**HR Communications** **Position summary:** Are you an experienced communications leader with excellent storytelling talents? Do you have a knack for bringing creativity to communications for colleagues? Does providing guidance and strategy on executive communications and integrated narratives related to how HR and culture drive business transformation excite you? If yes, come join Guardian as Head of HR Communications. In this leadership role, you will serve as the strategic communications partner to the CHRO and the HR executive leadership team in developing inspiring communications campaigns to promote how Guardian fosters the mind, body, and wallet® well-being of our colleagues, as well as their career and professional development success. This leader will design and deliver a communication strategy that elevates HR’s brand and impact, drives colleague engagement, and supports transformation efforts across the enterprise. This role blends internal communications, leadership communications, and change management with a strong focus on storytelling, transparency, and authenticity. Key areas of communications focus include total rewards; organizational effectiveness, leadership, and learning; culture, equity and inclusion; HR policies and colleague relations; Workday and HR operational processes, workplace and real estate strategy; and corporate impact. **You are:** + A Strategic Advisor to HR Leadership Act who acts a trusted advisor to the CHRO and HR Leadership Team, providing strategic counsel on communication needs, risks, and opportunities. + Responsible for leading the creation and delivery of compelling executive communications, including speeches, town halls, videos, blogs, and internal social content for the CHRO and HR leaders. + A stand-out writer, editor, and communications strategist with an ability to design and implement a comprehensive HR communications strategy that aligns with Guardian’s mission, culture, and colleague experience goals. + Adept at developing communication strategies and plans across integrated internal and external channels that promote storylines, support culture and change initiatives, and foster colleague and people leader engagement + Able to partner closely with HR Centers of Expertise (e.g., Talent, Equity and Inclusion, Total Rewards, Colleague Relations) to support enterprise-wide change initiatives through clear, consistent, and engaging communications. + Skilled at successfully managing multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment + Skilled at using data to assess the effectiveness of communication efforts and continuously improve messaging and delivery channels + A strong collaborator who excels at having a “can do” attitude, communicating transparently, and partnering with senior leaders and other stakeholders across a matrixed organization to ensure successful outcomes + Experienced at coaching and managing a high-performing team + Able to strike the balance between acting as strategic thinker while also managing, influencing and radically prioritizing initiatives where appropriate **You will:** + Oversee a team responsible for the creation and distribution of end-to-end communication strategies and tactical plans across integrated internal and external channels for all assigned HR communications campaigns/initiatives + Act as a trusted advisor and communications strategist to manage relationships and influence decision-making with key stakeholders + Coordinate and write CHRO executive and leadership communications to align with voice, tone, and style criteria + Ensure operational excellence and deliver high quality, error-free content and messaging **You have:** + Minimum of 15 years of communications experience and leadership, preferably in the Insurance/ Financial Services industry or other highly regulated industry; HR communications experience desired + Deep experience developing and executing successful communications strategies + Strong planning, project management, organizational, influencing, and negotiating skills + Graphic desktop publishing/ content management and professional social media writing/posting experience Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, English, Journalism, Human Resources, or related field **Reporting relationship:** This role reports to our Head of Internal Communications within our Marketing & Communications function. **Location and other requirements:** This role: + Can be based in Holmdel, NJ; Hudson Yards, NY; Boston, MA; Stamford, CT; or Bethlehem, PA + Is hybrid with at least 3 days/week in the office + May require up to 25% travel within US **Salary Range:** $151,950.00 - $249,630.00 The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation. **Our Promise** At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards. **Inspire Well-Being** As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at www.guardianlife.com/careers/corporate/benefits . _Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits._ **Equal Employment Opportunity** Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. **Accommodations** Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com . **Current Guardian Colleagues: Please apply through the internal Jobs Hub in Workday.** Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being — mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com .