Fortive

Internal Communications Manager

Fortive$76K — $128K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in internal or employee communications within a complex organization.
  • Proven track record in establishing internal communications strategies and governance.
  • Strong experience in change communications during organizational transitions.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling capabilities for diverse audiences.
  • Experience collaborating with senior leaders for executive communications.
  • Familiarity with managing internal communication platforms and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the internal communications strategy and editorial calendar.
  • Establish and oversee the internal communications operating model and governance.
  • Act as a communications advisor for senior leaders, crafting executive messaging.
  • Facilitate effective communication from leaders to managers with ready-to-use toolkits.
  • Lead communications for significant changes and initiatives within the organization.
  • Produce high-quality written and visual content for various internal channels.
  • Evolve and maintain internal communications channels and the intranet.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for bonuses as part of the total compensation package.
Full Job Description
The Internal Communications Manager at Intelex is responsible for developing, governing, and executing an integrated internal communications strategy that enables employees to understand business priorities, navigate organizational change, and stay connected to Intelex's culture and direction. This role partners closely with HR and senior leaders to ensure communications drive clarity, alignment, and engagement across the organization.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own the internal communications strategy and annual editorial calendar aligned to business and people priorities.
  • Establish and manage the internal communications operating model, including channel strategy, governance standards, intake and prioritization, and approval workflows.
  • Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior leaders; develop executive messaging including organization-wide announcements, scripts, presentations, and senior leader and all-employee meeting content.
  • Enable effective leader and manager communication through clear message cascades, ready-to-use toolkits, FAQs, and talk tracks.
  • Lead change communications for high-impact initiatives such as organizational changes, policy updates, system implementations, and business transformations.
  • Create high-quality written and multimedia content for internal channels including email, newsletters, intranet content, webinars, leadership forums, and video scripts.
  • Own and evolve internal communications channels and the intranet, ensuring content is accurate, accessible, well-governed, and relevant to employees.
  • Partner cross-functionally with HR, IT, Legal, and business teams to plan and deliver timely, effective internal communications.
  • Define internal communications KPIs and track reach, engagement, and channel effectiveness; use insights and feedback to continuously improve impact.
  • Incorporate employee listening and engagement survey insights into communication planning and storytelling.
  • Lead internal communications during sensitive or high-impact situations, ensuring messaging is timely, clear, and empathetic.


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in internal or employee communications within a complex or distributed organization.
  • Demonstrated experience building and scaling internal communications strategies, governance, and editorial operations.
  • Strong change communications capability and experience supporting organizational or operational change.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
  • Experience partnering with senior leaders and supporting executive-level communications.
  • Experience managing internal communications platforms such as intranets (e.g., SharePoint), email systems, and collaboration tools.
  • Strong planning, prioritization, and project management skills with high attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
  • Native-level proficiency in written and spoken English.

Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 76,700.00 - 128,100.00

About Fortive

Fortive is a diversified industrial growth company comprised of Professional Instrumentation and Industrial Technologies businesses that are recognized leaders in attractive markets. With 2019 revenues of $6.3 billion, Fortive's well-known brands hold leading positions in field instrumentation, transportation, sensing, product realization, automation and specialty, and franchise distribution. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, Washington and employs a team of more than 17,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.
Learn more about Fortive
Size
18,000 employees
Market Cap
$22.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.6 billion
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$6.5 billion
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