Sr. Manager, Executive and Employee Communications, Technology Communications

The Impact You'll Make

Are you energized by taking on new challenges? Do you have a passion for taking communications to the next level? Do you want to work in an industry responsible for transforming how the world works, learns, and connects? Are you motivated to build a team of world-class communications professionals? Then you might be just what we are looking for. 

As Senior Manager, Executive and Employee Communications, you will play a critical role within the Corporate Communications organization to create and execute innovative, strategic communications programs and events that span channels and formats. These communications should align with business objectives; inform, engage, and inspire employees; and position Lam as a thought leader externally.

The Sr. Manager, Technology Communications, will develop and implement communications initiatives and events aligned to Lam technical leadership’s vision for the ~10,000-person-strong technical community. This leader will partner closely with Lam’s technical leadership to re-imagine and transform how we engage with our technical community so that this critical audience is well-informed on the vision, strategy, and key priorities and highly engaged to execute to them. Additionally, this person will drive and manage communications for our Chief Sustainability Officer and our sustainable business initiatives.

In partnership with subject matter experts, you will create and deliver highly effective content and messages. This is an ideal role for an exceptionally strong storyteller who has a passion for creating compelling and creative content, with a keen eye for detail and solid experience in supporting the communications of technology executive leaders.

This role requires an individual with strong leadership, organizational skills, and a background in both corporate communication fundamentals as well as event management. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to establish relationships with our technical community and ensure the successful execution of our events. This leader will also have a passion for seeking new and innovative event approaches, channels, and methods to drive breakthrough audience experiences.

Most importantly, this Sr. Manager is an experienced strategic thinker who excels at execution and has a passion for pushing boundaries, challenging the status quo, and delivering measurable results. This leader will be a self-starter who is skilled in leveraging data to make decisions, implementing improvements, and driving positive change throughout the organization. 
 

What You'll Do

Responsibilities
Communications

• Design communication strategies and programs to support internal and external communications on behalf of Lam’s Chief Technology Officer; Sr. Vice President, Global Products Group; and head of Sustainability.  
• Develop and execute the executive communications strategy, including keynotes, organizational announcements, video scripts, talking points, and other similar materials as needed.
• Create and execute to communications strategies around Lam’s annual Sustainable Business report and net zero strategy. 

Events

• Develop and implement an innovative event strategy to engage Lam Research's technical community that is aligned to and supports Lam’s technical leadership objectives. Events include Lam’s annual internal Engineering and Technology Conference and technical seminars and poster sessions. 
• Identify and drive the development of event content, including sourcing and managing event speakers, curating engaging and relevant technical topics, and ensuring a strong balance of technical, informative, and engaging content.
• Plan, budget, and oversee the execution of events, ensuring that they are on time, within budget, and high quality.
• Manage event registration, promotion, and marketing efforts to drive attendance and maximize engagement, while continuously analyzing and reporting on event ROI and other key performance indicators.

Who We're Looking For

Job Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 10-12 years of previous events and communications experience, particularly within the semiconductor, technical, or engineering sectors.
• Previous experience supporting a CTO or Chief Sustainability Officer
• Prior experience leading and developing events in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Strong understanding of the latest trends in technology and a genuine passion for creating engaging experiences for technical audiences.
• Exceptional project management, budgeting, and negotiation skills with an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Must reside in the US
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

Key Competencies

• Experience leading or supporting communications and messaging platforms for senior-level leader or C-Suite executive preferred.
• Experience working in highly complex technology industry, preferably the semiconductor industry. 
• Quickly understand complex business issues to distill messaging for diverse audiences, including the creation of engaging PowerPoint presentations. 
• Knowledge of internal communications strategies and channels specifically in working with C-Suite executives.
• Manage intake, consultation, and delivery processes to ensure deadlines are met and information is provided to executives in a timely fashion.
• Ability to wisely invest resources (people, time, and budget) to maximize impact.
• Work without significant oversight and follow through to impactful execution.
• Skills handling multiple projects, prioritizing, and acting with a sense of urgency.
• Strong team spirit, positive outlook, and sense of humor.

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

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