Strategic Change Communications Lead

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Dover (DE); On-site; USD 115,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking an Employee Communications, Change Management Lead to develop and execute strategic communications that help employees understand, navigate, and adopt important changes across the organization. The role partners with business leaders, People teams, and project teams to plan and deliver communications across transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in change and employee communications, can lead complex work from planning through execution, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in corporate communications or related fields.
• Experience leading complex change and communications initiatives.
• Clear written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience communicating to employees, leaders, executives.
• Ability to lead projects independently.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute change communication strategies for cross-functional initiatives.
• Translate strategies into clear narratives for employees, leaders, and executives.
• Plan audiences, channels, risks, and engagement approaches.
• Build integrated communications plans to support adoption and reinforcement.
• Partner with leaders and teams to cascade messages and influence stakeholders.
• Lead multiple complex communication workstreams independently.
• Measure effectiveness using engagement and adoption data.

Skills

Corporate communications

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication (written/verbal)

Analytical thinking

Project management

Organizational skills

Job description

UKG is seeking an Employee Communications, Change Management Lead to develop and execute strategic communications that help employees understand, navigate, and adopt important changes across the organization. The role partners with business leaders, People teams, and project teams to plan and deliver communications across transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in change and employee communications, can lead complex work from planning through execution, and