Senior Manager Corporate Communications

Who is Allstate:

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to reassure both customers and employees with its “You’re in Good Hands®” promise and is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. To learn more, visit www.allstate.ca. For safety tips and advice, visit www.goodhandsadvice.ca.

Through our Employee Value Proposition, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do.

Role Designation: Hybrid

Benefits to joining Allstate

• Personal reflection day
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
• Working within the community and giving back!
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions

The Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, is accountable for leading communications strategies for internal and external communications initiatives. Reporting to the Director, Corporate Communications & Change Enablement, this role will be focused on leading the strategic communications for large-scale, complex initiatives; leading a team of talented communications professionals supporting both internal and external communications and driving thought leadership to ensure we are providing value and strategic counsel to our business stakeholders. This role will also have a direct relationship with our Senior Leadership team in addition to key stakeholders throughout the organization. The world has gone through a period of immense change over the last few years, and this is an exciting opportunity to lead integrated communications strategies as we work to adapt to our customers’ needs in today’s operating environment with a focus on our strategic growth priorities.

Accountabilities:

• Drive awareness and understanding of our Allstate story as it connects to our growth strategy with internal and external audiences, connecting the dots across the organization and our communications strategies.
• Develop and implement new processes and procedures, as well as improve existing ones, to continuously raise the bar and drive innovation across all communications activities.
• Lead and execute integrated communications strategies for large-scale, complex, organization-wide initiatives, collaborating with other functions across the business including Change Enablement.
• Provide strategic communications counsel to senior leadership, including executive messaging, presentations, speaking notes and videos.
• Lead the Public Relations team as well as internal communications employees supporting special projects. The responsibilities include providing coaching and guidance to help inform our communications strategies and materials as well as our internal processes and approaches.
• Lead issues management.

Qualifications:

• Strong relationship-building, diplomacy and consultation skills, along with audience needs-assessment capabilities and proven project management skills.
• High level of oral and written communication skills and advanced storytelling capabilities, with the ability to connect messaging to our strategy and make complex information easy to understand.
• Minimum 15 years of demonstrated communications experience including employee communications, executive communications, external communications, media relations and issues management.
• Proven experience leading issues management with internal and external stakeholders including reputational risk management.
• Proven experience consulting with, and writing for, executives and senior management, working with interdisciplinary teams and managing communications processes.
• Ability to work as a team player in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with the ability to work well under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Proven experience leading and executing integrated communications and change strategies to support large transformation initiatives.
• Minimum of 5 years leading and coaching a high-performing communications team illustrating demonstrated leadership skills.

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.