Job Description

Job Title: Communications Lead, Rolls-Royce North America

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Reston, VA OR Indianapolis, IN

This role is critical in driving integration of communications activities across Rolls-Royce North America and provides the opportunity to be part of a high-energy team, working at pace to drive the transformation of Rolls-Royce at a pivotal point in its history.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing:

With this attractive opportunity you will support a team that will drive communications strategy and engagement of all employees across all three business divisions in North America. It will suit a candidate who is able to deliver employee engagement activities in support of One Rolls-Royce – motivating and mobilizing employees through the development of compelling content.

Key Accountabilities:

Use insight and channel metrics to inform tactical delivery plans to achieve the desired outcome from awareness and understanding to behaviour or culture change.Collaborate with Communications & Marketing colleagues and site-specific stakeholders to coordinate the day-to-day calendar of activity to reach key audiences across both digitally connected and non-connected work environments.Work closely with the SVP Communications & Marketing Defense and North America, SVP Internal Communications and other business partners to identify opportunities, to ensure consistency of message and avoid unnecessary clashes in activity.Produce and deliver communications content, including executive leadership messages, planned drumbeat activity and responses to emerging issues ensuring a smooth flow of information across leaderships levels, divisions and the region.Work directly with the Communications partners and subject matter experts to produce and deliver consistent corporate narrative that reflects Rolls-Royce’s business strategy via our owned-channels in a way that reflects our corporate purpose and culture.Topics include safety and security, business transformation, culture & behaviors, sustainability, technology, customer wins and compliance driven topics such as benefit enrollment.Channels include print materials, digital (email, plasma screens, intranet) and in-person experiences including regional town halls, emails, video, storytelling, news items, global/regional newsletters, posters and deskdropsManage translations for materials or content shared with colleagues in Montreal, Canada.Collaborate with other teams, including People (Human Resources) and other Business Enabler teams, to support project workstreams related to our Transformation or other change programs.Stay abreast of current best practices in the industry and technology trends to continuously improve and learn— sharing knowledge across the Communications team as appropriate.Regularly review and summarize insight and measurement data to recommend ways to evolve tactics to increase relevancy and impact.

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Qualifications:

Associates Degree in Liberal Arts, Marketing or Communication with 4 years of experience in Marketing and Communications, ORBachelors Degree in Liberal Arts, Marketing or Communication with 2 years of experience in Marketing and Communications, ORMasters Degree in in Liberal Arts, Marketing or Communication JD/PhDIn order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

Excellent writing skills with experience in communications, journalism or related field.Proven track record in communications production with good time management, attention to detail and organizational skills using MS Office and other tools e.g., Word, Excel, SharePoint, Poppulo, AppSpaceProven ability to deliver results and work productively in a complex environment and/or matrixed organization.Creative and high energy in bringing new thinking and challenge.General awareness of employee engagement techniques.Passion for and knowledge of engineering or technology sector.Collaborative approach and proven track record of excellent teamwork across all levels of the organization.Experience in relevant aerospace or defence industryExperience working in a communications role in a matrixed organizationPioneer the next generation of innovation. Join us and you’ll develop your skills and expertise to the very highest levels, working in an international environment for a company known the world over for its brilliance.

What we offer:

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Salary dependent on location:

Reston, VA:

Salary range: $94,534-$141,801

Indianapolis, IN:

Salary range: $78,778-$118,168

Job CategoryCorporate Affairs
Job Posting Date01 Aug 2025; 00:08
Pay Range$94,534 - $141,801-Annually

Location:

Reston, VA

Benefits

Rolls-Royce provides a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that includes base pay and a discretionary bonus plan. Eligible employees may have the opportunity to enroll in other benefits, including health, dental, vision, disability, life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; a flexible spending account; a health savings account; a 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match; Employee Assistance Program; Paid Time Off; certain paid holidays; paid parental and family care leave; tuition reimbursement; and a long-term incentive plan. The options available to an employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as date of hire, employment type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.