Senior Manager, Public Relations Communications Remote

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Senior Manager, Public Relations   Job Code: 41405   Job Location: Florida Remote (Must live in FL)   Job Schedule: 9/80 (Every other Friday off)   Job Description:   Reporting to the Director of Marketing and Communications, the Senior Manager of Public Relations is responsible for strategic communication planning to drive positive engagements with media and target stakeholders to support the Space and Mission Systems segment of L3Harris Technologies’ strategic growth objectives. This position leads and collaborates across the marketing and creative division of the team to deliver best-in-class public relations activities within an integrated communications approach to influence external stakeholders. This role is both strategic and hands-on including managing one direct report and a retained PR agency of record. The Senior Manager of Public Relations must be a proactive self-starter who has a clear understanding of working with media and can create/execute well-thought-out strategic communication campaigns/plans that will lead to creative external storytelling. You will work with business leaders to identify program milestones and business priorities and then create narratives to help spread the word on leading technologies L3Harris develops. As part of the Marketing and Communications team, you will work cross-functionally to ensure effective internal and external collaboration and alignment with the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.   Essential Functions:   • Develop and implement SMS PR strategy to drive interest and engagement with media and other target stakeholders • Proactively position leadership for thought-leadership opportunities with key media • Partner with Marketing to gain a clear understanding of business objectives, initiatives, and priorities • Lead SMS public relations synchronization meetings/efforts to manage oversight and influence across the business segments for communication opportunities to reach targeted stakeholders • Collaborate effectively with sales, business development, and program management to identify newsworthy areas that support business efforts • Collaborate with our Creative Services group to proactively seek out creative ways to share our narrative through visual storytelling • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage social media to advance our narrative • Perform analytic reporting to measure effectiveness of your efforts • Work with cross-functional, cross-site teams with a goal to provide consistent, effective communication • Prepare leadership for media interviews and presentations • Provide leadership, issues/crisis, and other communications support as needed • Monitor industry trends; recommend best-practice media strategies and tactics • Direct small team of PR professionals and agency   Qualifications:   • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, PR, or related field with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience; Or, Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience; Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 16 years of prior related experience • 10+ years’ experience in marketing, communication, and digital experience within a corporate