Associate Director, Employee Value & Workforce Communications

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.  Lilly makes a significant investment in its people — in how they are paid, how they are supported, and what they experience as members of TEAM Lilly. The Associate Director, Employee Value & M&A Communications turns that investment into something employees can see, feel, and act on. This role leads the communications that help employees understand the full value of working at Lilly — from compensation and benefits to the moments of transition that test an organization’s dedication to its people. On the compensation and benefits side, the Associate Director partners with HR to develop targeted global and U.S. campaigns, maintain a multi-quarter communications roadmap, and sequence high-priority communications — including ACR for leaders and bonus communications — so that every message lands with clarity and strengthening Lilly’s position as an employer that invests in its workforce. On the M&A side, this role is the internal comms point person: developing employee-facing communications from confidential pre-announcement preparation through Day 1, deal announcements, workforce transition communications, and acquired employee integration into TEAM Lilly. The Associate Director partners closely with HR, Legal, Business Development, Finance, and colleagues across Global Communications to ensure all Employee Value and M&A communications are accurate, aligned to business priorities, and consistently reflect the strength of Lilly’s employer value proposition — for current employees, new employees, and those joining Lilly through acquisition. Key Objectives/Deliverables • Own the global and U.S. compensation and benefits communications strategy — developing campaigns that help employees understand and value what Lilly offers, covering programs including Annual Compensation Review (ACR), benefits enrollment, and Lilly stock programs. • Maintain and evolve a multi-quarter communications roadmap and editorial calendar — aligning compensation and benefits communications to enterprise workforce engagement priorities and sequencing messages to avoid employee overload. • Frame compensation and benefits communications through an EVP lens — ensuring every communication reinforces Lilly’s commitment to its people and helps employees, at every stage of their career, connect the full value of what they receive to why Lilly is a place worth staying, growing, and investing in. • Stay current on compensation, benefits, and workforce trends and evolving employee expectations — proactively informing communications planning and ensuring Lilly’s EVP narrative remains competitive and compelling. • Draft and coordinate high-impact employee communications — ensuring consistency with the enterprise narrative, benefits policies, and legal requirements, and modeling the quality standard for the team. • Coordinate content reviews and approvals with subject matter experts across HR, Legal, and other partners to ensure accuracy and appropriate delivery. • Deliver communications across multiple channels — selecting the right format and channel for each audience and moment, whether employees have been with Lilly 20 years or 20 days. • Serve as the primary communications practitioner for M&A internal communications — owning execution from pre-announcement through workforce