Job Details

• Partner with IT, business and functional leaders to create a working multi-year change and communications roadmap for EVEREST
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to senior IT leadership team; develop an integrated strategy approach with existing resources and align for efficiency and effectiveness; develop and implement communications strategies that serve to support overall EVEREST awareness and education.
• Serve as liaison with business teams and communication to ensure synchronized EVEREST messaging flows two ways for 17+ workstreams. Work with change management vendors and PMO team to develop and monitor KPIs to gauge the success of communications programming and related efforts.
• Communications Materials: Prepare written materials including business communications, reports, presentation slide decks and scripts for CIO
• Teammate Communications: Establish an integrated internal communications discipline/protocol that incorporates EVEREST communications with strategic business information for total engagement of teammates. Develops and manages content for Town Hall engagements.
• Vendor and Budget Management: Oversee estimates, invoices and overall budget accountability; manage communications agencies support on PR, digital communications and related activities, ensuring efficient delivery and strategic alignment with IT efforts and corporate objectives.
• Digital Social Media Coordination: Work in coordination with business marketing and corporate Digital & Social Media teams and agencies as needed to enhance as possible corporate positioning in social media channels.
• Manages the company's EVEREST pages on the Intranet, including content planning and trafficking editorial content
• Serves as a member of the IT Leadership Team
• Works collaboratively with internal communications team and subject matter experts to offer communications recommendations for internal programming and teammate engagement

• Highly effective communication and change management skills (verbal, listening, and written)
• Experience working in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
• Ability to identify opportunities for collaboration and synergy across projects
• Serves as trusted partner to members of the communication team
• Develops effective networks of internal and external relationships
• Possesses the maturity and diplomacy skills required to manage sensitive corporate relations matters
• Contributes to cultivating a positive culture
• Comfortable presenting to and interacting with teammates at every level
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables
• Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Reference ID - GH/CRS/JC//25102019//87368/IT Communications Manager