This role is open to be based from: Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CAAre you ready to be part of a dynamic team working on communications for Microsoft's Executive Positioning team?Building effective internal communication strategies takes creativity, tenacity, and empathy. For more than a decade, Microsoft has partnered with Assembly to create and evolve an executive communications strategy that empowers and enables its leaders to deliver inspiring leadership agendas, connect in meaningful ways with employees across the company, rally teams to align with and embody Microsoft's culture strategy, and connect with Microsoft senior leaders to influence business decisions.Serving as day-to-day communications strategists for Microsoft executive business leaders, Assembly helps each articulate key Microsoft business priorities, provide clarity around team and Microsoft company-wide updates and events, and promote the growth and development of employees. We also help leaders and their organizations strengthen and infuse the dialogue around company cultural initiatives and Diversity & Inclusion topics through thoughtful actions and programming.Assembly Media Inc. is a subsidiary of Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc. Built to thrive amid the full complexity of today's modern marketing, Edelman is the world's largest independent communications agency.About the Opportunity:Assembly is seeking a flexible, adaptable, and high-energy professional at the Vice-President level to join our Microsoft team in the Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, or Los Angeles, CA office. As part of our dynamic team, you'll contribute to the success of the business and work with some of the Assembly and Edelman network of top communications and marketing professionals.Responsibilities:

　　- - You'll lead and contribute to executive positioning strategies across multiple Microsoft leaders and business units. - You'll be asked to apply expert corporate reputation and executive communication processes and principles to our work in a fast-paced environment. - Lead operational and financial performance of account teams, ensuring quality work, effective processes, and that client requests are handled in timely and strategic fashion. - Thoughtfully counsel clients based on executive communication/internal communications landscape and business goals; take immediate action on client feedback. - Capitalize on, and contribute to, the Assembly/Edelman global network to serve and grow business; supervise staff by mentoring, motivating, coaching, consistently providing feedback, holding them accountable and conducting their reviews, and overseeing their professional development. - Manage billing; and ensure that you and your team understand the general business strategy, products, and services offered by Microsoft, as well as issues relating to products, product categories, technologies, primary competition, and general issues facing their industries.

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　- - At least 8+ years of relevant experience in corporate communications, executive communications, internal communications, communications strategy, corporate transformations, change management, employee engagement, or agency experience. - A bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

　　Proven track record for working with senior executives to provide thoughtful counsel clients' based on the internal and external landscape and business goals.

　　Takes immediate action on client feedback.

　　Experience with internal digital/social platforms (e.g. internal mobile apps, social/collaboration platforms, internal messaging platforms, etc.), or diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is a plus but not required.

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