Executive Communication Senior Manager, US / Canada

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Intuitive is looking for a manager-level Executive Communication lead to create, nurture, and execute a proactive, integrated executive communication strategy and roadmap that reflects the priorities for the US/Canada region and builds effective connections with key external and employee audiences. This includes acting as a strategic communication advisor and developing a range of communications for the senior vice president and general manager of US/Canada Commercial, the vice president of Global Corporate and U.S. Marketing, and as feasible, other senior leaders in the region.

The ideal candidate will possess strong written and oral communication skills, a strategic orientation, strong organization and presentation skills, a bias toward action, and a desire to learn continuously. Critical to success will be relationship-building and collaboration with the U.S. Commercial and Marketing team and other with corporate teams, including media relations, investor relations, analyst relations, brand and creative, and employee communication to ensure priority corporate message amplification in the region.

This role will report to the Senior Director of Executive Communication. In this role, you will lead both external and organizational executive communication strategies and associated efforts for the region.

Essential Job Duties

In this role, you will lead both external executive communication and organizational (internal) executive communication strategies and associated efforts for the region.

For external executive communication, you will:

• Execute the regional executive communication support strategy.
• Collaborate on the development and amplification of executive narratives while driving awareness, support, and alignment of corporate executive narratives within the region.
• Lead the content development process for new presentations and revisions for recurring presentations, including event briefings, scripts, and talking points, collaborating with Social Media on social posts and the Creative Services team on design.
• Draft and produce written, oral, and digital communication, including blog posts, etc.
• Help the team to track and measure executive communication activities for the region.
• Facilitate the corporate Executive Communication Review & Approval (ECRA) process within region or country.
• Help build an executive coaching program to prepare and support regional spokespeople.
• Help facilitate localization and translation needs for executive communication content delivered and/or published in the region.
• Provide onsite executive support for Intuitive-sponsored events when needed.

For organizational (internal) executive communication: 

• Podium presentations for regional Commercial and Marketing all-hands and summits
• Org announcements (emails and community posts)
• Presentations for Ops Reviews and Board meetings

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Seasoned communications professional with minimum 8-10 years of experience in executive and/or corporate communication.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills; demonstrated ability to clearly, compellingly communicate complex ideas,