[Hiring] Senior Communications Manager @Microsoft

Role Description

The Frontier Company GTM team needs an experienced, dynamic and creative Senior Communications Manager, Executive Communications. In this role, you will report to the GTM Senior Director and will be responsible for leading both external and internal communications for several executives on the Frontier Company leadership team. You will work directly with the execs, their Chiefs of Staff, and members of their leadership teams to drive business impact and thought leadership. This is a strategic role that provides significant opportunity for exec visibility, cross-team collaboration, a breadth of communication experience and business impact.

• Develop communications strategy for several Frontier Company leaders and drive execution and scale of plans to deliver business impact and help increase FDE (Forward Deployment Engineer) pipeline.
• Develop core messaging and narrative to bring the Frontier Company purpose and business priorities to life through dynamic and proactive storytelling both internally and externally.
• Develop a strategic communications plan to drive the highest impact work.
• Demonstrate strategic leadership by driving impactful messaging for the business, aligning with the company mission, strategy, leadership principles and cultural attributes.
• Act as single-point-of-contact for any internal or external speaking, traditional and social media requests for the leaders.
• Create and align communications plans to RoB, business priorities and broader Frontier Company GTM plans.
• Drive and execute an orchestrated and thoughtful social media strategy for the leaders.
• Lead communications strategy and execution with a strategic, creative, and proactive approach.
• Plan, prioritize, and execute communications programs with grounded business judgment, operational rigor, and attention to detail.
• Develop compelling written and verbal communications and narratives that make complex topics clear and accessible.
• Apply knowledge of the technology industry, Microsoft strategy, products, services, and culture to ensure communications are relevant and credible.
• Independently manage competing priorities and evolving business needs.
• Advise and influence senior stakeholders, advocating for communications recommendations.
• Collaborate across teams and functions to build alignment and resolve dependencies.
• Navigate differing perspectives and priorities thoughtfully, resolving issues constructively.
• Develop and execute social media strategies that strengthen and amplify executive voices.
• Exercise sound judgment and discretion when making communications decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience OR equivalent experience.
• BA/BS in Journalism, English or Communications (or equivalent field).
• 7+ years executive/internal communications experience, marketing communications or speech management.
• Previous experience leading project teams and working with senior executives in dynamic, high pressure, often ambiguous environments.

Requirements

• Communications IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year.
• Base pay range for this role in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.

Benefits

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Company Description

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is anchored on embracing a growth mindset, where anyone can change, learn, and grow.

• Obsessing over what matters to our customers.
• Becoming more diverse and inclusive in everything we do and create.
• Operating as one company instead of multiple siloed businesses.
• Making a difference in the lives of each other, our customers and the world around us.