Communications Director

Communications Director

The Director, Communications is responsible for enterprise communications strategies and communications leadership across Land O'Lakes, Inc.

enterprise and business units.

In this role you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and a steward of the organization's narrative, reputation, and voice.

This role blends hands on leadership with strategic counsel, shaping clear, compelling communications that advance business priorities, strengthen internal alignment, and elevate the organization's visibility with key external stakeholders.

The Director will oversee integrated internal and external communications, including enterprise messaging, executive communications, media relations, and issues management.

Operating in a dynamic and often volatile external environment, the role brings strong situational awareness to communications planning: anticipating reputational risk, responding effectively to emerging issues, and helping leaders navigate moments of heightened scrutiny with clarity and confidence.

The Director also leads and develops a team of direct reports and external relationships, setting clear priorities, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the team is equipped to deliver high quality work in a fast paced, evolving landscape.

As the communications function continues to evolve, this role plays a critical part in modernizing tools, processes, measurement and storytelling approaches while balancing near term execution with long term narrative leadership.

Responsibilities:


* Strategic Communications Leadership - Spearhead and oversee comprehensive communication programs that support the strategic messaging and business goals of the enterprise and each business unit.

Serve as a vital contributor and trusted advisor and/or oversee support to business unit and divisional leadership teams.

Drive the development and execution of strategic communications plans that drive both influence and impact across all audiences in support of enterprise Communications Strategy.


* Reputation Management, Media Relations and Executive Platform - Direct and manage enterprise and executive platforms, both proactive and reactive media initiatives, encompassing reputation management, and individual as well as brand promotion opportunities.

Collaborate with senior leaders across the organization, including internal business leaders, government relations and others, to provide strategic counsel, including response strategies and tactics, on issues management and crisis communications.


* Team Leadership - Build, motivate and coach a team of direct reports, working with peer leaders, as well as supporting recruitment and succession planning.

Maintain strong relationships with broader cross-functional Central Marketing colleagues.

Build and maintain a strong internal network to identify and leverage opportunities for team engagement across the enterprise, as well as provide cross-functional team and discipline leade...