SENIOR MANAGER, BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS, CORPORATE
This is a full-time, exempt position based in Chicago or Decatur, Illinois.
The Senior Manager, Business Communications, Corporate serves as a strategic communications partner to enterprise and functional leaders, helping translate business priorities into integrated communications strategies that drive understanding, engagement and action. This role provides senior communications counsel, develops and executes communications plans, identifies opportunities to strengthen communications effectiveness through measurement and insights, and flexes across priorities based on evolving business needs.
This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across corporate functions and business teams, including Human Resources, Global Technology, Finance, and other functions or business areas as assigned. The successful candidate is a versatile communications professional who can quickly build business understanding, adapt to changing priorities, and combine strategic communications counsel with hands-on execution in a complex global environment.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior leaders, providing counsel on messaging, employee engagement and communication effectiveness.
• Partner with leaders across functions and business teams to understand objectives and deliver effective communication solutions.
• Develop executive-ready communications, presentations and strategic materials for senior leadership and Executive Council audiences.
• Support enterprise priorities across corporate functions and businesses, adapting responsibilities and communications portfolios as organizational priorities evolve.
• Create, manage and deliver executive messaging, employee emails, intranet content, talking points, presentations and organizational updates.
• Lead communications support for employee meetings, town halls, leadership events and other engagement activities.
• Support organizational change, transformation and business initiatives through proactive communication planning and execution.
• Collaborate with communications colleagues across functions and geographies, as well as cross-functional stakeholders, to drive alignment and support shared priorities.
• Use measurement, audience insights and colleague feedback to evaluate communications effectiveness and continuously refine strategies and recommendations.
• Establish and continuously improve communications processes, templates and best practices that elevate quality and consistency across the Global Communications team.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, marketing, business or a related field preferred.
• 8–10+ years of progressively responsible experience in corporate, organizational, employee or internal communications.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly develop business acumen, anticipate communications needs and translate business priorities into proactive communications strategies and recommendations.
• Proven ability to develop communication strategies and execute plans from concept through implementation.
• Sound judgment and a high degree of independence, with the ability to anticipate stakeholder needs and deliver executive-ready work with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and influencing decision-making.
• Experience leading enterprise or global communications initiatives.
• Experience developing integrated communications strategies informed by measurement and business insights.
• Experience working in complex, matrixed global organizations and supporting multiple business functions or leadership teams.
• Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex topics into clear, compelling messages.
• Project-management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong business acumen, adaptability and the ability to quickly learn new functions, priorities and operating environments.
• Ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders across a global organization.
• Ability to leverage communications measurement, audience insights and AI-enabled tools to improve effectiveness, efficiency and decision-making.
• High professionalism, discretion, initiative and a solutions-oriented mindset.
ADM requires successful completion of a background check.
COMPENSATION
Expected base-pay range: $116,000–$216,000 annually. The total compensation package also includes an annual bonus through the Salaried Incentive Plan. Actual pay may vary based on market location, knowledge, skills, experience, performance and other factors.
BENEFITS AND PERKS
ADM’s total-rewards package may include medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; wellness-center access or gym reimbursement where applicable; flexible spending and health savings accounts; a 401(k) with matching contributions and a cash-balance plan; discounted employee stock purchasing; life and disability insurance; legal assistance; identity-theft protection; an Employee Assistance Program; employee resource groups; paid time off and holidays; adoption assistance; paid maternity and parental leave; tuition assistance; and company-sponsored learning, language training and mentoring. Benefits may vary by location.
ABOUT ADM
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions, and a commitment to sustainability, ADM helps customers address nutrition challenges. ADM is a global leader in human and animal nutrition and agricultural origination and processing.
ADM welcomes qualified applicants and provides equal employment opportunities without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law.
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