Senior Manager, Employee Communications and Experience

BE PART OF BUILDING THE FUTURE.

What do NASA and emerging space companies have in common with COVID vaccine R&D teams or with Roblox and the Metaverse? 

The answer is data, -- all fast moving, fast growing industries rely on data for a competitive edge in their industries. And the most advanced companies are realizing the full data advantage by partnering with Pure Storage. Pure’s vision is to redefine the storage experience and empower innovators by simplifying how people consume and interact with data. With 11,000+ customers including 58% of the Fortune 500, we’ve only scratched the surface of our ambitions. 

Pure is blazing trails and setting records:

• For eight straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant 
• Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score in the top 1% of B2B companies globally
• Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
• And, our 4,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

Pure is growing and so is our Employee Experience, Communication and Culture team. If you’re looking for something new and exciting where you can help shape strategy, flex your creative muscle and make a big impact, read on! 

The Employee Experience, Communication and Culture team owns a wide scope of responsibilities, as the name suggests. On our team, no two days are the same. We’re communication strategists, change management experts, creative problem-solvers, culture gurus, engagement drivers, employee experience advocates, DEI ambassadors— and more. We help drive connection, alignment, and purpose among our global workforce. Together, we deliver compelling and engaging internal communications using a blend of strategy, messaging, and artistry. 

More about the role

As Pure’s Senior Manager, Employee Communications and Experience, you will oversee initiatives that bolster our efforts to become a “talent magnet.” This requires strategic thinking, an analytical and creative mindset, ability to navigate complexity and strong leadership skills. Reporting to the senior director of Employee Experience and Communication, this role will play a critical part in helping to evolve and up level our global approach to employee and manager communication. 

• Communications strategy, planning and execution: Design and execute communication strategies that inform and inspire our internal audiences at Pure. Help simplify complexity, drive adoption of key people programs, and help our employee experience and culture scale as our business grows.
• Employee Experience: Drive improvement across “moments that matter” in the employee lifecycle. Use design thinking approach to evaluate, plan and elevate the employee experience.
• Strategic counsel: Advise executive leaders and program teams on global engagement and change management efforts. Shape the communication approach, tone, and messaging ensuring that we are reaching our internal stakeholders in a clear, concise, transparent, and credible way. 
• Change management communications: Bring strong change management experience to the table ensuring strategies are designed to help employees adopt and embrace change.
• Operational Excellence:  Proactively own areas of improvement for how the team executes and what we deliver. Use data, employee feedback and analytics to approach every day is an opportunity to experiment, learn and improve. 

Critical skills and experiences 

• Strong leadership and project management skills including identifying work streams, allocating resources, managing deliverables, and keeping teams updated on progress. 
• Proven experience working with executives to build and own the execution of global, employee communication strategies.
• Strong change management skills with proven ability to implement large-scale change projects.
• Excellent writing skills — ability to be concise, tell stories and write on behalf of executives.  
• Creativity and out-of-the box thinker comfortable trying new, innovative methods to engage our internal audiences.
• Ability to work across organizations, build trust and relationships, and willingness to be a team player and pitch in to help others. 
• Ability to manag