Director, Enterprise Communication (Durham, NC)

Job Overview:

The Director Enterprise Communication develops and leads enterprise-wide communication team and strategies that advance Fortreas business priorities strengthen employee understanding and support consistent credible messaging across the organization. This role partners with senior leaders functional stakeholders and Corporate Communications colleagues to translate complex business topics into clear engaging communications for global audiences. Success requires strong judgment executive presence excellent writing disciplined planning and the ability to manage sensitive information in a fast-paced environment.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute integrated enterprise communication team and strategies that support Fortreas business priorities culture transformation initiatives and leadership agenda.
• Serve as a strategic communication advisor to senior leaders providing counsel on messaging stakeholder engagement sequencing tone and channel strategy.
• Create executive-ready communications including press releases media briefing documents leadership messages talking points scripts presentations Q&A documents intranet content and employee announcements.
• Lead communication planning for enterprise programs organizational changes business updates culture initiatives and issues that require coordinated messaging across audiences.
• Partner with business unit functional HR legal investor relations and external communication colleagues to ensure messages are aligned accurate timely and audience appropriate.
• Manage communication calendars editorial plans approvals and measurement approaches to improve visibility consistency and impact across communication channels.
• Use data feedback and business context to evaluate communication effectiveness and recommend improvements to content channels and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain confidentiality and sound judgment when handling sensitive business people financial regulatory or reputational topics.
• Support crisis issues and change communications as needed including rapid message development and stakeholder coordination in coordination with the crisis communications leads.
• Perform all other duties as needed or assigned. This role may require up to 10% domestic or international travel.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

• Bachelors degree in communications public relations journalism English marketing business or a related field.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience and successful project outcomes in lieu of educational requirements.
• Exceptional writing editing message development presentation development and storytelling skills for executive and employee audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior leaders influence stakeholders manage ambiguity and make sound decisions under tight timelines.
• Strong project management skills including the ability to manage multiple priorities approvals and deliverables across global teams.
• Experience using Microsoft 365 tools intranet or employee communication platforms content planning tools and communication measurement approaches.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools to support content development research editing and communications strategy while maintaining quality accuracy and brand standards.
• English fluency required; additional language proficiency is beneficial for global stakeholder engagement.

Experience (Minimum Required):

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in corporate communications internal communications executive communications public relations or related communication roles.
• Experience developing communication strategies and materials for senior leaders and global employee audiences.
• Experience supporting change transformation crisis issues or highly sensitive business communications preferred.
• Leadership experience managing complex projects cross-functional workstreams agencies vendors or direct reports.

Preferred Qualifications Include:

• Masters degree in communications public relations business journalism or a related field.
• Experience in health care life sciences clinical research pharmaceutical services or a regulated global business environment.
• Experience with employee engagement leadership visibility culture communications investor-related communications or media-sensitive topics.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex business topics and create clear credible narratives for global audiences.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

Office/Home-Based

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Comfortable working in a virtual team environment with colleagues around the world.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists.
• Occasional crouching stooping with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying or moving of objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
• Regular and consistent attendance.
• Varied hours may be required.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation to work within our Durham headquarters 3 days each week.

Application deadline: September 30 2026

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