Communications Manager (Corporate)
Nabors Industries
Houston, TX
Description
This position partners closely with Marketing, Training, HR, QHSE, Sustainability, and Executive Leadership to translate strategy into clear, timely, and disciplined communications—particularly during periods of change, transformation, or heightened risk.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong judgment, prioritization, and the ability to operate calmly in fast-moving environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field or equivalent
- 8–12+ years of progressive experience in corporate communications, internal communications, or public affairs
- Demonstrated experience supporting executive leadership and enterprise initiatives
- Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with exceptional attention to detail
- Proven ability to manage sensitive communications with sound judgment and discretion
- Experience working in matrixed, complex, or global organizations
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in energy, industrial, engineering, or operationally complex environments
- Background in communication, change management, transformation, or crisis communications
- Familiarity with governance models separating Marketing (growth) from Communications (enterprise trust)
- Experience partnering closely with Training, HR, QHSE, or Operations teams
- Demonstrated experience with AI-enabled communications (e.g., generative AI, automation, analytics) and the ability to translate evolving AI capabilities into responsible, audience-ready messaging and change adoption.
KEY COMPENTENCIES
- Strategic thinking with strong execution discipline
- Ability to prioritize under pressure and manage competing demands
- Clear decision-making and comfort navigating ambiguity
- Executive presence and trusted-advisor mindset
- Collaborative, calm, and solutions-oriented leadership style
Enterprise Communications & Governance
- Own the enterprise communications narrative, ensuring one voice, tone, and storytelling framework across the company
- Establish and enforce communications governance, including review and approval of company-wide and sensitive messaging
- Serve as the authoritative reviewer for all public-facing and enterprise communications prior to release
- Maintain brand integrity, messaging consistency, and alignment with Nabors values and strategic priorities
- Serve as the primary approval authority for all external-facing communications, ensuring alignment with enterprise messaging, brand standards, and reputational risk considerations
Internal & Executive Communications
- Lead internal communications for employees and leaders, including:
- Executive messages and memos
- Organizational updates and change communications
- All-hands, town halls, events and leadership talking points
- Develop executive-ready materials such as briefings, FAQs, speeches, and leadership decks
- Translate complex or technical topics into clear, actionable messaging for diverse global audiences
Crisis, Incident & Sensitive Communications
- Support response communications for incidents, crises, or sensitive matters in coordination with executive leadership, QHSE, Legal, and Corporate Affairs
- Prepare holding statements, internal alerts, FAQs, and leadership guidance as required
- Ensure speed, accuracy, and message discipline during high-risk situations
Cross-Functional Coordination
Partner with Marketing to ensure alignment on:
- Major announcements and launches
- Website messaging and thought leadership
- External campaigns impacting enterprise reputation
- Collaborate with HR, Training, Sustainability, and Operations on enterprise initiatives, including:
- Change management and transformation messaging
- Safety and compliance campaigns
- ESG and sustainability communications
Content Strategy & Channels
- Owns governance and oversight of all external communication channels, ensuring consistent standards, messaging discipline, and approval controls across all platforms, including websites, social media, press, publications, and third ‑ party distributions.
- Oversee planning, development, and delivery of internal content across:
- Intranet and SharePoint
- Executive and corporate email channels
- Internal campaigns and awareness initiatives
- Lead AI-forward communications enablement, including governance for the use of generative AI in content creation, review workflows, and employee guidance; identify and scale AI tools that improve speed, consistency, and quality across internal and external channels.
- Ensure messaging is intentional, prioritized, and sustainable—not reactive or fragmented
Leadership & Team Oversight
- Provide direction, prioritization, and coaching to communications resources (direct or matrixed)
- Set clear standards for quality, responsiveness, and stakeholder engagement
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on communications risk, clarity, and impact
#LI-JA1
Nabors is a leading provider of advanced technology for the energy industry. With operations in about 20 countries, Nabors has established a global network of people, technology and equipment to deploy solutions that deliver safe, efficient and responsible hydrocarbon production. By leveraging its core competencies, particularly in drilling, engineering, automation, data science and manufacturing, Nabors aims to innovate the future of energy and enable the transition to a lower carbon world.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Nabors is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, religion, age, color, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training. To learn more about our Fair Employment practices, please refer to the Nabors Code of Conduct .
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