About the Role
Develop and deliver bilingual (French Canadian and English) internal communications supporting Gallagher’s Benefits & HR Consulting (GBS) in Canada. This role ensures alignment with organizational priorities, culture, and brand voice while driving engagement across both divisions. It combines strategic counsel with hands-on execution, supporting leadership communications, change initiatives, and ongoing business updates.
Responsibilities
- Lead internal communications strategies for GBS Canada, ensuring alignment with leadership messaging, transformation initiatives, and organizational updates.
- Balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution to deliver high-quality work on time.
- Own internal communications plans for projects and initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, culture, and brand voice.
- Develop and deliver bilingual internal communications for Canada, including leadership messages, organizational announcements, emails, intranet content, talking points, newsletters, and presentations.
- Provide communications counsel to senior leaders and business partners, helping guide messaging, timing, and channel strategy.
- Manage the creation, review, and release of internal communications to ensure clarity, consistency, and accuracy.
- Collaborate across communications, HR, marketing, and business teams to drive alignment and adoption of communication strategies.
- Manage communication tools, platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Poppulo), and calendars for supported business areas.
- Apply metrics, insights, and best practices to continuously improve communication effectiveness and employee engagement.
- Support crisis communications and client-related messaging, including M&A announcements.
- Oversee the creation of collateral for both internal and external audiences, ensuring alignment with business goals and brand standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or a related field.
- Minimum 7-10 years of experience in corporate or internal communications.
- Experience supporting senior leaders in a complex, matrixed organization.
- Experience in financial services, insurance brokerage or a large global organization is a plus.
- Relationship builder with individuals at all levels and in all areas of the world; seeks to build trust through a professional attitude, confidence, and a strong work ethic.
- Must be self-starter and continuous learner who takes initiative to implement strong plans and continuous process improvements.
- Comfortably operates with minimal direction.
- Engages in continuous learning - proactively researches and applies best practices and innovations in internal communications.
- Bilingual, English and French required.
Skills
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in French Canadian and English, with strong grammar, editing and proofreading ability.
- Proven ability to translate complex information into clear, audience-focused communications.
- Strong writing and editing skills across a range of internal channels and audiences, including newsletters, SharePoint and email platforms.
- Ability to independently manage multiple medium- to high-complexity projects with competing deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail, time management and organizational abilities.
- Comfort working independently while building strong relationships with global and cross-functional partners.
- Experience leveraging data, insights and industry trends to inform communication strategies.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools; experience with SharePoint, Poppulo or similar platforms preferred.
- Knowledge of AP Style for consistent and professional communications.
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7-10 years
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
- Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
About the Company
- Gallagher is a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right.
- We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive.
- At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together.
- Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
- We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you!
- At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace.
- At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.
Equal Opportunity
- Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)
