Senior Communications Leader

7 days ago


Trenton, New Jersey, United States Verizon Communications Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Communications Leader to join our Corporate Communications organization at Verizon Communications. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading communications for Verizon Business Group, a $30 billion business focused on delivering solutions and products to power and empower global enterprises, small and medium businesses, government and public sector customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive communication strategy across earned media and owned content that drives company priorities, business goals, and product initiatives.
  • Proactively identify opportunities to secure positive media coverage and manage crisis communication when necessary.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key media outlets, journalists, and influencers in the technology and industry sectors.
  • Engage internal and external stakeholders in innovative ways to drive results and leverage segmentation and targeting to get the right message to the right audience.
  • Be data-driven at the core and proactively integrate new tools and tactics (i.e. AI) to optimize outreach.
  • Provide strategic counsel to the executive team, ensuring a consistent and effective leadership message externally and internally.
  • Lead a high-performing communications team, fostering a culture of trust, care, and excellence.
  • Work cross-functionally to address the needs of key stakeholders, including investors, customers, employees, and partners.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
  • 12 years+ experience in leading a large communications team in a corporate or agency setting.
  • Expert in corporate communications, public relations, crisis management, and executive communications.
  • Deep understanding of how to develop integrated communications with a focus on product and marketing.
  • Highly strategic mindset, including strong instincts and a demonstrated ability to identify media moments and opportunities and to develop, execute, and deliver on plans for growth.
  • Experience with segmentation and targeting to get the right message to the right audience.
  • Exceptional leadership skills, interpersonal skills, and relationship management skills with the ability to manage others, as well as across, up, and down an organization.
  • Demonstrated success as a Communications Business Partner to a C-suite executive in a multi-national, matrixed organization.
  • Ability to influence at an executive level through exceptional business acumen, domain expertise, and written/verbal communication.
  • Significant experience managing multiple projects with a proven track record of delivering results and achieving targets – ROI-focused and data-driven at every level.
  • Outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, pivot quickly, and respond with urgency.
  • Experience utilizing digital channels and comfort leveraging AI to elevate performance.
  • Inspirational leader with a track record of hiring and developing world-class talent and fostering a collaborative culture.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's Degree.
  • Experience in the telecommunications and/or tech sector.
About Verizon Communications

We are a human network that reaches across the globe and works behind the scenes. We anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. We come together in crisis and in celebration, lifting up our communities and striving to make an impact to move the world forward.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.



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