**Want a meaningful career where you can make a difference? Edward Jones sounds perfect for you.** Collaboration. Autonomy. Opportunity. Words our headquarters associates use when talking about working at Edward Jones. Words that describe what it's like being part of a firm where everyone is aligned toward a singular focus: serving the client. And everyone is working to make the firm better together - as they grow as individuals. If these words resonate with you, we should talk. **Job Overview** **Position Schedule:** Full-Time As a Director in Enterprise Communications, part of the firm's External Affairs division, you will be responsible for leading a team to creates, align and execute integrated communications strategies for internal and external stakeholders and managing reputational needs that accelerate progress on firm outcomes and improve the effectiveness and impact of our brand. **What you'll do:** + Leads the vision, strategy, and outcomes for a team within the Enterprise Communication function responsible for reaching mix of audiences inside and outside the firm. + Hires, onboards, leads, coaches, and develops a team of leaders - both department leaders and team leaders (either directly and/or matrix). May also lead associates, contractors, freelancers and agencies. + Manages overall area resources including people resources and budgets. + Creates, aligns, and executes across enterprise level communication and reputational needs, leading integrated enterprise-level communication strategies. + Provide business and thought leadership to accelerate progress on firm outcomes and improve the effectiveness and impact of our brand. + Contributes to External Affairs strategy. Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page (https://secure.edwardjonesbenefits.com/fleet/public/index/f914262d-0362-4682-bd1e-0ccd25f1dfb1) . **Hiring Minimum:** $140400 **Hiring Maximum:** $239100 Read More About Job Overview **Skills/Requirements** **What you'll need:** + 12 or more years of communications, journalism or marketing experience + 6-10 years of experience leading or coaching others + Must have experience working within both internal and external communications + Preferred: Experience in financial services, other highly regulated industries + Preferred: Agency and media relations experience + Extensive experience driving projects and directing people to deliver strategic outcomes in large complex organizations with changing priorities and deadlines. + Advanced depth of expertise in application of communication and reputation management capabilities. + Strong written and verbal communication skills and understands the critical and enabling role communication and reputation management plays in the success of our firm and our transformation. + Demonstrated ability to deliver results and communicate with others in a team-based or matrix environment. + Demonstrated experience with successfully influencing and coaching senior leaders through communication and thought leadership strategies. + Strong partnership and collaboration skills to work across a variety of stakeholder groups and co-create integrated solutions that deliver value to the enterprise. + Able to think critically and see underlying concepts and patterns to identify the right opportunities to solve, forecast complex resource needs and recognize risks and the broader implications of decisions across the enterprise. + Considers multiple solutions and understands the impact on enterprise goals. Read More About Skills/Requirements **Awards & Accolades** At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received. Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/blog/?\_sft\_category=awards-accolades) Check out our Canadian awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones (https://careers.edwardjones.com/en-CA/blogs/?\_sft\_category=awards-accolades-en-ca) Read More About Awards & Accolades **About Us** Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 9 million clients and 20,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns. Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging. People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career. View our Purpose, Inclusion and Citizenship Report (https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/why-edward-jones/about-us/corporate-citizenship/purpose-in-action) . ¹Fortune 500, published June 2024, data as of December 2023. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating. 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