Manager Business Communications Partner (Temporary 6-months)

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Job Description Create alert for similar job Manager Business Communications Partner (Temporary 6-months) Req Id: 1314 Job Location: Montreal HQ - QC Business Unit: Stakeholders & Strategy Highest Level Division: Communications & Corporate Marketing Posting Start Date: 11/3/26 Posting End Date: 11/10/2026 French/English Bilingual Requirement: No Hiring Manager: Julie Lagace Pay Grade: MGMT-7 Hiring Salary Range: $110000 - 144000 This range represents the hiring range. Salaries are determined individually depending on skills and experience. Note: This is a temporary 6-months contractual role, we are looking for fully bilingual French/English candidates At CN, we are committed to our pursuit of excellence. We take pride in delivering work of the highest standard, continually innovating to shape the railroad of the future. As responsible railroaders, we make the right decisions every time, putting safety first, acting with unwavering integrity, and holding ourselves accountable for our actions. We believe in succeeding together-by fostering inclusivity and collaboration, we sustainably deliver exceptional results for our customers. Join us today and get your career moving

Job Summary

The role is responsible for acting as a strategic resource for the client department's Executives and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) by serving as a communications advisor, planner, and developer. The incumbent builds and owns annual communications plans for the function and handles ad-hoc requests and special projects involving communications.



The role identifies key annual communications objectives and develops communications strategies to achieve these goals. The role acts as a CN communication and brand advocate on behalf of CN's Corporate and Marketing Communications, at the assigned department's level, and organization wide. The role acts as a significant contributor to initiatives that improve overall communications content and strategies and increase communications channels adoption.

Main Responsibilities

Communications Plan Development

- Develop, coordinate, align, and own communications plans for clients, including internal and external audiences
- Manage the timely, cost-effective delivery of creative communication campaigns, overseeing the complete quality assurance and Senior Manager sign-off workflow
- Develop and write key messages to support the client's communications with high impact on target audiences
- Ensure message and tone alignment within the client's organization (campaign to campaign) as well as among departments, ensuring that all communications stay true to CN's overall strategic communications approach
- Measure effectiveness of the client's communications, report back to the client where applicable, and make recommendations for future campaigns based on results

Delivery of Tactics and Materials





- Collaborate with Corporate and Marketing Communications Specialists to define tactical and production plans once communications plans have been established
- Lead production of communications and supporting material that need to be achieved, and take full accountability of the plan by driving its development, results, monitoring, and measurement
- Manage other corporate communications projects to increase knowledge of CN's business, departments, and stakeholders
- Develop and oversee production timelines for creative campaigns, videos, and project deliverables

People Management

- Demonstrate collaboration and leadership within Communications, CN functions, Stakeholder Relations, and among support players
- Adhere to CN's values in the context of cross-functional projects and high-level interaction among internal teams, external stakeholders, and collaborators
- Build trust, pride, and engagement with direct reports, if managing people

Brand Advocacy

- Act as a key representative of the Corporate and Marketing Communications team and advocate for the CN brand and stakeholder experience
- Educate and strive to uphold brand standards while making decisions and recommendations autonomously

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN's hybrid work model. The incumbent must be available to work evening shifts and weekends when necessary. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management. The role may require frequent travel within the assigne

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