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The role will develop and execute high-impact communications plans for Marriott’s top-priority initiatives under the Growing Forward strategy. This position will oversee the entire lifecycle of communications projects, ensuring internal audiences are informed, engaged, and aligned with key changes. Partnering closely with key stakeholders, this role influences decisions, anticipates risks, and elevates the effectiveness of communications supporting the company’s most visible and high‑impact priorities. A key leader on the Strategic Communications Business Partner team, this role will provide strategic guidance and expertise to drive success across business areas and target audiences, leveraging new technologies and platforms to manage projects efficiently alongside standard processes and tools. In addition to leading high‑impact work, this role is expected to guide, coach, and elevate junior team members by setting direction, providing feedback, and modeling best‑in‑class strategic communications practices. This position will collaborate with senior leaders to maintain connectivity and visibility across the Senior Leadership Team and key stakeholders, ensuring seamless execution for the company’s most high-profile and high-impact priorities.
Job Responsibility:
Develop strategic communications plans in support of Marriott’s most high-priority work related to the Growing Forward strategy
Responsible for end-to-end development, management, and execution of communications strategy and deliverables for assigned projects and initiatives
Partner across organization to ensure all internal audiences have awareness, understanding, and adoption of (as necessary) changes related to the assigned projects/initiatives
Act as a critical member of project team in driving the success of projects/initiatives by leading and showing strategic expertise across functional business areas and target audiences
Manage projects and use standard processes, templates, tools, and other resources to execute while embracing new technology and platforms
Root assigned projects/initiatives in the Growing Forward strategy, including Three Paths to Win, Enablers, and Foundations
Partner with Senior Directors to ensure connectivity across the Senior Leadership Team and other key stakeholder groups to address their needs, provide updates, and ensure visibility into communications to the enterprise
Serve as a strategic leader within the team by providing ongoing guidance, coaching, and oversight to junior team members, sharing best practices, reviewing work to ensure quality and consistency, and partnering on multi‑functional, high‑impact projects and initiatives
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree with a concentration in Communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field
8+ years of communications experience in internal communications
Demonstrated experience working with executive and senior leadership communications and success working with members of the leadership team in fast-paced situations
Experience translating complex business strategies into clear, compelling enterprise narratives
Strong executive presence when navigating ambiguity, sensitive topics, and competing priorities
Proven ability to connect work across initiatives to ensure clarity and alignment at the enterprise level
Creative problem-solving skills and excellent time management
Outstanding interpersonal skills to effectively build relationships and interact with associates at all levels within the organization and with the general public
Ability to routinely work from the HQ office in Bethesda
Nice to have:
Master's degree in communications, Journalism, English, Marketing, or related field