Strategic Communications Manager

What you’ll do:

The GEIS North America Strategic Communications Manager drives the communications strategy that powers growth, transformation, and employee engagement across the region. Serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, this role translates business priorities into compelling narratives that strengthen leadership visibility, accelerate change, and connect employees to the organization's vision and goals. Partnering across GEIS, Eaton, and functional teams, the position creates high-impact communications that foster a high-performance culture, reinforce the Eaton Culture Model, and help position the business for sustained growth and success.

In this role you will:

• Develop and execute a scalable communications strategy that accelerates North America business growth, strengthens organizational alignment, and advances strategic priorities. 
• Partner with senior leaders and sites as a trusted communications advisor, shaping narratives, managing change, and driving engagement across critical business initiatives 
• Translate complex business strategies, transformations, and market opportunities into compelling, actionable communications that inspire understanding, alignment, and execution 
• Elevate executive presence and thought leadership through impactful executive communications, presentations, digital content, and employee engagement strategies that reinforce business objectives 
• Lead enterprise readiness for crisis and issues management, ensuring proactive planning, rapid response, and effective stakeholder communications during critical events 
• Own the employee communications ecosystem, creating high-impact campaigns and content that strengthen culture, engagement, recognition, trust, and organizational effectiveness 
• Leverage data, insights, and employee feedback to measure communication effectiveness, identify opportunities, and continuously optimize communication strategies and business outcomes 
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across GEIS, Eaton, and business leadership teams to ensure consistent messaging, amplify strategic priorities, and enhance organizational impact 
• Champion innovation in communication channels, tools, and storytelling approaches, enabling a modern, digitally connected employee experience that supports growth and transformation. 

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience with a large corporation including five (5) years of experience in internal communications, employee engagement, leadership communications, public relations, or related disciplines. 
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Syracuse, NY or Highland, IL to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, English, or related field.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, executive communication, and content development skills. 
• Experience supporting senior leaders and developing strategic communication plans with ability to effectively reach all levels of the organization.
• Ability to translate complex business topics into clear and compelling communications.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 communication platforms, including Viva Engage, SharePoint, Teams, and LinkedIn.
• Strong consulting, relationship-building, and project management capabilities.