[Hiring] Internal Communications Manager @Sophos

Role Description

Sophos is seeking an Internal Communications Manager to join our Global Internal Communications team – the function responsible for connecting employees with our strategy, culture, values, and business priorities through meaningful, engaging, and effective communications.

You will play a key role in shaping how employees experience Sophos by owning and delivering communications that inform, inspire, and connect our global workforce. Working closely with the Senior Director, Internal Communications & Employee Experience, you will partner with leaders and teams across the organization to translate business priorities into clear, compelling employee communications.

This role will support key areas of our employee communications ecosystem, including:

• Sophos Life
• Internal campaigns
• Employee storytelling
• Editorial planning
• Leadership communications
• Digital communication channels

The successful candidate will combine excellent storytelling skills with strong stakeholder management, editorial judgment, project management capability, and a passion for improving the employee experience through modern communications approaches, data, and technology.

This is a hands-on role for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong delivery skills, advising stakeholders, creating high-quality content, managing campaigns, and continuously improving how Sophos communicates with employees.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Internal Communications & Employee Experience.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in internal communications, employee engagement, corporate communications, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering communications strategies within a complex organization.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to create compelling communications for different audiences.
• Experience advising and partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Experience managing communication campaigns, editorial calendars, and multiple priorities.
• Strong understanding of employee experience, engagement principles, and internal communication best practices.
• Experience managing digital communication channels such as intranets or employee platforms.
• Experience using communication analytics and insights to measure impact and improve effectiveness.
• Experience using AI tools to support communications, content creation, or productivity.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to deliver high-quality work at pace.

Requirements

• Support and evolve Sophos Life, our employee engagement and culture communications program.
• Develop employee storytelling initiatives that showcase employee achievements, team successes, volunteering, wellbeing, learning and development, inclusion and belonging, and culture moments.
• Build a sustainable content pipeline by partnering with HR, Employee Resource Groups, regional teams, and business functions.
• Create campaigns that bring Sophos’ values, culture, and employee experience to life.
• Develop and deliver internal communications plans aligned with Sophos’ business priorities.
• Own and maintain the internal communications editorial calendar.
• Partner with the Senior Director, Internal Communications & Employee Experience to shape communication strategies.
• Act as a trusted communications advisor to stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to proactively communicate important business updates.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop clear, authentic, and engaging communications.
• Support leaders with communication planning, messaging, audience considerations, and channel recommendations.
• Draft and edit leadership communications including announcements, emails, blogs, talking points, FAQs, presentations, and other employee-facing materials.
• Partner with business leaders, HR, and project teams to support communications for organizational changes.
• Develop change communication plans, messaging, FAQs, leader talking points, and employee-facing materials.
• Create high-quality communications across multiple channels.
• Manage and evolve intranet content, campaigns, and employee communication experiences.
• Create and deliver campaigns that support employee engagement, culture, and business priorities.
• Measure communication effectiveness using engagement metrics, channel analytics, and employee feedback.

Benefits

• Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees.
• Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy.
• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities.
• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint.
• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp.
• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge.
• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing.