What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Manager: Legal position at Cisco Systems?
What You’ll Do
We’re looking for a seasoned internal communications manager to join Cisco’s Legal organization. You will play a core role in developing and executing communication strategies that advance the mission and strategy of the Cisco Legal organization and its senior leadership. This position requires a strategic problem solver with outstanding writing, storytelling, and social skills, capable of translating sophisticated ideas into compelling narratives.
In addition to implementing the internal communications strategy for Cisco Legal, this role will have the unique opportunity to help drive an ethics and compliance communications strategy for the broader Cisco community. You’ll bring your strong writing and content strategy skills and help us evolve Cisco’s ethics and compliance programs Code of Business Conduct to life through effective storytelling and change management expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop internal communication plans to keep employees informed and engaged with executive leadership, including newsletters, town halls, SharePoint and more.
- Manage stakeholder engagement calendar and make strategic recommendations based on events and opportunities.
- Translate technical or sophisticated information into accessible and engaging content for diverse audiences.
- Own and produce high-quality content and presentations for high-profile groups.
- Work closely with business partners in People & Communities, Finance, and other departments to ensure internal messages align with organization-wide communication efforts.
- Collaborate with the Compliance Enablement team to develop and deploy compliance, ethics, and integrity communications to key communities, including partners, sales, engineering and more.
- Help drive the communications strategy for the annual Code of Business Conduct training.
Who You’ll Work With
You will report to the Sr. Director, Legal Communications, who leads all aspects of the communications strategy for both Cisco Legal and the Chief Legal Officer (CLO). You will work closely with the broader Office of CLO team, including the chief of staff and strategic programs leader, as you help them craft and drive communications to support the business. The VP, head of Ethics and Compliance, and the Director, Associate General Counsel, Compliance Enablement will be key partners as you collaborate on compliance-related messaging for core audiences across Cisco.
Who You Are
You are a writer and storyteller at heart and are curious about what is happening in at the intersection of technology and the law. You have experience in building strong relationships with a highly matrixed group of collaborators. You demonstrate an excellent understanding and thinking across multiple communications areas, as well as a strong knowledge of the business and broader global affairs. You bring an innovative approach that is digital savvy. You are collaborative, creative, and ready to build something together.
Your minimum qualifications:
- 8 years of experience in executive communications, in the technology industry or legal profession.
- Outstanding writing skills and facility to craft compelling, creative, and concise communications through all standard media forms (presentations, scripts, emails, digital media, etc.)
- Proven ability to work with highly confidential information, and an uncompromising eye for quality and detail while working on several projects simultaneously.
- Adept at using data to influence and encourage others and navigate varying opinions to gain support for the most compelling approach and narrative.
- Highly creative and flexible, comfortable with ambiguity, love working in a rapid-paced environment.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Why Cisco?
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters – with people like you!
Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world – whether through 5G, or otherwise.
We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).
We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.
So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco
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