Director, People Connections

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation within the position’s pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Join Us in Redefining Care 

At Advocate Health, we're committed to helping people live well by delivering exceptional care with compassion, innovation, and expertise. We're seeking an experienced Director of People Connections to shape how our People & Culture vision comes to life across the organization. 

In this highly visible role, you'll partner with executive and cross-functional leaders to translate complex priorities into clear, compelling communications that build understanding, strengthen engagement, and support meaningful change. 

About This Opportunity 

This opportunity is designed for a strategic communicator who can move seamlessly between enterprise strategy and hands-on execution. You will lead communications and activation for the Chief People & Culture Officer and People & Culture Leadership Team while helping create a consistent, connected teammate experience across a complex organization. 

What You'll Do 

• Design and lead the People & Culture communications and activation strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, business objectives, and the People & Culture vision. 
• Develop and execute the annual communications, engagement, and executive visibility plan for the Chief People & Culture Officer and People & Culture Leadership Team (PCLT), driving awareness, understanding, engagement, and behavior change across the function. 
• Partner across People & Culture to align communication priorities, messaging, and activation efforts that support enterprise goals and create a consistent teammate experience. 
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive HR and enterprise leaders, providing counsel on messaging for teammate initiatives, organizational change, mergers and acquisitions, brand evolution, and operating model evolution. 
• Lead communication strategies for large-scale People & Culture transformation efforts, integrations, acquisitions, and workforce initiatives. 
• Translate complex priorities into clear, compelling content that drives leadership accountability and teammate understanding. 
• Serve as lead writer and producer for the Chief People & Culture Officer's internal communications, including talking points, speeches, newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, leader toolkits, and other materials that foster alignment with the People & Culture vision. 
• Create and maintain a library of stories that celebrates teams, amplifies People & Culture, and reinforces a unified message across the function. 
• Coordinate planning and content development for key functional events, including People & Culture leadership advances, town halls, PCLT fireside chats, rounding tours, roadshows, and other engagements, in partnership with the VP, Leadership Activation and Chief of Staff. 
• Partner across PCLT to identify opportunities to elevate People & Culture successes through external award submissions; support the identification, drafting, and submission process as needed. 
• Define success measures for People & Culture communications, using data, feedback, and insights to inform decisions and demonstrate enterprise impact. 

What You'll Bring 

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field 
• 8+ years of strategic communications experience, with a strong focus on internal or HR communications, change management, or employee engagement 
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and partnering with cross-functional leaders across HR, Legal, Operations, and Marketing 
• Enterprise mindset and the ability to operate effectively across complex, matrixed systems 
• Strong judgment when navigating enterprise risk, sensitive matters, and ambiguity 
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive communication skills 
• Strong consultative and advisory presence with senior leaders 
• Deep expertise in change communications and transformation storytelling 
• Ability to simplify complexity and communicate with empathy and clarity 
• Comfort moving between strategy and execution 
• Strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder management capabilities 
• High level of judgment, discretion, and attention to detail 
• Ability to travel as needed, with potential exposure to weather and road conditions 
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job and work in a normal office environment 

Preferred 

• Experience supporting complex, large-scale organizations; healthcare or frontline workforce environments preferred 
• People leadership experience  

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin are the largest health systems in their respective states. As national leaders in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care serve patients across 28 hospital locations, including two children’s campuses, and nearly 450 sites of care. Both are now a part of Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, in addition to Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing or related field; 8+ years strategic communications experience; experience advising senior executives; ability to travel as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• leading communications strategy
• advising executive leaders
• developing engagement plans

Skills & Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job Details

• Category: Human Resources
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — Alabama or Alaska or Arizona or Arkansas or Delaware or Florida or Georgia or Iowa or Idaho or Illinois or Indiana or Louisiana or Kansas or Kentucky or Maine or Michigan or Missouri or Mississippi or Montana or North Carolina or North Dakota or Nebraska or New Hampshire or New Mexico or Nevada or Ohio or Oklahoma or Pennsylvania or South Carolina or South Dakota or Tennessee or Texas or Utah or Virginia or Wisconsin or West Virginia or Wyoming
• Salary: USD 156,832 – 250,952 / year
• Languages: English

Benefits

• 401k matching
• Generous paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Retirement plan
• Generous parental leave
• Relocation assistance

About Advocate Health

A nonprofit integrated health system providing equitable care and community benefits. — Industry: Healthcare