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At Trane Technologies TM and through our businesses including Trane ® and Thermo King ® , we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

The Communications Leader will serve as the strategic communications advisor to the Residential HVAC business unit, serving as a member of the business’ senior leadership team, and will collaborate closely with functions within the BU and the enterprise in support of communications strategies for the business. The successful candidate will develop the communications strategies, messaging, and tactics to support the business’ strategic priorities, increase leader communications effectiveness, protect, and enhance brand reputation and increase employee engagement to attract and retain talent. The Communications Leader will report to the Director, Employee & Business Communications.

This position is eligible for a Hybrid work schedule (3 or more days on-site a week) and will be based out of our Davidson, NC location

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute integrated internal and external communications strategies that support the strategic priorities of the business unit in alignment with enterprise goals to achieve annual objectives.

• Serve as primary communications advisor to the President, Residential HVAC, and respective leadership team members to enhance leader communications effectiveness, mitigate reputational risk and support business change and key internal / external initiatives.

• Collaborate closely with functions within the BU and the enterprise in support of communications strategies for the business, including Human Resources, Marketing, Legal, Product Management and others as needed.

• Proactively diagnose business needs, issues and opportunities that can be addressed through communication strategies.

• Contribute to the company’s global internal content strategy, elevating content from the business to help drive employee engagement, enhance culture, and connect employees with our company’s purpose, strategies, and leadership principles.

• Collaborate with broader Communications, Marketing and Public Engagement function to provide integrated communications strategies that enhance the company’s reputation, collective brands and exemplify its Employee Value Proposition.

• Articulate and establish thought leadership platforms and identify external speaking and media opportunities that help position the business and enterprise as climate innovators and leaders in sustainability.

• Advise, develop, and implement critical issues, change and crisis response within the business through partnership with human resources, marketing, legal, and other relevant functions, as necessary.

• Develop compelling messaging and core materials to support strategies for internal and external communications – track, measure and report results to senior leaders.

• Serve as a communications expert to educate, train, coach and develop leaders / managers on how to apply communications as a core business process – includes messaging around key initiatives and changes; effective stakeholder engagement; delivery mechanisms; and feedback and listening.

• Measure, analyze and maximize integrated communications results with all critical stakeholders to demonstrate its value to the businesses and enterprise.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent in communications, mass communications, public relations, or marketing with 12+ years related experience (i.e., media relations, corporate communications, executive communications, or employee communications), preferably for a global B2B company with a varied product, customer and business portfolio, and diverse employee population.

• Change management and crisis management communications experience.

• Experience acting as a strategic advisor to senior executives with the ability to influence.

• Excellent written and oral communications and presentation skills.

• Experience in leading cross-functional projects, with successful track record in stakeholder engagement and achieving measurable outcomes.

• Active listening skills to identify high impact opportunities.

• Strong business acumen and ability to understand and communicate complex business concepts and strategies.

Base Compensation Range is $117,150 to $155,350

Disclaimer: This base salary range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.