Director, Internal & Executive Communications

Summary

Job Description

What Youll Do

Strategic Internal & Executive Communications

• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior leaders including the CEO President and Chief People Officer shaping messaging that advances company strategy enterprise priorities and organizational transformation.

• Develop and execute integrated internal communication strategies that support business initiatives change programs culture efforts and quarterly operating rhythms.

• Own communication of Guidewires enterprise strategy including quarterly updates and progress readouts to the broader organization.

• Proactively identify communication needs clarify intent with leaders and translate strategy into narratives that drive understanding and action.

• Use data engagement metrics and feedback loops to measure effectiveness and continuously refine approach.

Executive Communications

• Lead executive communications for the CEO President and Chief People Officer including all-employee messages talking points scripts presentations and key internal announcements.

• Provide editorial guidance and message architecture to ensure clarity consistency and tone across executive communications.

• Prepare leaders for high-stakes moments by simplifying messaging coaching delivery and aligning content to desired outcomes.

Content Creative & Production

• Create and edit high-quality content across formats: executive messages intranet features email messages Slack announcements scripts and live-event materials.

• Translate complex business technology and product topics into accessible engaging communication for diverse employee audiences.

• Produce short-form video content including scripting storyboarding editing and coaching spokespeople.

• Partner with design IT and cross-functional teams to elevate the visual and experiential quality of internal communications and events.

Ownership of the CEO Speaker Series

• Own the CEO Speaker Series: topic sourcing guest sourcing scripting speaker prep production and execution.

• Translate employee feedback into clear recommendations for the CEO shaping topics guest selection and content emphasis to ensure the series reflects employee interests business priorities and evolving organizational needs.

• Extend impact through multi-modal content such as recaps highlight reels short clips and intranet features ensuring the series is a flagship employee experience.

Cross-Functional Partnership & Operational Excellence

• Partner across HR IT Operations and business teams to align communications with organizational priorities.

• Manage multiple workstreams with strong attention to timelines quality and stakeholder expectations.

• Improve processes and ways of working to increase efficiency creativity and consistency.

• Stay current on internal communications best practices emerging technologies and AI-enabled tools.
  

Who You Are

• A strategic and creative communications leader with 812 years of experience in internal executive or corporate communications.

• Known for connecting communication to business outcomes and navigating ambiguity with clarity.

• Equally comfortable advising executives writing all-company communications producing video and building integrated content plans.

• A proactive problem-solver who anticipates needs and elevates ideas rather than waiting for direction.

• Hands-on and detail-oriented with strong editorial judgment and experience coaching senior leaders.

• Comfortable experimenting with new formats tools and AI to improve reach and engagement.

• A strong culture carrier who models Guidewire values: doing the hard work helping others solving tough problems being yourself and building with purpose and impact.

Disability Accommodations and Guidewires Appeals Process. Guidewire provides accommodations to the hiring process to create a fair opportunity for candidates with disabilities to contend for open positions. Accommodation requests should be directed to If things do not go as hoped we invite you to use our appeals process. Guidewire promises to independently review any denied accommodation and any decision not to offer you the position. The appeals process is the same in either case. Within five business days of receiving a notice of denial of an accommodation or receiving a notice of your non-selection for a vacancy e-mail to make an appeal. Guidewire will assign a new decision-maker to review the request and/or hiring decision who will then notify you in writing of a decision within 10 business days.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage innovate and grow efficiently. We combine digital core analytics and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540 insurers in 40 countries from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600 successful projects supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration localization and innovation.

For more information please visit and follow us on Twitter: @GuidewirePandC.

Guidewire Software Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace and believe that a diversity of perspectives abilities and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color ancestry religion sex national origin citizenship marital status age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where its applicable to the position.