Strategic & Employee Communications Director

About the role

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute a global employee communications strategy aligned with Keysight’s business priorities, values, and culture.
• Translate company strategy and key initiatives into clear narratives, campaigns, and calls to action that build employee understanding, alignment, and engagement.
• Lead communications for major enterprise priorities, transformations, organizational changes, and business milestones.
• Advise senior leaders on communications strategy and develop executive messages, presentations, talking points, and employee-facing materials.
• Lead the employee communications function, including editorial strategy, content standards, channel effectiveness, and day-to-day operations.
• Use AI, automation, and digital tools to increase the speed, scale, and effectiveness of communications while maintaining quality, accuracy, security, and brand standards.
• Create and oversee engaging communications in a range of formats, including written content, infographics, presentations, video, and other multimedia experiences.
• Strengthen coordination across employee, executive, external, business, and marketing communications through shared planning, messaging, and timing.
• Build strong partnerships across Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Strategy, Marketing, Legal, business groups, and regional teams.
• Use employee feedback, channel data, and business outcomes to measure effectiveness and continuously improve communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus 10+ years of communications or equivalent experience, preferably in a high-tech field
• Excellent visual and written storytelling skills with the ability to synthesize and simplify complex engineering information into clear, compelling content
• Strong proficiency with generative AI and other emerging communications technologies, including the ability to apply them responsibly to content development, workflow automation, audience insights, and communications measurement.
• Experience leading communications professionals and complex, cross-functional programs.
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under deadlines and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Outstanding PowerPoint skills with Photoshop experience desired
• Technical proficiency to publish and manage the backend of the company’s SharePoint-based intranet and use the internal email platform
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic who takes initiative and works independently
• Good organizational, interpersonal, and project management skills

Preferred location is San Francisco Bay Area; but will consider anywhere in the U.S.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• Restricted Stock Units
• Eligible for Keysight's Variable Pay Bonus Program

Pay

• California: MIN $119,000.00 - MAX $211,000.00
• Colorado: MIN $110,000.00 - MAX $184,000.00
• District of Columbia: MIN $110,000.00 - MAX $184,000.00
• Hawaii: MIN $110,000.00 - MAX $184,000.00
• Illinois: MIN $110,000.00 - MAX $184,000.