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THUMBTACK HELPS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONFIDENTLY CARE FOR THEIR HOMES. Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together. ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM We shape how it feels to work at Thumbtack. The Employee Communications team sits at the intersection of culture, communication, and brand. We translate Thumbtack's mission and strategy into meaningful moments for employees and candidates alike. By bringing together internal communications and employer brand storytelling, we ensure our values are not just articulated, but experienced. From leadership messaging and key company moments to recruitment marketing campaigns, we create a cohesive narrative that resonates from a candidate's first interaction through every stage of the employee experience, reinforcing who we are and what we stand for along the way.   ABOUT THE ROLE As Lead Internal Communications Manager, you'll serve as a senior strategist and thought leader on internal communications. You'll own the development and execution of high-impact strategies that span internal communications, employer brand, and executive messaging, driving alignment across the organization and shaping how Thumbtack's story is told. This is a high-visibility role that requires both strategic vision and hands-on execution. You'll independently lead multi-year communications initiatives, manage complex stakeholder relationships end-to-end, and serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders and cross-functional teams, influencing decisions at the highest levels of the organization.   WHAT YOU’LL DO - Develop and execute global internal communications strategies that connect business priorities to clear, consistent messaging across teams and audiences. - Drive long-term, high-impact communications initiatives from strategy through execution, establishing communications frameworks and best practices that improve consistency, effectiveness, and organizational alignment. - Advise senior leaders on communications strategy, shaping executive messaging and employee narratives through high-stakes, high-visibility, and sensitive business moments. - Establish success metrics for communications programs, evaluate effectiveness, and use insights to continuously improve communications strategy and employee engagement. - Shape executive and enterprise communications, including all-hands presentations, AMA materials, leadership updates, and company announcements, ensuring every communication aligns with business priorities, audience needs, and Thumbtack's narrative. - Influence cross-functional partners at all levels, driving strategic alignment and advancing key initiatives in partnership with leaders across Brand & Communications, Marketing, People, Engineering, Product, and other business functions. - Leverage AI to accelerate research, drafting, synthesis, and iteration while applying exceptional editorial judgment to ensure quality, accuracy, and audience fit.   IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL, YOU MUST BRING - 8+ years of experience in internal or executive communications. - A proven track record of independently leading enterprise communications strategies that shape business priorities, influence executive stakeholders, and drive measurable organizational impact. - Success leading communications for company-wide moments such as all-hands meetings, AMAs, executive announcements, reorganizations, and culture initiatives. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate comp