VP, People Messaging & Narrative Strategy

Archer; New York (NY); On-site; USD 151,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan with employee and company

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Accident insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody’s Corporation is seeking a VP, People Messaging to shape the Employee Value Proposition and storytelling across channels. The role requires leading with expertise, partnering with Corporate Affairs and Communications, and influencing a wide stakeholder network to ensure consistent, engaging People content.

You will translate pay, performance, career development, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and learning into a cohesive, state-of-the-art narrative for internal audiences and leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 10+ years in corporate communications, employer branding, or culture- and narrative-focused roles in large, complex orgs.
• Experience in financial services, information services, or other regulated, data-driven environment preferred.
• Proven track record developing employee value propositions, culture narratives, or brand storytelling at an enterprise level.
• Exceptional written and verbal storytelling abilities; translate complex people data into simple narratives for executives and broad audiences.
• Proven ability to influence decisions and move work forward in matrixed organizations with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with multi-channel content strategy (intranet, email, video, social media, direct messaging).
• Hands-on experience integrating generative AI tools into content workflows with judgment on quality and data sensitivity.
• Experience communicating with global, multi-region employee audiences and supporting organizational change communications.

Responsibilities

• Define Employer Guiding Principles and EVP reflecting employee and business insights.
• Develop and execute People content strategy across enterprise channels.
• Translate People programs into a cohesive narrative and messaging for teams.
• Write and edit flagship People content; set editorial standards and tone; supervise pre-release reviews.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders to keep work moving in a matrixed org.
• Equip managers with toolkits, talking points, and cascade plans to explain changes to teams.
• Turn employee insights into messaging priorities and comprehension checks.
• Create signature storytelling assets for onboarding, leadership communications, recruitment, and branding.

Skills

Employer branding

Culture storytelling

Multi-channel content

AI content workflows

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive communication

Global communications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Advanced degree in communications/journalism/organizational psychology

Job description

Moody’s Corporation is seeking a VP, People Messaging to shape the Employee Value Proposition and storytelling across channels. The role requires leading with expertise, partnering with Corporate Affairs and Communications, and influencing a wide stakeholder network to ensure consistent, engaging People content.

You will translate pay, performance, career development, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and learning into a cohesive, state-of-the-art narrative for internal audiences and leadership