Internal Communications Lead

About the role

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Responsibilities

• Owns the enterprise internal communications strategy, aligning messaging, cadence, and channels to business priorities and organizational needs.
• Serves as a strategic advisor to senior leaders on internal messaging and communication approaches for enterprise initiatives.
• Develops communication plans that support understanding and adoption for enterprise initiatives and major organizational changes.
• Defines success metrics for internal communications; uses data and insights to evaluate effectiveness, identify gaps and continuously improve strategy, content, and channels.
• Leads and develops the internal communications team, including setting priorities, building capabilities and establishing best practices.
• Oversee event planning and graphic design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, English or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in communications, public relations or a related field with demonstrated success supporting or leading corporate communications initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead internal communications strategy in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong executive presence with experience advising senior leaders. Strong ability to build trust at all levels of the organization, and build and maintain strong relationships with leadership, team members and internal stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead teams, influence without authority, and operate at both strategic and executional levels.
• Strong strategic thinking and ability to translate business objectives into communication plans.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills; able to anticipate needs, navigate sensitive topics and recommend thoughtful solutions.