Strategic Communications & Change Lead

Strategic Communications & Change Lead

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We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week. Our hub locations include : Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and the Washington, DC metro area. If this is a role based in Europe, our Europe hub locations are London, UK and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

As our Strategic Communications & Change Lead, you'll play a central role in helping our enterprise clients navigate transformation. You'll design and guide communications strategies that build belief, inspire action, and sustain momentum across every level of the organization. This role is about leading change through communicationsnot just delivering messages, but shaping the story that makes change possible.

What you'll do

Lead change communications strategy for major enterprise deployments, designing narratives and messaging architectures that inspire adoption and alignment.

Map stakeholders and cascade paths, identifying champions and skeptics, and designing strategies that build trust across complex organizations.

Develop and deliver campaigns across multiple channels (email, live events, digital platforms, executive forums) with quality and consistency that earns credibility.

Equip managers and frontline leaders with toolkits, talking points, and coaching to act as multipliers of change.

Sense and adapt in real timeestablish listening loops and use insights to refine messaging and interventions.

Integrate with cross-functional teammates to ensure strategy, comms, and data insights reinforce one another.

Balance spikes in intensityowning launch campaigns and events while planning for sustainable delivery across the adoption journey.

If you have some or all of the following, please apply

Deep experience in change management, organizational transformation, or human capital consulting.

Proven communications expertise, from strategy to storytelling to polished execution across multiple formats and channels.

Multi-disciplinary skillset that spans change, comms, and experience designyou can think like a consultant and deliver like a marketer.

Creative and tactical chops, with an eye for quality in copy, visuals, and user experience.

Resilience and adaptability in managing intense launch cycles and quieter sustain phases without burning out.

A builder's mindsetyou thrive in ambiguity, enjoy writing the playbook, and don't need a big team to get started.

Enterprise client experience, ideally in large-scale, global organizations where complexity is the norm.

Our team thrives at the intersection of human expertise and AI capability. As an AI-forward company, adaptation and continuous learning are part of our daily work. We're looking for teammates who are excited to evolve alongside technology people who experiment boldly, share their discoveries openly, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work. These professionals thoughtfully integrate AI into their work to deliver exceptional results while maintaining the human judgment and creativity that drives real innovation. During our interview process, you'll have opportunities to showcase how you harness AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact.

Benefits :

Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member

A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible paid time off

Per year :

All federal / statutory holidays observed

4 BetterUp Inner Workdays

5 Volunteer Days to give back

Learning and Development stipend

Company wide Summer & Winter breaks

Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

401(k) self contribution

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BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At BetterUp, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education / training, residence location, as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this role is as follows : $122,000 - $210,000

$140,000 $210,000 : New York City and San Francisco

$122,000 $182,000 : All other locations

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