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Vice President, Enabling Functions Communications

New Britain, CT or Towson, MD - Hybrid, 3 days a week in office

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:

As a Vice President Enabling Functions Communications, you’ll be part of our internal communications team working as a hybrid employee. Reporting to the Vice President of Internal Corporate Communications, the Vice President of Enabling Functions Communications for SBD will lead a team of seasoned communicators to develop high impact global communications that advance the strategies of enabling functions such as Human Resources, and the company’s business objectives. As a highly strategic and visionary leader, this person will hone and implement the enabling functions’ communication strategies to effectively engage employees and other key stakeholders, working collaboratively with Human Resources, Marketing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, and Government Relations on integrated communication solutions.

Working closely with enabling functions leadership, this communications leadership role will play a key role in accelerating business transformation efforts, particularly in advancing our talent & culture strategy to amplify engagement for a world-class employee experience. This leader is charged with overseeing a team who develops compelling narratives and interactive presentations for internal audiences, effectively plans large-scale, project-based and change communications, and maintains a cadence of internal communication rhythms including frequent engagement activity, quarterly town halls, and other ad hoc events. You’ll get to:

• Lead a team of seasoned communicators ranging from Directors to Specialists.

• Develop and implement communication strategy and plans in support of the enabling functions strategies and our overall business objectives.

• Influence alignment across a complex stakeholder landscape to drive integrated communication solutions.

• Guide leaders at all levels within the Enabling Functions to lead with empathy, demonstrate our leadership principles and implement communication rhythms that keep employees connected and engaged.

• Craft and deploy written and visual communications for key business initiatives tailored to different internal stakeholders.

• Leverage existing channels and create new channels to enhance employee collaboration globally.

• Champion feedback channels to inform communication and leader engagement strategies, including employee surveys, roundtables and change agent networks at the business level.

• Lead change communication strategies for organizational structure changes, business development projects, and large-scale initiatives focused on our business transformation strategy.

• Maintain and utilize key measures of success and data-driven metrics to refine communication approaches and actions.

• Partner with HR and business partners to drive employee engagement in the enabling functions and communicate a succinct and compelling employee value proposition/employer brand.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:

• 15-20+ years of experience in Communications, Marketing, or related field, with demonstrated experience leveraging communication tools to support key strategic initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, Human Resources or related field. Master’s degree preferred.

• Leader with an innovative, growth mindset who excels at identifying and embedding contemporary tools and practices for communication.

• Ability to translate strategy and concepts into high-impact visual presentations, including PowerPoint, video and social/digital content.

• Understanding of and experience with leading change management within a corporate environment.

• Experience in industrial manufacturing industry preferred.

• Ability to travel as needed (typically no more than 20% of the time).

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.

• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera®, and online university.

• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

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All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, or any other protected characteristic.

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:

Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:

We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:

You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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For the builders and protectors, for the makers and explorers, for those shaping and reshaping our world through hard work and inspiration, Stanley Black & Decker provides the tools and innovative solutions you can trust to get the job done—and we have since 1843.

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