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Safety and quality are foundational values for The Boeing Company. The company is more committed than ever to strengthening our safety and quality practices and culture and bringing lasting improvements to aerospace safety.
To support this goal, Boeing is seeking a Communications Senior Manager to be based in the Seattle, WA or Everett, WA area. As the leader of the Global Aerospace Safety and Quality Communications team, the candidate will manage a team of communications specialists to develop and execute communications strategies to advance the company’s safety and quality culture and help protect and strengthen its reputation.

The candidate should be:

• a strategic thinker
• experienced in working closely with senior leaders
• comfortable managing complex and high reputation risk issues
• capable to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• capable to manage through ambiguity with a bias toward action
• skilled in motivating and developing teams

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelors’ degree or higher
• 5+ years of experience creating and implementing strategic communications plans
• 5+ years of experience using excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with leaders and colleagues
• 5+ years of experience in Communications (including, but not limited to: Corporate Communications, News Media, and Public Relations)
• 5+ years of experience directly supporting senior/executive leaders
• 5+ years of experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Familiar with the aviation regulatory environment and accident investigation protocol
• Working knowledge of airplane design, production and certification

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Required

• Oversee a team of Boeing communicators responsible for supporting the enterprise efforts to improve aerospace safety, quality, and workplace safety
• Collaborate with senior leaders, enterprise colleagues and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic communication goals
• Provide oversight of crisis communications planning and issues management
• Provide strategic counsel to senior business leaders
• Lead the development and dissemination of the annual Chief Aerospace Safety Officer report
• Build, develop, enable and empower the communications team
• Proactively monitor the effectiveness of communications campaigns and brand perception in the market and adapts enterprise communications planning and strategy accordingly