Lead Incident Mgmt Comms

Optimum Communications Inc.; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum Communications Inc. is seeking an Incident Communications Lead to own and execute clear, timely communications during technology incidents and outages affecting Internet, video, voice, and supporting IT systems.

This role sits within the Incident Management organization and serves as the central communications authority during outages, driving bridge communications and stakeholder updates. You will collaborate with NOC/ROC, SRE, Engineering, Customer Care, Corporate Communications, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in incident management, operations communications, or technology operations roles supporting production environments.
• Strong ability to translate complex technical issues into clear, business relevant messaging.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to communicate calmly under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operations tech lead for communications platforms like Xmatters and status pages.
• Lead communications during incidents and major outages, including on-call for Severity 1/2 incidents.
• Translate technical findings into clear, audience-tailored communications.
• Set communication standards and cadence based on severity and impact.
• Coordinate cross-department communications to ensure a single, aligned message during incidents.
• Produce advisories, timelines, and post-incident summaries.

Skills

Incident management

Operations communications

Cross-functional collaboration

ITSM familiarity

Calm under pressure

Tools

BMC Helix

xMatters

Teams bridges

email/SMS advisories

Job description

Are you looking to Optimize your life? Start your exciting path to a rewarding career today!

We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team, empower lives, fuel businesses, and drive innovation. Connectivity is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

If you are resourceful, collaborative, and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is for you!

Job Summary

We are seeking an Incident Communications Lead to own and execute clear, timely, and audience appropriate communications during technology incidents and service outages impacting Internet, Video/TV, Voice, and supporting IT systems. This role sits within the Incident Management organization and serves as the central communications authority during outages-driving bridge communications, advisory cadence updates, interdepartmental coordination, and management level messaging. The Incident Communications Lead partners closely with Incident Managers, NOC/ROC, SRE, Engineering, Customer Care, Corporate Communications, and Executive stakeholders to ensure information is accurate, consistent, and delivered with the right level of detail for each audience. This role requires strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to operate calmly under pressure, and sound judgment in translating technical impact into clear business relevant messaging.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operations tech lead for communications platforms - Xmatters, Outage Board, and Atlassian Status page
• Serve as the primary communications lead during incidents and major outages, ensuring consistent messaging across bridges, advisories, and stakeholder updates. Required to be on call for all Severity 1/2 Incidents
• Drive real-time outage bridge communications, including opening statements, ongoing verbal updates, role clarity, and alignment on next update timing.
• Translate technical findings from engineering and operations teams into clear, concise, and accurate communications tailored to the audience (operations, leadership, customer facing teams).
• Set Communication standards, including cadence expectations based on severity and impact. Interdepartmental & Management Communications
• Coordinate communications across multiple departments to ensure a single, aligned message during incidents.
• Proactively engage leadership stakeholders with management level summaries that focus on impact, risk, mitigation status, and next steps rather than technical depth. Written & Verbal Communication Excellence
• Produce clear written artifacts including advisories, bridge summaries, timelines, and post incident communication summaries.
• Responsible for Initial Incident Report write up, review, and timely delivery Incident Readiness & Communication Standards
• Set standards for our communications that are to be adhered to companywide, and be responsible for sending out communications during high Severity Incidents
• Partner with Incident Management leadership to refine communication playbooks, roles, and escalation paths.
• Contribute to post incident RCA process as the operations representative. Metrics, Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Track and report on communication effectiveness metrics such as timeliness of initial notification, update cadence adherence, and stakeholder feedback.
• Identify recurring communication issues during incidents and recommend process or training improvements to increase ETR time.
• Defines the quality standards for communications, while driving consistency and quality across incident communications through standardization and coaching
• Leverage AI tools to help streamline Incident Management tasks such as write ups, ticket updates, reporting trends, KPI tracking

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in incident management, operations communications, or technology operations roles supporting production environments
• Strong ability to translate complex technical issues into clear, business relevant messaging
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to communicate calmly under pressure
• Experience working with cross functional teams including NOC/ROC, Engineering, SRE, and leadership stakeholders preferred
• Experience in telecom, broadband, video, voice, or large-scale service operations environments
• Familiarity with ITSM and incident tooling (e.g., BMC Helix, xMatters, Teams bridges, email/SMS advisories). Core Competencies
• Crisis Communications & Incident Management
• Clarity, Accuracy & Audience Awareness
• Verbal Presence & Written Precision

At Optimum, every action and interaction we take part in, is driven by our three Guiding Principles: Do What's Right, Drive One Optimum, and Make It Happen. These aren't just words, they help us build trust, create real community, and embrace new ways of thinking. Our employees are empowered to do the right thing for our customers and co-workers and to recognize and reward these behaviors when we see them. It's all part of the bigger picture of "Be The Difference" where each employee knows they have the power to enact real change, share new ideas, and understand that learning never stop.

If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team. Together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.

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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $123,379.00 - $202,694.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire and does not reflect future job opportunity.

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