Senior Communications Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Develop And Execute Communication Programs That Align all employees around Karman’s core priorities and initiatives.
• Strengthen transparency and confidence in leadership.
• Improve operating efficiency and cross-site collaboration.
• Increase employee satisfaction and engagement through clear, timely, and consistent messaging.
• Establish effective two-way communication channels to surface employee perspectives.
• Support internal campaigns and events in partnership with HR, Operations, and site leadership.
• Incorporate data-based tools to evaluate program effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant communications experience within a publicly traded company.
• Hands-on experience in both internal and external communications, including media relations.
• Exceptional writing and editing proficiency across formats and audiences (employees, media, executives, partners).
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior leaders and synthesize complex inputs into clear, cohesive messaging.
• Ability to flex tone and approach to engage shop floor teams, engineers, corporate staff, and C-suite leaders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, or advanced manufacturing industries is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.
• Facility with MS 365 tools (Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint), CMS, media monitoring, social analytics AI & Digital Tools.
• Experience using AI assisted writing, research, and productivity tools to enhance communication quality, speed, and efficiency.
• Familiarity with AI enabled enterprise systems, analytics platforms, and workflows; comfortable operating in an environment adopting AI driven tools and processes.
• Understanding of responsible and compliant AI use in a public company communications environment, including confidentiality, accuracy, and adherence to established approval protocols.