Principal Internal Communications Manager

About the role:

We’re looking for an experienced and driven person to join the Internal Communications team. You’ll be a strategic comms partner to our People team to support their communications, building on the foundation that exists today. This role will have an important role to play in shaping the culture and employee experience at Samsara.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.  

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will:

• Build and execute a strategic internal communications strategy to communicate our People strategy, programs, and processes to help us develop and retain great talent across the company. 
• Create robust communication plans for various programs, developing messaging and materials, and exploring creative new ways of communicating for our Global People Team.
• Support on a wide range of internal communications, including emails, FAQs, leader/manager guides, and videos to drive understanding of the People Team specific programs, processes and initiatives across the company. You should be as comfortable working on an internal comms plan as you are rolling up your sleeves and producing a newsletter or video.
• Act as a strategic advisor on communications strategy and approach – proactively sharing feedback directly, advising on best practices, and “seeing around corners” to think through all scenarios and consider various employee perspectives. 
• Define and execute our people manager communications strategy, driving regular updates to our people manager community via Slack and our monthly manager newsletter, Leading the Flock. 
• Build relationships with executives and stakeholder partners and act as a strategic thought partner on their communications to their teams, and to the rest of the company. 
• Drive thoughtful and impactful communications that support the evolving needs of a  high growth organization (including change management and culture initiatives).
• Understand our various employee audiences, keep a pulse on the organization, and run feedback loops as you go. 
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 10+ years of Internal Communications experience, including 4+ years specializing in strategic internal communications for the Global People Team/HR Function at a high growth technology company. 
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of People programs like global benefits, compensation, equity, performance management, employee surveys, learning & development, etc. 
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills (written, verbal, and visual) with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, concise, and compelling messages.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment with continuous change.
• Multi-tasker with strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple projects end-to-end.
• Bias for action and focused on results.
• Ability to quickly solve problems, run customer feedback loops, and meet tight deadlines.
• A trustworthy and dependable team player, partnering with other Comms team members.