Manager, Corporate Communications

IDEX; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement savings plan

Job summary

IDEX Corporation seeks a Manager of Corporate Communications to design and execute enterprise communication plans across a global portfolio of businesses. You will partner with HR, IT, Finance and Legal, delivering messaging that informs and engages employees and external stakeholders.

This hybrid role offers exposure to senior leaders, fast-paced programs and opportunities to influence culture, transformation and strategy across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, marketing communications or a related discipline.
• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills with ability to adapt content for different audiences and channels.
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence across a global, matrixed organization.
• Excellent organizational, project management and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with executive communications and employee engagement initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise communication channels (intranet, town halls, emails, social media, newsroom).
• Analyze metrics and provide insights to improve campaigns and channels.
• Explore new channels to support communication strategy.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve content development and reach while maintaining quality.
• Coordinate content sharing across businesses and teams and celebrate milestones.
• Design and execute communications for enterprise initiatives (M&A, sustainability, culture).
• Serve as an enterprise communications expert and develop self-serve solutions.
• Translate complex topics into clear messages for internal and external stakeholders (earnings, annual reports, investor presentations).
• Support executive communications including presentations, talking points, videos, speeches, messages.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide announcements with timing and audience in mind.
• Support planning of global town halls, employee broadcasts, leadership meetings.
• Promote company values, culture and performance through storytelling.

Skills

Strong writing

Interpersonal skills

Storytelling

Project management

Attention to detail

Ability to adapt

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365 (SharePoint)

Teams

Viva Engage

AI-enabled productivity tools

Job description

Manager, Corporate Communications

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

At IDEX, our businesses manufacture mission-critical technologies used in everyday life - from helping firefighters and rescue teams save lives, to advancing scientific research, to supporting some of the world's most innovative industrial applications. With more than 50 businesses around the world, our operating structure is purposefully designed to offer the stability of a large corporation, while enabling our businesses to be agile and entrepreneurial, and our teams to retain their passion, energy and autonomy. We believe great communication plays a critical role in connecting employees to our purpose, strategy and culture.

Why Join IDEX?

This role offers the opportunity to shape communications for a high-growth, global, publicly traded company. You'll work closely with leaders, gain exposure to diverse businesses and industries, and deliver communication that connects employees to our purpose while advancing the company's strategic priorities.

Position Summary

The Manager, Corporate Communications, is a high-visibility role responsible for designing and executing communication plans and channels across the company while maintaining close partnerships with corporate partners in HR, IT, Finance and Legal. The role will support both enterprise communication initiatives and functional priorities that impact the overall company. This ideal candidate will need strong attention to detail, writing skills and project management abilities. This individual must possess curiosity to learn the business, problem solving skills and experience working with a wide array of stakeholders, internal and external. IDEX communications team operates in a lean, collaborative environment. This position offers significant exposure to senior leaders and opportunities to make an immediate impact. Ideal candidates should have experience prioritizing the most critical enterprise-level work, while providing standard tools and guideposts that can be leveraged for local or business-specific needs.

The position is hybrid, with remote working on Mondays and Fridays and office working Tuesday through Thursday at IDEX's corporate headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, to foster better collaboration, connection, and innovation. This position will require occasional travel to IDEX business units.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise communication channels including company intranet, town halls, email platforms, social media, company website and newsroom.


• Analyze ongoing metrics for all communication channels and campaigns, highlighting insights and opportunities to improve.


• Explore new communication channels that support IDEX communication strategy


• Leverage emerging communication technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve content development, efficiency and audience reach while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.


• Curate and facilitate content sharing across businesses and teams, ensuring milestones and wins are widely known and celebrated across the company.


• Design and execute communication plans supporting enterprise initiatives, including M&A, sustainability, transformation and culture changes.


• Serve as an expert in communications across the enterprise, implementing best practices and designing self-serve solutions that improve communication across the company.


• Partner with business units and corporate functions to translate complex business topics into clear, compelling communications for internal and external stakeholders (e.g., earnings communications, narratives for annual reports and investor presentations, and content for town halls and other employee-facing communications (e.g., intranet)).


• Support executive and leadership communications, including presentations, talking points, videos, speeches and employee messages.


• Coordinate enterprise-wide announcements with careful attention to timing, audience needs and organizational priorities.


• Support planning and execution of global town halls, employee broadcasts, leadership meetings and other major communication events.


• Help strengthen employee engagement by promoting company values, culture, community involvement, sustainability efforts and business performance through meaningful storytelling.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business or a related field.


• 5-7 years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, marketing communications or a related discipline.


• Excellent writing, editing and storytelling skills with demonstrated ability to adapt content for different audiences and channels, both internal and external.


• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and influence across a global, matrixed organization.


• Excellent organizational, project management and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.


• Sound judgment and demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion.


• Preferred Experience creating digital, multimedia and video content.


• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools, including SharePoint, Teams and Viva Engage.


• Experience using communication measurement and analytics tools.


• Basic graphic design, presentation development and visual storytelling skills.


• Experience using AI-enabled productivity and content development tools.


• Experience supporting executive communications and employee engagement initiatives.

What Will Help You Succeed

You are naturally curious and enjoy learning about people, technologies and businesses. You are a proactive self-starter who looks for opportunities to improve communications and generate fresh ideas in an environment where change can be decided and implemented quickly. You balance creativity with attention to detail. You are comfortable collaborating with leaders at all levels of the organization. You understand that great communication starts with listening. You embrace continuous learning and view improvement as a lifelong journey.

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $99,800.00 - $149,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

• Health benefits, 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, PTO, and more.


• More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page: https://www.idexcorp.com/careers/our-benefits-and-rewards/

Artificial intelligence is not used to screen, assess or select applicants. IDEX (NYSE: IEX) is a company that has undoubtedly touched your life in some way. In fact, IDEX businesses make thousands of products that are mission-critical components in everyday activities. Chances are the car you're driving has a BAND-IT clamp holding your side airbag safely in place. If you were ever in a car accident, a Hurst Jaws of Life rescue tool may have saved your life. If you or a family member is battling cancer, your doctor may have tested your DNA in a quest to find the best targeted medicine for you. It's likely your DNA test was run on equipment that contains components made by our growing IDEX Health & Science team.

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.