Manager, Strategic Communications - Hybrid

Stryker; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Manager of Strategic Communications to be a strategic communications business partner for the Endoscopy and Communications Business Units. You will develop and execute communication strategies that advance business priorities, support organizational change, and engage employees while advising leaders on complex initiatives and communication risks.

Location flexibility is hybrid with travel, and candidates should be within reach of major U.S. cities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years in communications, public relations, employee communications, change communications, or related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead communication strategies supporting BU priorities and organizational goals.
• Advise leaders on communication strategy, audiences, messaging, timing, and risk.
• Translate business strategies into clear communication plans and activities.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders to identify needs, risks, and dependencies.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As a Manager, Strategic Communications , you will serve as a strategic communications business partner to the Endoscopy and Communications Business Units and their leadership teams. You will develop and execute communication strategies that advance business priorities, organizational change, employee engagement, and alignment while advising leaders on complex initiatives, stakeholder needs, and communication risks.

Candidates must be located within 50 miles of Flower Mound, TX, Dallas, TX, Tempe, AZ, San Jose, CA or Denver, CO , with the flexibility to work onsite as business needs require.

Strategic Communications & Business Partnership

• Develop and lead communication strategies that support Endoscopy and Communications Business Unit priorities, organizational objectives, and divisional goals.
• Advise business leaders on communication strategy, audiences, messaging, timing, stakeholder considerations, and communication risk.
• Translate business strategies, operational priorities, and organizational decisions into clear, actionable communication plans.
• Build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders to proactively identify communication needs, opportunities, risks, and dependencies.
• Influence communication decisions through sound judgment, consultation, and collaboration, including recommending alternative approaches when needed.
• Connect communication activities across assigned businesses and stakeholder groups to improve coordination, consistency, and organizational understanding.

Leadership, Change & Employee Communications

• Lead communication planning and execution for strategic initiatives, business growth, operational changes, organizational transformations, and culture initiatives.
• Develop leadership and employee communications, including presentations, talking points, town hall content, organizational announcements, business updates, and strategic messaging.
• Assess stakeholder impacts and develop communication approaches that build awareness, understanding, engagement, readiness, and adoption.
• Prepare and advise leaders for employee forums, leadership meetings, organizational announcements, and other high-visibility communications.
• Partner with HR, Legal, Corporate Communications, Strategic Communications leadership, and other stakeholders on sensitive or complex business initiatives.

Communications Planning, Content & Effectiveness

• Develop integrated communication plans that consider business objectives, stakeholder needs, timing, sequencing, channels, resources, and measures of effectiveness.
• Write, edit, and review high-visibility communications, translating complex or technical information into clear, audience-focused content.
• Establish communication ownership, priorities, timelines, and escalation points while identifying opportunities to consolidate, sequence, or reprioritize communication activity.
• Identify stakeholder, communication, and reputational risks and recommend appropriate mitigation or escalation.
• Ensure communications align with Stryker brand and communication standards and provide direction to design, production, or external partners as needed.
• Measure communication reach, understanding, engagement, and effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative feedback to improve future strategies, channels, and content.

What You Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 10+ years of experience in communications, public relations, employee communications, change communications, or a related field.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience independently developing communication strategies and advising business or functional leadership teams.
• Experience supporting senior business leadership teams.
• Experience across strategic communications, employee communications, organizational change, and/or business communications.
• Experience working within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Advanced degree or relevant professional communications training.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
• US5 : $107,700 - $179,600 USD Annual
• US10 : $112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual
• US15 : $118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual
• US20 : $123,100 - $205,200 USD Annual
• US30 : $133,400 - $222,300 USD Annual
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Travel Percentage: 30%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.