Principal Specialist, Employee Communications & Digital Channels at Globalfoundries, Austin

Principal Specialist, Employee Communications & Digital Channels at Globalfoundries in Austin. Full-time. $72,000 to $126,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors that enable AI at scale, from the cloud to the physical world. We partner closely with our customers to deliver differentiated, power-efficient, high-performance solutions for high-growth markets. Across our global footprint in the United States, Europe and Asia, our teams are solving complex challenges that shape the future of technology. At GF, you'll find the opportunity to make an impact, work with world-class talent and contribute to a more secure, sustainable future.

Summary of Role
GlobalFoundries is seeking an experienced digital channels and employee communications professional to lead and evolve the company's internal digital communications ecosystem, with primary responsibility for gfcurrent, GF's Unily-powered intranet. This role will shape channel strategy and the employee digital experience, helping employees access relevant, timely and engaging information.

The position combines digital channel strategy, content management, governance, analytics, user experience and stakeholder partnership. The individual will collaborate with Communications, Information Technology, Human Resources, business stakeholders and external vendors to drive adoption, engagement and continuous improvement across GF's digital channels.

In addition, this role serves as the operations lead for Employee Communications, overseeing team workflows, editorial planning, project tracking, the internal SharePoint environment, recurring communications processes and shared resources.

Essential responsibilities

Digital channel strategy and employee experience

• Develop and execute digital channel strategies that support employee communications priorities and business objectives.

• Lead the evolution of gfcurrent, leveraging employee feedback, analytics and platform capabilities to improve employee experience, engagement and adoption.

• Maintain a roadmap for channel enhancements, governance improvements and continuous optimization.

• Identify opportunities to enhance how employees discover, access and engage with information across digital channels.

• Partner with stakeholders across the business to align channel capabilities with organizational needs and priorities.

Gfcurrent content, governance and editorial management

• Own the overall management, governance and content strategy for gfcurrent.

• Design, build and maintain intranet sites, pages and digital experiences using content management, user experience and editorial best practices.

• Oversee the gfcurrent homepage, company news channels and recurring content programs, ensuring content is timely, relevant, accurate and aligned with company standards.

• Establish and evolve publishing standards, workflows, metadata, tagging and quality controls to support a consistent employee experience.

• Create, edit, publish and optimize content for digital channels and employee audiences.

• Maintain an enterprise editorial calendar and partner with global and regional content owners to coordinate communication plans and priorities.

• Provide guidance, training and support to content contributors, channel owners and users.

• Partner with Information Technology, Unily and other stakeholders to support platform enhancements, issue resolution and continuous improvement.

Analytics, insights and continuous improvement

• Monitor channel performance and key metrics, translating insights into recommendations that improve engagement and effectiveness.

• Produce regular reporting and dashboards for Communications and business stakeholders.

• Identify trends, gaps and opportunities to strengthen content strategy, usability, adoption and employee experience.

• Apply user experience, accessibility and design best practices across digital channels.

Cross-functional partnership and vendor management

• Build strong partnerships across Communications, Information Technology, Human Resources and business teams.

• Lead recurring planning and customer success discussions with Unily and other platform partners.

• Gather business requirements and translate communications needs into scalable channel solutions.

• Support platform-related projects, enhancements, integrations and change management initiatives.

• Communicate proactively with stakeholders, providing recommendations, updates and follow-through.

Employee communications operations

• Lead day-to-day operations for the Employee Communications team, helping manage workflows, priorities, calendars, tools and recurring deliverables.

• Own and maintain the team's internal SharePoint sites, document libraries, permissions, file structures and shared resources.

• Manage editorial calendars and project-tracking tools used to coordinate communications plans, projects, owners, deadlines and status.

• Develop and maintain operating procedures, templates, checklists and documentation that support consistency, efficiency and business continuity.

• Coordinate communications intake, project tracking and execution across the team.

• Manage operational onboarding and offboarding activities, including access to team platforms, distribution lists, Microsoft 365 groups and shared workspaces.

• Support the planning and execution of recurring employee communications programs and events, including GlobalCast.

• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, strengthen coordination and improve team effectiveness.

• Support broader employee communications initiatives, campaigns and special projects as business needs evolve.

Other Responsibilities:

• Perform all activities in a safe and responsible manner and support all Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, digital media, information management or a related field.

• Experience: 4 years of experience in employee communications, digital communications, intranet management, content strategy or a related discipline.

• Experience managing a corporate intranet, digital experience platform or enterprise content management environment.

• Strong writing, editing, content development and storytelling capabilities.

• Experience developing channel strategies, governance standards, editorial processes and content workflows.

• Experience using analytics and user insights to guide communications or digital experience improvements.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, technology partners and external vendors.

• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.

• Highly motivated, collaborative and detail-oriented, with sound judgment and a commitment to quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Unily or a comparable digital employee experience or intranet platform.

• Working knowledge of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, Power Apps or Power Automate.

• Experience with user experience research, information architecture, accessibility, metadata and content tagging.

• Experience supporting platform adoption, training, change management or digital transformation initiatives.

• Experience in a global, manufacturing, technology, semiconductor or complex matrixed organization.

Expected Salary Range
$72,000.00 - $126,000.00
The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions, as applicable, and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, compensation, benefits, extracurricular programs, and termination are created and implemented without regard to age, ethnicity, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic or category specified by local, state or federal law