Executive Communications Manager, CMCO (Houston, TX/San Jose, CA)

Executive Communications Manager, CMCO (Houston, TX/San Jose, CA)

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

   

HPE is looking for an Executive Communications Manager to support our Chief Marketing & Communications Officer (CMCO). With more than 1000 marketers and communicators across the globe supporting global communications, brand and corporate marketing, field and partner marketing, product and solution marketing, performance marketing and analytics, the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and her team are responsible for ensuring HPE’s value propositions are clear and differentiated, that new and immersive experiences bring to life the company’s innovation and purpose, and the strength of the company’s brand advances its market position. In this role, you will develop and execute internal and external communications for HPE's Chief Marketing & Communications Officer to increase visibility, expand influence, and enable cultural imperatives for transformation and growth. The ideal candidate is a strategic, collaborative, and articulate communicator with client-facing public relations agency experience and/or experience supporting senior executives with a commitment to operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Thought Leadership: Develop distinct thought leadership platforms aligned to CMCO’s priorities. Identify, secure, and maximize top-tier targets for media engagement, influencer relationships, and public speaking. Develop executive speeches, scripts, presentations, talking points, and briefing documents.
• Social Media: Develop and execute the social media strategy for CMCO to promote HPE’s business, reputation, and culture. Capitalize on real-time opportunities for news making, brand building, and stakeholder engagement. Develop content, facilitate approvals, monitor activity and continually optimize performance.
• Team Culture: Foster pride, confidence, and engagement among team members with consistent communication. Drive business acumen through communication and trainings. Organize celebrations for performance milestones, cultural moments, and life events with a spirit of fun, creativity, and inclusivity. Manage team meetings from concept to execution, optimized for digital and global engagement.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Represent the interests of the CMCO in meetings. Align with senior leaders on strategic priorities. Partner with cross-functional executive communicators to drive a cohesive narrative across the enterprise.
• Operational Excellence: Enhance the brand of the CMCO and Global Marketing & Communications team with consistent communication and experiences (standards, templates, processes, etc.). Analyze effectiveness of communication and continually optimize performance.

About You:

• Solid communications background, (working directly with clients and senior leaders, developing executive-level communications, building trust and influencing cross-functional teams, etc.)
• Exceptional writing, editing and presentation skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into a clear point of view with concise language for a variety of audiences.
• Good judgement and discretion when working with sensitive or confidential information.
• Excellent organizational skills and project management.
• Based in and excited to be in-person in the San Jose, CA (preference) or Spring, TX offices when the CMCO is in-office.

Education and Experience Required:

• BA or BS in Communications, Marketing or Business Administration.
• 5+ years of experience in employee communications, journalism or marketing.
• Previous client facing agency experience is highly preferred
• Experience leading media relations, internal communications strategies, and creative planning is highly preferred
• Previous experience contributing to or leading 360 Communications
• Aptitude for collabor