Senior Manager, Corporate Communications

About Us:
Welcome to Gallagher – a global leader in insurance, risk management, and consulting services. With a growing team of more than 45,000 professionals worldwide, we empower businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you can build a career whether it’s with our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team. Experience The Gallagher Way, a culture fueled by shared values and a collective passion for excellence. Join one of our dynamic teams, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping Gallagher's future and unlocking unparalleled opportunities for both clients and yourself.

 

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview:
The Senior Manager of Corporate Communications will manage the strategy, logistics, execution, and reporting for developing and distributing corporate communications across a global organization of more than 50,000 colleagues. In this role, you will partner with Gallagher’s corporate functions to communicate important information or new initiatives to Gallagher’s global colleagues and various targeted internal audiences.

 

With deep experience developing and executing communications strategies, you will work closely across internal stakeholders, especially functional teams like Human Resources, Marketing and ESG, to form a clear understanding of their goals and leverage your communications expertise to help them be successful. The person in this role will be comfortable building relationships with key business partners and guiding each message to the right audience on the right platform at the right time. This role will influence communications timing, collaborating across departments and functions to create a balanced and effective messaging strategy and calendar. The successful person excels at communicating across various channels, including audio, video, email, and graphic design. In addition, you’ll be encouraged to follow your curiosity and explore new mediums that can best reach our global colleagues.  

 

This position will also play a significant role in the corporate team’s work as the center of excellence for internal communications within Gallagher. Your job will be to create visibility across divisional and functional communications efforts, ultimately identifying, codifying, and promoting the best practices internal communicators will use.

Responsibilities:
Serve as a strategic partner for internal functional and leadership teams by guiding their communications needs.

Ensure organizational initiatives and projects are efficiently communicated to employees and other stakeholders by leading the development and execution of  communications strategies and timelines.

Lead or assist with special internal communications efforts or initiatives as they occur throughout the year, including content development.

Develop creative, compelling, and timely global internal messaging.

Measure the success of communications strategies, use data to identify improvement opportunities for the team, and report outcomes to Corporate Communications and business leaders.

Qualifications:
Required:

Bachelor's degree and 5 years related experience required.

Highly Preferred: 

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, or Marketing.

At least 7+ years of relevant experience in communication strategy development, writing and editing content, and building relationships with business partners.

Shown expertise in internal communications and ability to partner with various stakeholders and internal teams.

Experience working on a Corporate Communications team for a large, complex organization.

Ability to independently handle complex projects.

Experienced in developing communications for varied audiences of all levels and adapting them for different distribution channels.

Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.

Strong consulting and analytical skills with the ability to assess communications performance goals and gaps.

Excellent presence and ability to build and grow professional relationships at all levels of the organization.

Collaborative team player.

Prior experience in the financial services or insurance brokerage industry is a plus.

Experience using multiple communications/marketing tools.

Work Traits: 

Ability to form relationships and credibility across the organization.

Able to consult and support key stakeholders based on undefined/changing business needs and priorities.

Able to organize and prioritize work and adjust to changing priorities.

Analyze and resolve best communication approaches and methods in consideration of audience, content, and emerging technologies.

Able to create high-quality customized communication content in different delivery modalities.

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Additional Information:
On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

 Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one

Life and accident insurance

401(K) and Roth options

Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)

Educational expense reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

Digital mental health services (Talkspace)

Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)

Training programs

Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing

Charitable matching gift program

And more...

We value inclusion and diversity

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

 

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