Director Communications (Technology Transformation)

Overview :

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. The below job opportunity is to one of Our Clients it is an American publicly traded corporation deals with business are financial information and analytics which helps investors pinpoint global opportunities.

Job Title : Director - Communications (Technology Transformation)

Job Location : New York NY 10041

Duration : 3 Months (with potential to extend or convert FTE)

Job Type : Temporary Assignment

Work Type : Hybrid / Remote (EST)

Job Description : The role :

You will provide critical support to Corporate Communications with a primary focus on internal communications for technology and transformation initiatives across Client.

The individual will act as a dedicated extension of the team with a strong emphasis on strategic planning project management and generalist communications skills. East Coast availability preferred.

This is a senior leadership remit serving as a strategic communications advisor to executive technology and transformation leaders accountable for people leadership of communications resources during the engagement and responsible for designing a scalable FTE technology communications function.

The impact :

This team member will be a critical partner to Technology Enterprise Digital and transformation leaders driving clarity and engagement around key milestones changes launches and adoption activities.

They will help organize and execute internal campaigns streamline communications operations and elevate our channels and measurement approach.

In addition this role will help define the operating model staffing and budget requirements for a future FTE technology communications team and serve as the senior point of contact for executive stakeholders.

This role moves seamlessly from big-picture strategy to tactical delivery.

The contract opportunity : You ll apply broad communications expertise to support enterprise tech transformation translating complex concepts into simple actionable messages coordinating delivery across channels and ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned. There is potential to convert to full-time based on performance and business need.

Responsibilities :

Proven people management experience (direct reports and / or dotted-line teams); experience recruiting hiring mentoring and developing communications professionals

Support the planning shaping and execution of internal communications campaigns for technology and transformation initiatives (program updates releases process changes adoption and training)

Build executive-ready materials including internal memos intranet articles FAQs talking points town hall run-of-shows video scripts and leadership updates

Develop and maintain a transformation communications plan and editorial calendar; manage timelines dependencies and approvals across stakeholders and establish governance and operating rhythms for an ongoing FTE communications function

Partner with Technology and Corporate Communications to align messaging frameworks narrative arcs and change communications toolkits

Publish and enhance intranet hub content; support email and enterprise newsletters; optimize Teams / Slack channels where appropriate

Coordinate internal events (briefings AMAs information sessions roadshows); drive run-of-show logistics and post-event follow-ups

Report KPIs for campaigns and channels (reach engagement sentiment adoption) using data to refine plans and demonstrate impact

Refine playbooks and governance to improve consistency and speed (message maps RACI approval workflows)

Support issues and incident comms for tech releases as needed; ensure timely clear updates to affected audiences

Qualifications :

10 years of communications experience (senior-level) with demonstrated success in internal / change communications within technology digital or transformation environments including experience managing teams and building functions

Strong project management skills; proven ability to run complex workstreams end-to-end and meet tight EOY timelines

Strategic mindset with the ability to craft plans narratives and message architectures that ladder to business goals

Exceptional writing and editing skills; adept at translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences and capturing leaders voice

Experience in large global matrixed organizations or agency environments; comfortable navigating ambiguity and multiple stakeholders

Facility with CMS / intranet publishing (e.g. SharePoint) and Microsoft 365; familiarity with enterprise collaboration tools (Teams Viva Engage / Yammer) and project tools (Smartsheet / Asana / Jira) is a plus

Data-driven approach to measuring outcomes; ability to define KPIs and leverage insights to optimize communications

High attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; trusted counselor to senior leaders with a service-oriented mindset

Bachelor s degree or equivalent experience

Nice-to-have :

Experience supporting CIO / CTO organizations or enterprise platform migrations

Change management certification or training (e.g. Prosci) and familiarity with adoption and training comms

Background in building communications playbooks service catalogs and operating models for growing teams

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1