delivery channels.
• Support leadership communications as assigned, including company meetings, leadership updates, talking points, presentations, and announcements.
• Flag communications risks and employee-impacts early; recommend solutions and elevate issues as appropriate.
• Gather and synthesize employee feedback and sentiment to inform message refinement.

Skills

Excellent writing

Copy-editing

Project management

Change communications

Stakeholder management

Executive communications

Tools

Microsoft 365

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Shield AI seeks an Internal Communications Partner to lead communications for enterprise priorities, organizational change, and ongoing employee communications. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Internal Communications, this hands-on role will develop and execute plans that help employees understand priorities, changes, and actions needed.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer, editor, and project manager capable of managing multiple workstreams.