Sr. Manager / Director, Internal Communications

Job Title: Senior Manager/Director of Internal Communications 

About Bombas:

Bombas is a comfort focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. The company launched in 2013, after the founders learned that socks are the #1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. From there, they set out to solve that problem, donating a pair of socks for every pair they sell. How do you donate a lot of socks? You sell a lot. And how do you sell a lot? You make the most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Millions of pairs sold and donated later, Bombas is continuing to innovate with new socks and apparel while creating a positive impact on the community where we all work and live.

At Bombas, comfort is heavily rooted in our DNA. While striving to provide comfort for all, we welcome and celebrate minds from all backgrounds regardless of age, color, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, genetics, physical or mental ability, protected veteran status, race, religion and sexual orientation. We highly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Come as you are and we’ll welcome you to the Hive.

Based on the specific needs and job requirements, this role will be working out of our Bombas HQ in New York City.

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About the Job:

We’re looking for a Senior Manager/Director of Internal Communications to report directly to our Chief of Staff Communications and oversee the strategy and drive the execution around our first, formal internal communications strategy. 

It is an exciting time of growth for our company, and internal culture and communication will continue to play an important role in the success and alignment of the organization. This role will be responsible for drafting messaging and developing presentations and programming to engage various internal audiences for a variety of company-wide events and communication, including but not limited to campaign initiative launches, company announcements and regular meetings (All Hands, Town Halls, QBRs, Board Meetings, etc.). The ideal candidate will be strategic, passionate, and an expert communicator with exceptional organizational, leadership and change management skills to engage teams across the entire organization. 

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Providing proactive and reactive messaging that supports key initiatives and program rollouts.
• Writing and developing messaging around various topics, including company strategy, campaigns, priorities and announcements.
• Coordinating with cross-functional teams to implement consistent messaging across the organization.
• Partnering closely with other internal and external communications teams as well as HR, cross-functional teams  to align on communication opportunities.
• Managing applicable programming for remote and in-person company-wide meetings (including weekly All Hands, quarterly Town Halls and Quarterly Business Reviews), which includes scheduling, creating agendas and decks, developing executive messaging, and overseeing event logistics with Facilities and Events team. 
• Help oversee and manage company Intranet content and governance, which involves proactively working with content owners, moderating posts, and managing processes.
• Owning and providing support on executive messaging and deck development  for company-wide and executive-level communications, including company and team meetings, quarterly Board meetings and more. 
• Helping pull together quarterly Board decks and communication, as needed.
• Experimenting with new, creative ways (including a Company newsletter)  to reach employees with the news and information, and drive their engagement in prioritized company initiatives and information. 
• Developing and driving communications around updates, campaigns and change management that engage and inspire, engage and align employees. 
• Create, distribute and maintain corporate calendar. 
• Creating a consistent feedback loop with employees to understand impact of campaigns and opportunities for iteration on strategies that best resonate. 

What we’ll love about you:

• Expert-level written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adjust style and content across audiences (executive, the Hive, external partners)
• Demonstrated presentation building skills - specifically with Google Slides or Powerpoint 
• Ability to motivate teams through compelling messaging and robust campaigns
• Ability to align systems, programs, and people with the company strategy and culture
• Ability to achieve results through collaboration, exerting influence without direct authority
• Broad range of both quantitative and qualitative tools and methods for analysis. 
• Experience counseling and influencing senior executives.
• Experience drafting and turning complex information into relevant, engaging, timely and valuable content.
• Experience with managing multiple projects simultaneously and to work autonomously including managing remote and in-person events.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to build and iterate on process across multiple simultaneous projects
• Understanding of each of our stakeholder groups, both internally and externally, and how to prioritize a constantly-evolving set of options and possibilities
• A team player who is willing and happy to help
• Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up attitude 

What you’ll love about us:

• We are a team of smart, interesting, diverse, funny, and loving people.
• We offer competitive compensation, 100% employer paid health, medical and dental benefits, 401k with match, paid parental leave, snacks, socks and a fun, relaxed office environment.
• We take the responsibility to make sure you are excited, happy, and find fulfillment in your work very seriously.
• We value fun. This is why we host office lunches, offsite team outings, and two annual company retreats.
• We believe in giving back to the community and helping those in need, which is why we volunteer as a team regularly.
• We believe success comes from the collective effort of all, which is why all full-time employees receive equity in the business.
• We offer flexible paid time off for all full-time employees. This includes unlimited vacation, sick days, and wellness days because we understand the value of health, relaxation, spending time with friends and family, and traveling the world.
• We believe a healthy body equals a healthy mind, so we offer a $100 monthly health and wellness reimbursement.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in Communications or PR, with at least 3 years of experience in Internal Communications
• Direct experience working within a fast-growth organization, with 200-500 employees, a plus 
• Well versed in Powerpoint, Google Slides and other presentation software

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any employment testing, or otherwise participating in this hiring process, please direct your inquiries to our Director of Talent Acquisition at nick.sottile@bombas.com. Only requests related to accommodations will be responded to.