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Senior Communications Manager, Executive Communications

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Redmond, WA, Hybrid (Various)$106.4k - $203.6kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Microsoft Frontier Company seeks a Senior Communications Manager, Executive Communications to lead external and internal communications for multiple Frontier Company leaders, reporting to the GTM Senior Director. The role focuses on strategic communications, executive visibility, cross-team collaboration, and delivering business impact through storytelling, media engagement, and social strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Develop communications strategy for several Frontier Company leaders and drive execution and scale of plans to deliver business impact and help increase FDE (Forward Deployment Engineer) pipeline.
  • Develop core messaging and narrative to bring the Frontier Company purpose and business priorities to life through dynamic and proactive storytelling both internally and externally.
  • Develop a strategic communications plan to drive the highest impact work.
  • Demonstrate strategic leadership by driving impactful messaging for the business, aligning with the company mission, strategy, leadership principles and cultural attributes.
  • Act as single-point-of-contact for any internal or external, speaking, traditional and social media requests for the leaders - partnering with appropriate teams to triage, check for alignment to strategy and team priorities and ensure that positioning and tone is appropriate for exec engagement.
  • Create and align communications plans to RoB, business priorities and broader Frontier Company GTM plans.
  • Drive and execute an orchestrated and thoughtful social media strategy for the leaders.
  • Lead communications strategy and execution with a strategic, creative, and proactive approach, translating business priorities into clear, high-impact communications plans and deliverables.
  • Plan, prioritize, and execute communications programs with grounded business judgment, operational rigor, and attention to detail in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
  • Develop compelling written and verbal communications and narratives that make complex topics clear and accessible, tailoring messages and recommendations for a range of internal and external audiences.
  • Apply knowledge of the technology industry, Microsoft strategy, products, services, and culture to ensure communications are relevant, credible, and aligned to broader company priorities.
  • Independently manage competing priorities and evolving business needs, identifying opportunities, solving problems, and moving work forward effectively in ambiguous environments.
  • Advise and influence senior stakeholders, advocating for communications recommendations, building a clear case for proposed approaches, and constructively challenging when needed to achieve the most impactful business outcome.
  • Collaborate across teams and functions to build alignment, resolve dependencies, and independently drive communications work from strategy through execution.
  • Navigate differing perspectives and priorities thoughtfully, resolving issues constructively and building trusted relationships with stakeholders and partners.
  • Develop and execute social media strategies that strengthen and amplify executive voices while ensuring content is authentic, relevant, and aligned to business and communications priorities.
  • Exercise sound judgment and discretion when making communications decisions and handling sensitive or confidential corporate information.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years communications, marketing operations, field operations, program management, project management, or related experience
  • OR equivalent experience
  • BA/BS in Journalism, English or Communications (or equivalent field)
  • 7+ years executive/internal communications experience, marketing communications or speech management
  • Previous experience leading project teams and working with senior executives in dynamic, high pressure, often ambiguous environments

Skills

Required:Communications strategyExecutive communicationsStakeholder management

Benefits

  • Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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