Manager People and Communications

Xero

Wellington, NZ

3d ago

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.

This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections.

Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

Be part of the dynamic Global Communications team, responsible for helping Xero meet its bold objectives. Working within the People and Change Communications function, this role will support the strategic planning and delivery of many of Xero’s internal communications projects for our Technology Org.

You will support key global business initiatives and projects to ensure Xero delivers on our purpose and strategic priorities as well as ensure we have a positive impact on our people and culture.

Working with leaders and teams across the business, you will create engaging communications across various internal channels to effectively reach our diverse workforce around the world.

You’ll be an excellent writer and an experienced stakeholder manager with a desire to be innovative in your approach to people communications and engagement.

You’ll be accustomed to building world class communications tools and have a passion for people, change management and employee engagement.

What You’ll do :

Working closely with our Senior Communications Manager for Technology, to provide support, including drafting comms scripts for internal events, writing updates on key initiatives for Technology, and coordinating key comms forums.

Providing communication guidance and support to relevant senior Technology leaders, to ensure quality communication outcomes.

Develop, implement and measure best practice communication strategies and approaches, in support of Technology initiatives and strategic programs of work, including the key technology modernisation initiative across Xero.

Craft and deliver #beautiful communications across various mediums and in Xero voice’, including emails, articles, blogs, scripts, briefing docs, Q&As, Slack posts

What you’ll bring with you

Excellent content and communication skills (written and verbal)Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skillsSelf motivated and proven ability to project manage

What you’ll bring with you

Excellent content and communication skills (written and verbal)

Outstanding interpersonal and relationship management skills

Self motivated and proven ability to manage projects.

6-10+ years of experience in communications, change management, PR / media, journalism or a related fieldB2B and / or SaaS and / or tech sector experience is essential

Xero is a Rainbow Tick certified employer.Xero strongly encourages employees and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work from a Xero office, or engage in any face-to-face Xero business.

Xero will work with anyone who is not vaccinated, or prefers not to disclose their vaccination status, to determine what reasonable accommodations can be provided to ensure their role can be performed safely.

Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for this position.

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