Senior Internal Communications Manager

Responsibilities

• Execute internal and executive communications programs: help align messaging with the company's vision, mission, and product positioning.
• Write and produce employee communications, including announcements, newsletters, executive messages, town halls, all-hands, and kick-off events.
• Manage and continuously optimize the internal communications strategy, including ownership of the editorial calendar.
• Build a strong understanding of the voice of the employee by gathering feedback and signals to inform what we communicate and how.
• Partner cross-functionally with leaders across all functions to deliver communications initiatives end-to-end and keep our narrative consistent across channels.
• Support company-wide and leadership meetings: help craft the messaging, agenda, and speaker prep.
• Leverage AI to scale your own work and continue to uplevel internal communications across Checkr.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years in internal or corporate communications, ideally at a fast-growing tech company.
• Executive communications: You can write and tailor content for specific audiences with a deep understanding of messaging, positioning, and stakeholder needs. You're comfortable working with executives at all levels and can translate their voice into clear, compelling communications.
• AI fluency: You're a sophisticated user of AI tools and bring them into your everyday workflow to scale your impact and uplevel communications.
• Editorial judgment and project leadership: You know what to amplify, what to skip, and how to land. You can run multi-stakeholder communications projects end-to-end, measure what's working through engagement and sentiment, and adapt as you go.
• Employee empathy: You bring genuine curiosity about what employees need and care about, and translate those signals into communications that land.
• Steady through change: You've delivered communications through reorgs, leadership transitions, and other moments of high stakes, and know how to bring clarity when employees need it most.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal or corporate communications, ideally at a fast-growing tech company.
• Strong understanding of messaging, positioning, and stakeholder needs.
• Proficiency in using AI tools to scale internal communications.
• Genuine curiosity about employee needs and the ability to translate those into effective communications.
• Experience delivering communications through various organizational changes and leadership transitions.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and project management skills.
• Excellent writing and editing abilities.
• Collaborative and cross-functional teamwork.
• Ability to leverage AI tools to enhance communication efforts.
• Empathy and understanding of employee needs.
• Experience navigating organizational change and maintaining clear communication.

Benefits

• Learning and development allowance.
• Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement.
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Monthly wellness stipend.

Pay

• On-target Earnings OR Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA): $199,000 - $234,000 USD.

Schedule

• Individuals are expected to work from the office 3+ days a week.

Location

• Hub locations are Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN; and Santiago, Chile.

Company Information

Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Over 140,000 companies and millions of people rely on Checkr for AI verification in the moments that matter most: getting a new job, a new place to live, a car ride, childcare, even a date. Customers include Uber, Pennymac, Airbnb, Doordash, Amazon, and Anthropic. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.

About Checkr

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Checkr is committed to building the best product and company, which requires hiring talented and qualified individuals with a diverse set of perspectives and lived experiences. Checkr believes in hiring people of all backgrounds, including those whose histories are impacted by the justice system in accordance with local, state, and/or federal laws, including the San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.

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