Senior Enterprise Communications Lead

About the role

This position advances enterprise priorities through communications that inform and engage nearly 200,000 employees globally. The person in this role advises senior leaders, provides candid counsel, and considers both business needs and the employee experience. They assess complex business and HR priorities and develop and execute communications strategies that drive understanding, alignment, and action. This position will be based in Charlotte, NC; Irving, TX; Minneapolis, MN or Washington, DC and offers a hybrid work schedule. The Wells Fargo job profile is Senior Lead Communications Consultant.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic communications counsel: Advise senior HR leaders, challenge assumptions, and recommend approaches that consider both business needs and the employee experience.
• Develop and execute communications plans: Translate complex business and HR priorities into clear plans that define objectives, audiences, key messages, tactics, timing, and measures of success.
• Lead communications for HR change: Help employees understand and navigate complex HR and organizational change.
• Connect work across initiatives: Identify connections, competing messages, and opportunities to coordinate communications across HR priorities.
• Influence stakeholders: Build alignment, guide decisions, and move work forward without direct authority.
• Develop effective messages and content: Write and edit clear, credible communications tailored to the business need, audience, and channel.
• Drive work through execution: Establish clear roles and next steps, anticipate obstacles, and maintain momentum from planning to delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Public Relations, Media Relations or Corporate Communications experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Experience developing communications strategies and plans for enterprise-wide business functions

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise HR, change, or employee communications
• Experience advising senior leaders and executing communications plans
• Experience serving as a trusted advisor and influencing outcomes without direct authority
• Experience managing complex projects and competing priorities
• Experience making sound recommendations amid ambiguity and incomplete information
• Experience operating in complex, highly matrixed organizations
• Experience developing and delivering clear, compelling written communications for diverse audiences

Pay

Base pay ranges by location:

• Charlotte, NC (401 South Tryon Street): $139,000 – $217,000
• Irving, TX (401 West Las Colinas Blvd): $139,000 – $217,000
• Minneapolis, MN (600 South 4th Street): $153,000 – $239,000
• Washington, DC (1700 K Street, NW): $167,000 – $260,000

Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid time off
• Disability benefits
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
• Parental leave
• Critical caregiving leave
• Discounts and savings
• Commuter benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Scholarships for dependent children
• Adoption reimbursement