Director, Communications
Ann Arbor, MI - USA
Job Summary
Do the most meaningful work of your career while enjoying our delicious pizza too. At Dominos we believe in the Power of Possible. Our curiosity drives us to connect the dots and uncover opportunities that move us forward empowering us to aim high and pursue bold innovative outcomes.
Dominos global communications and community team brings our Hungry for MORE strategy to life by sharing the stories of our people franchisees and brand with audiences around the world. The team connects the people behind our brand to the mission values and communities we serve. Across corporate offices supply chain hubs and restaurants we shape communications that inform inspire and engage team members franchisees media and external stakeholders while strengthening and protecting the Dominos brand.
As Director Communications you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and lead integrated communications strategies that translate business priorities into clear compelling narratives. You will help strengthen alignment across the Dominos system build trust with key stakeholders and protect and enhance the reputation of one of the worlds most recognized consumer brands. You will lead a high-performing team and work closely with partners across business units moving between long-term planning executive counsel and fast-moving business or reputational issues.
What Youll Do
- Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior leaders providing strategic counsel messaging guidance stakeholder engagement support and communications planning. Lead integrated strategies that align business priorities culture purpose and performance across corporate team members franchisees store teams and external stakeholders.
- Support and protect Dominos reputation through proactive storytelling coordinated external communications issues preparedness crisis communications planning stakeholder coordination and rapid-response messaging during sensitive or business-critical situations.
- Develop executive communications and thought leadership strategies for senior leaders including speeches presentations town halls leadership meetings and other high-profile engagements.
- Lead coach and develop a high-performing communications team by establishing clear priorities operating rhythms accountability and growth opportunities while fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Partner with franchisees and Operations leaders to translate business strategies operational priorities and complex initiatives into clear coordinated and actionable communications that drive understanding and execution across the Dominos system.
- Manage and optimize communications channels content strategies and audience engagement approaches using data feedback performance metrics and insights to improve effectiveness and refine strategy channels content and stakeholder engagement.
- Provide strategic oversight of storytelling content and creative execution ensuring communications are compelling audience-focused and aligned with the Dominos brand.
Qualifications :
- Bachelors degree in communications journalism public relations marketing business or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible communications experience including experience leading teams and advising senior executives.
- Experience in a complex highly visible organization.
- Demonstrated success developing integrated communications strategies across internal executive franchisee or field-based and external audiences.
- Strong writing editing and storytelling skills with the judgment and versatility to adapt messaging for different leaders channels and stakeholders.
- Experience supporting major business initiatives organizational change issues management and crisis communications.
- Ability to understand how communications can contribute to alignment execution reputation and business performance.
- Excellent judgment discretion and composure particularly when managing confidential sensitive or rapidly evolving matters.
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority and build trusted relationships across functions and organizational levels.
- Strong people leadership skills and a record of developing engaged high-performing teams.
- Ability to travel occasionally estimated at less than 10% of the role.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a consumer-facing retail restaurant franchised or multi-unit business.
What Youll Bring
In addition to the technical and functional requirements of this role successful candidates demonstrate Dominos Hungry for MORE Ways of Working:
Be Curious
- Seeks clarity asks thoughtful questions and uncovers root causes to solve problems effectively.
- Actively pursues learning opportunities applies feedback and continuously develops new skills.
Connect the Dots
- Uses information and insights to identify opportunities and drive informed decisions.
- Builds strong partnerships across teams and considers the broader organizational impact of decisions.
Aim High
- Sets ambitious goals challenges the status quo and focuses on work that drives meaningful business results.
- Uses feedback and data to continuously improve performance and outcomes.
Shift Fast
- Adapts quickly to changing priorities and business needs while maintaining focus on results.
- Demonstrates resilience sound judgment and the ability to learn from setbacks.
Deliver More
- Takes ownership executes with discipline and consistently produces measurable results.
- Identifies opportunities to create additional value for customers team members and the business.
Leadership Expectations
- Builds and develops high-performing teams aligned to Dominos Ways of Working.
- Creates accountability fosters collaboration and delivers results through others.
- Leads confidently through change while maintaining team engagement and performance.
- Demonstrates enterprise thinking and drives cross-functional alignment to achieve business goals.
Additional Information :
Benefits:
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Medical Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
- No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents
- Childcare tuition discounts
- No-cost fitness nutrition and wellness programs
- Fertility benefits
- Adoption assistance
- 401k matching contributions
- 15% off the purchase price of stock
- Company bonus
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
Whats behind one of the worlds top public restaurant brands? Fun and innovative franchise and corporate team members who are driven to win. Inspired to make each day better than the last, people may join for different reasons but what motivates them to stay are the passionate and ta ... View more