Director, Employee Engagement & Communications

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, we have approximately 50,000 employees in more than 70 countries across all 7 continents.

The Director, Employee Engagement & Communications, will lead enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen Amentum’s culture, amplify employee voice, and promote community impact. This role will design and deliver programs that reach wired and non-wired employees to celebrate achievements, foster engagement, and showcase corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts internally. In addition, the Director will govern and manage the Amentum Connect Network, develop resources for people leaders, and create opportunities for professional connection and engagement across the organization for both wired and non-wired employees. With a focus on storytelling, campaigns, insights, and connections, this role ensures employees feel engaged, informed, and connected to Amentum’s mission, values, and purpose. This role owns the end-to-end communications strategy and execution for enterprise employee engagement initiatives, including planning, writing, editing, channel strategy, distribution, and measurement of communications effectiveness. The role directly manages one individual and provides strategic direction, prioritization, and oversight of engagement programs, employee networks, and associated communications.

This is a US REMOTE role teleworking from home, requiring occasional travel to work on-site at Amentum’s U.S. headquarters in Virginia. US Citizenship is required to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Culture & Engagement Storytelling

• Develop and execute storytelling strategies that highlight business, team, and employee achievements and alignment with Amentum culture and values.
• Deliver compelling narratives that reinforce Amentum’s strategy, culture, identity, and values.
• Oversee development of written and multimedia content (e.g., emails, intranet features, executive messaging, newsletters, toolkits) ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with enterprise messaging standards.

 2. Engagement Campaigns

• Design and activate campaigns that reach wired and non-wired employees to amplify listening insights, learning and recognition programs, and community initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR and Business Group leaders to ensure campaigns align with organizational priorities.
• Measure campaign effectiveness and continuously optimize for impact and reach.
• Develop integrated communication plans, including audience segmentation, messaging frameworks, channel strategy, editorial calendars, and deployment timelines.
• Ensure all campaign communications are written, edited, and delivered to a high standard of quality, consistency, and accessibility.

 3. CSR Amplification

• Promote corporate social responsibility initiatives internally to strengthen employee connection to Amentum’s purpose.
• Partner with CSR team to integrate community impact stories into engagement channels.
• Drive participation in volunteer programs and community partnerships.
• Create and manage enterprise-wide communication strategies and content that amplify CSR initiatives, including storytelling, leader messaging, and participation campaigns.

 4. Community & Connections

• Govern and manage the Amentum Connect Network, fostering collaboration and professional connections across the enterprise.
• Advance engagement and communication strategy and develop / evolve channels and resources for people leaders to enable wired and non-wired team engagement and connection.
• Develop targeted engagement and communication tactics to engage, inform, and connect non-wired employees.
• Own communications strategy for employee networks, ensuring consistent messaging, branding, and engagement approaches across all network types (Connect, Technology, Business Networks).
• Provide leadership, coaching, and oversight to the Community & Connections Manager, including direction on program execution, communications planning, and measurement.
• Establish standards, templates, and governance for network communications, ensuring scalability and consistency across the enterprise.

5. Governance & Measurement·   

• Establish metrics and reporting frameworks to assess success of communications and connection programs.
• Monitor trends and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Maintain alignment with safety, quality, and procedural requirements.
• Analyze communication and engagement data to evaluate program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement of messaging, channels, and strategies.

6. Enterprise Communications Integration

• Partner closely with Corporate Communications to align employee engagement messaging with enterprise communication strategies, editorial calendars, and brand standards.
• Serve as the primary owner of engagement-related internal communications, ensuring seamless coordination across functions and reducing duplication or fragmentation.
• Ensure communications reflect accessibility standards and consistency for both wired and non-wired employee populations.

Key Competencies, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Leadership: Ability to lead, influence, and inspire teams. 
• People Leadership: Experience managing and developing team members while setting clear direction and accountability for outcomes.
• Strategic Thinking: Capable of developing and executing long-term strategies to support business goals.
• Results-Oriented: Proven ability to implement strategies that deliver measurable results and impact for employees and leaders.
• Communication: Outstanding written and verbal communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage employees at all levels.
• Storytelling: Strong storytelling and content development skills with experience in digital and social platforms.
• Empathy: High emotional intelligence and an understanding of employee and leader needs, motivations, and challenges. 
• Creativity: Innovative in designing engagement initiatives and approaches that resonate with diverse groups.
• Engagement Strategy: Proven ability to design and execute enterprise engagement strategies and campaigns.
• Execution: Excellent organizational and project management skills.

Qualifications:

• Typically requires 15+ years of experience in internal communications, employee engagement, and/or organizational development within a complex, global organization with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end internal communications, including content creation, editorial planning, channel strategy, and performance measurement.
• Must be a US Citizen to apply.
• US REMOTE ROLE with the ability to travel periodically <10% to Chantilly, VA area to work on-site.

Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.