Communications Associate Director - Strategic Integration

Communications Associate Director - Strategic Integration
Location: Chicago

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Requisition ID: 1718026

Location: Anywhere in Country

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The Opportunity

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected organization of diverse teams and give you the support, culture and flexibility to take your career wherever you want it to go.

As a Communications Associate Director focused on Strategic Integration, you will play a central role in enabling the success of the USLI Industries and Growth Communications function.

You will partner closely with senior communications and business leadership to bring structure, clarity and connectivity to a highly matrixed set of priorities, ensuring communications strategies are aligned, well-coordinated and effectively executed across industries, service lines and geographies.

This role is ideal for a strong communications operator — someone who excels at connecting strategy to execution, aligning stakeholders and driving disciplined delivery across a complex environment.

Your Key Responsibilities

Partner with the USLI Industries and Growth Communications Leader to drive communication priorities, manage workflow and ensure consistent execution across the function

Serve as a central connector across communications teams, helping align messaging, sequencing and execution to maximize clarity and impact

Bring structure and discipline to communications planning, helping prioritize work based on business impact and capacity

Connect efforts across industries, service lines and Growth Markets to ensure alignment, reduce duplication and maximize impact

Track key communication initiatives and deliverables, proactively identifying risks, gaps and dependencies and driving follow-through to completion

Develop and maintain clear views of communication priorities, progress and outcomes to support leadership decision-making

Support the development of communication leadership materials, including updates, presentations and strategic messaging

Lead and evolve processes, tools and governance that enable the communications function to operate efficiently and effectively

Leverage data, insights and emerging technologies (including AI) to improve communications planning, execution and measurement

Drive a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement across the team

Coach and support team members on planning, prioritization and ways of working

Skills and Attributes for Success

Exceptional organizational and project management skills, applied within a communications or engagement environment

Strong business acumen and the ability to connect communications activities to broader strategic objectives

Proven ability to operate as a trusted partner to senior leaders, demonstrating sound judgment and discretion

Highly detail-oriented, with strong follow-through and a focus on quality and execution

Ability to bring structure to ambiguity and simplify complex, fast-moving environments

Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence across a matrixed organization

Experience establishing processes, governance and operating models

Comfort working behind the scenes to enable others’ success while maintaining a strong voice in shaping outcomes

Interest in applying data, insights and technology to improve how teams work

Ideally, you’ll also have

10–12 years of experience in communications, operations, project management or a related field

Experience supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced, complex organization

Demonstrated ability to manage large-scale initiatives and drive execution across multiple stakeholders

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create clear, concise leadership materials

Proven track record of improving processes and ways of working

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learnmore .

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $130,500 to $251,200. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $156,600 to $285,400. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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