Associate Manager, Strategic Communications - #1413829

The Associate Manager, Strategic Communications is responsible for internal business communications, including business unit leadership communication strategy, communication plans, content and messaging development, and event communications for the Endoscopy Division at Stryker. This role will partner closely with business unit leadership, functional and cross-functional teams, and other stakeholders across the company to ensure alignment with business goals and priorities.

This is a hybrid role based in Tempe, AZ, or Denver, CO.

What You Will Do

Strategic partner

• Develop and execute communication strategies that drive business objectives.
• Define clear and measurable goals for associated communications strategies and use metrics to drive decisions.
• Collaborate with leadership to determine messaging strategy and content for business unit announcements, leadership communications, and town hall content.
• Partner to execute strategic communications for M&A (mergers and acquisitions) activities. Includes but is not limited to announcement and integration.
• Provide communications counsel, training, and support to senior leaders.
  
  

Content creator and dynamic writer

• Collaborate with leadership to determine messaging strategy and content for business unit announcements, leadership communications, town halls, scripts, press releases, and other high-exposure documents.
• Develop and refine communications best practices with businesses, including communications strategies, plans, and related toolkits to drive greater consistency and effectiveness.
• Ensure communications are in alignment with the business and company’s strategies, goals, objectives and brand, and ensure review and approvals are in accordance with current processes and procedures.
• Lead communication strategy and execution for trade shows and internal meetings.
  
  

What you will need:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing communications, public relations, or a related field.
• 6+ years of work experience.
• Expertise in AP style
  
  

Preferred

• 3+ years of experience in marketing, strategic, internal, or corporate communications.
• Strong public speaking and executive presentation skills.
• Proven ability to create communication plans and meet key performance indicators.
• Skilled at managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Experience collaborating with and providing feedback to senior leadership and management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Adobe programs (Marketo preferred); design experience a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong follow-up capabilities.
  
  

$87,600-$186,700 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.