Employee Communications Manager

Employee Communications Manager

Location: Bayside T1, Foster City Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)

We're looking for an Employee Communications Manager to join our Employee Communications team, responsible for People Experience (PEx) communications. In this role, you'll serve as a strategic communications partner to our PEx organization, crafting narratives that bring PEx programs, people initiatives and company culture to life for our crew at Zoox. This is a role for someone who excels at building relationships and is comfortable navigating a dynamic environment. You'll collaborate closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to translate their vision and programs into clear, compelling communications that inform and inspire. You'll be a trusted, strategic partner, providing insight and guidance to shape comprehensive communications plans that connect crew to company priorities and increase engagement across the organization. Beyond day-to-day execution, you'll identify opportunities for improvement and bring a fresh perspective to programs. You can operate with autonomy, bring structure to evolving initiatives, and move fluidly between strategic thinking and detailed execution. And you have a positive, inquisitive and self-directed approach, taking initiative while keeping stakeholders informed and aligned. If you're energized by the intersection of people strategy and communication, and you love building meaningful relationships with the leaders and teams you support, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Support communications for PEx programs, spanning the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, compensation, performance and engagement
• Partner with stakeholders across Compensation, People Operations, Talent, People Development and Experience, and other teams to craft integrated, thoughtful communications
• Develop and manage end-to-end communications plans that align PEx strategy with company priorities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, optimize engagement, and bring new ideas to programs that are still being defined and built

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of relevant experience, with a focus on employee and/or HR/People Experience communications
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; you write clearly, concisely and compellingly for a range of audiences
• Proven ability to build trusted, collaborative relationships with senior leaders, including C-suite executives, and navigate complex stakeholder environments with a partnership mindset
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment where priorities evolve and some programs are still being defined
• Enthusiastic about using AI tools to amplify communications impact and automate workflows
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with communication tools, such as Slack, Canva, Google Workspace, AI platforms, Confluence and Zoom Events