Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

Cox Automotive Canada; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Work-life balance

Healthcare

401(k)

Professional development

Parental leave & fertility coverage

Employee discounts

Pet insurance

Job summary

Cox Automotive USA is seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate Communications for Inventory Solutions to partner with senior leaders and drive strategic employee communications.

You will lead programs, measure impact, manage projects, and collaborate across functions to connect communication to business outcomes, with 15% travel and hybrid work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of progressive internal communications experience, or a master’s with 6 years.
• 3+ years in people management/leadership roles.
• Proven advisory and strategic communications experience with executives.
• Strong business acumen and ability to align comms with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic relationship manager with Inventory Solutions leaders and senior leaders.
• Assess internal state, uncover business problems, and craft engaging communication plans.
• Manage communication programs with cross‑functional collaboration for integrated plans.
• Develop campaigns to navigate change, foster culture, and drive engagement.
• Create messages tailored to audience, vehicle, and brand voice to reinforce strategy.
• Coordinate plans across Cox Automotive to form a holistic, organization-wide approach.
• Establish, measure, and report on internal communication effectiveness.

Skills

Strategic communications

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Writing & editing

Project management

Business acumen

Relationship management

Change communications

Media relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related discipline

Master’s degree preferred alternative

Job description

Company

Cox Automotive - USA

Job Family Group

Communications

Job Profile

Sr Manager, Corporate Communications

Management Level

Sr Manager - People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remote part of the week

Travel %

Yes, 15% of the time

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Corporate Communications – Inventory Solutions serves as a business partner and influential communication advisor to the company’s senior leaders, management and employees. The ideal candidate will be proven:

• Business-focused employee communication advisor. A strategic thinker who creates strong, ongoing relationships with multiple internal customers, becoming their trusted partner and influential advisor on communication issues and delivering strategic communications that drive results for the business.
• Passionate team player with a supportive and inclusive style, the ability to achieve optimal performance and a proven track record of fostering collaboration.
• Functional expert with experience using and building best-in-class processes, policies, tools, and templates to ensure overall consistency and functional excellence. Proven experience in and passion for both traditional and new media channels.
• Results-driven leader with a proven ability to establish and manage communication measurements and effectiveness that ensures optimal team performance, superior business results and high customer and employee satisfaction.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a strategic relationship manager responsible for consulting broadly and strategically with internal customers (Inventory Solutions leaders) and providing ongoing communication counsel the members of the leadership team.
• Assess internal customers’ current communication state, probe for underlying business problems and develop creative communication plans to enhance employee engagement, ensure effective, two-way communication between the company and employees, and drive greater results for the business.
• Serve as a project manager for communication programs and plans for assigned client set, collaborating and partnering with other departments across the organization to deliver integrated and comprehensive communication plans.
• Develop communications plans and campaigns that 1) help employees navigate organizational change, 2) foster a winning culture and 3) drive greater company pride and engagement. A primary goal is to help employees connect the work they do to the company’s strategy and align their efforts accordingly.
• Plan communications and craft messages that are engaging, accurate, concise, and tailored to the author, vehicle, and audience and that reinforces the company’s vision and brand promise, operating plans and value proposition.
• Work with colleagues at all levels of Cox Automotive to connect communication plans from across the organization to form a holistic, integrated, organization-wide communication plan.
• Establish, manage, measure and report on the effectiveness of internal communication programs to ensure optimal customer and employee satisfaction as well as overall functional excellence.

What’s in It for You?

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.
• Extra perks like pet insurance, employee discounts and much more.

Who You Are

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline and 8 years’ progressive internal communications experience in employee, internal or corporate communications. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 6 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 3 years of experience; or 12 years’ experience in a related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in people management/leadership role
• Exceptional customer relationship, consulting and strategic communication experience. Seen as a credible businessperson who uses their communications expertise to help solve business problems. Talks the language of business with stakeholders, not just the language of communication. Recognized as having an important contribution to business planning and performance. Routinely sought advice about potential issues and complex scenarios at an early stage. Experience providing internal communications consultancy to business executives.
• Management experience. Candidate must bring extensive management experience, successfully managing individuals, teams and/or significant projects. Commitment to personal ownership and accountability a must.
• Strong business acumen. Proven ability to understand business strategy, targets and performance objectives and shape communication strategies, plans and materials to deliver high-quality communications with positive measured results. Able to analyze complex business challenges and scenarios and formulate communication solutions. Maintains a good understanding of audience needs and issues, either through personal contact or through the communications network.
• Superior customer service, interpersonal and relationship skills. Serve as a trusted and respected advisor to senior leaders. Works well with colleagues at all levels, using influence successfully to shape strategic communications and advance the company’s business agenda. Not easily intimidated but knows where to compromise. Able to negotiate conflicting requirements from different stakeholders to build a coherent plan that is accepted by all. Help others resolve conflicts or difficult issues. Builds a strong network of relationships that can survive a change of direction, reporting lines or personalities.
• Excellent project management and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to multi-task and keep numerous projects on track and on budget.
• Superior writing skills. Detailed, accurate, concise and tailored to the author, vehicle and audience. Writes in a variety of styles for varying formats in a way that is engaging, grammatically correct and appropriate. Can simplify difficult concepts for easier understanding. Support executives in writing copy that captures their personality and leadership style. Excellent editor.
• Creative. Ability to think outside the box to develop engaging, effective communications that connect with and inspire employees, leveraging both traditional and new communication approaches and channels.
• Ability to demonstrate value. Extensive experience building in measurement components into communication plans, reporting on results and using data to adjust plans as needed.
• Travel: 15%

Join the Cox family of businesses and make your mark today!

Drug Testing

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug‑free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.

Benefits

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

About Us

Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry‑leading dealer‑facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.

EOE, including disability/vets

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.