Director, Internal and Executive Communications

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
236K-236K Annually
Expert/Leader
Semiconductor • Manufacturing
The Role
Leads global internal communications and executive storytelling, including communications strategy, intranet governance, employee engagement, executive presentations, change communications, and cross-functional messaging. Advises senior leaders, translates complex technical and business topics, manages communication measurement, supports organizational changes and milestones, and ensures materials align with brand standards. The role also evaluates AI-enabled communications tools and partners with teams across a global, matrixed organization.
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Lattice Overview

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Job Description:

Lattice Semiconductor seeks a Director of Internal and Executive Communications to define and execute the company's internal communications strategy and to shape how our executive team tells the Lattice story. This individual contributor leader will own the employee communications experience globally, including the company intranet, and will partner with departments across the company to deliver clear, timely, and compelling communications to employees. The role requires exceptional storytelling and presentation design ability.


Key Responsibilities

Internal Communications Strategy

  • Develop and execute a global internal communications strategy aligned to company priorities, with defined audiences, channels, cadence, and measures of success.
  • Establish editorial standards, a communications calendar, and governance for how information reaches employees.
  • Define and implement engagement and effectiveness metric tracking system, and use results to refine approach.

Intranet

  • Build out and manage the company intranet as the primary employee information hub, including information architecture, content strategy, publishing workflows, and ongoing governance.
  • Partner with IT, HR, and other content owners to keep content current, accurate, and accessible to a global workforce.

Cross-Functional Communications

  • Partner with HR, Finance, IT, Operations, Legal, R&D, Sales, Business Units, and other departments to plan, write, and distribute employee communications.
  • Support communications for company milestones, organizational changes, product launches, site communications, and events, amongst others, coordinating with the Corporate Marketing and executive leadership.
  • Coordinate with Legal and Investor Relations as needed so that communications meet disclosure and confidentiality requirements.

Executive Communications and Storytelling

  • Work directly with the executive team to craft narratives, talking points, speeches, town hall content, and leadership messaging.
  • Develop and maintain executive presentations, including internal and external-facing decks, with a high standard of visual design and message clarity.
  • Advise executives on internal communications approach, including tone, timing, and channel.

Change and Strategic Communications

  • Support communications planning for major initiatives, organizational changes, leadership transitions, and company milestones, in partnership with HR and business leaders.
  • Help shape and reinforce company narratives that connect strategy, innovation, customer impact, and culture.

Engagement, Measurement, and Tools

  • Create feedback mechanisms that give employees a way to respond, and use the results to improve programs.
  • Evaluate and apply AI-enabled tools to improve the speed, scale, and quality of communications.

Brand and Creative Collaboration

  • Ensure internal and executive materials reflect Lattice brand standards, working with the creative studio and brand teams.
What Success Looks Like
  • Employees understand company strategy and how their work contributes to it.
  • Executive communications are clear, consistent, and trusted.
  • The intranet is the first place employees go for company information.
  • Major initiatives and changes are supported by timely communications and measurable employee understanding.
  • Executive presentations are visually polished and require minimal rework.

Required Qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in executive, internal, corporate, or strategic communications, including at least 3 years supporting C-level or senior executive leaders.
  • Very strong PowerPoint design skills, demonstrated through a portfolio or work samples of executive-level presentations.
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and business topics for varied audiences.
  • Proven experience building or managing an intranet or comparable employee communications platform.
  • Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and to influence without direct authority across functions.
  • Experience supporting senior leaders in fast-paced organizations, including during periods of growth, transformation, or organizational change.
  • Experience communicating in a global, matrixed organization with diverse employee populations.
  • Strong project management and prioritization skills, balancing strategy with hands-on execution.
  • Curiosity about and comfort with AI and emerging communications technologies.
  • Sound judgment in handling confidential and sensitive information.
  • Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in semiconductor, technology, or other technical industries, or in a publicly traded company environment.
  • Experience with change, M&A, or crisis communications.
  • Familiarity with Sharepoint-based intranet platforms and Workday HRIS.

Why This Role Matters

Employees need to understand where Lattice is going and why, and leaders need skilled support in communicating it. This role connects strategy to employee understanding, strengthens leadership visibility, and gives teams the clarity to execute.

Pay & Benefits

Consistent with Lattice Semiconductor values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location.  Please note that the base pay range is a guideline, and our compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience. 

For candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location.  The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee.

Base Pay Range

236,000.00

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity.  In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more! 

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States.

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry. 


Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 1,000 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit 
www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

 

As an E-Verify employer, we use this system to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law. All applicants will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, upon hire. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job candidates and will comply with all E-Verify regulations.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of experience in executive, internal, corporate, or strategic communications
  • At least 3 years supporting C-level or senior executive leaders
  • Very strong PowerPoint design skills, demonstrated through a portfolio or executive presentation work samples
  • Exceptional writing and editing skills, including translating complex technical and business topics for varied audiences
  • Experience building or managing an intranet or comparable employee communications platform
  • Ability to advise senior executives and influence across functions without direct authority
  • Experience supporting senior leaders in fast-paced organizations during growth, transformation, or organizational change
  • Experience communicating in a global, matrixed organization with diverse employee populations
  • Strong project management and prioritization skills
  • Curiosity about and comfort with AI and emerging communications technologies
  • Sound judgment handling confidential and sensitive information
  • Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in semiconductor, technology, or other technical industries, or in a publicly traded company environment
  • Experience with change, M&A, or crisis communications
  • Familiarity with SharePoint-based intranet platforms and Workday HRIS
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The Company
HQ: Hillsboro, OR
975 Employees
Year Founded: 1983

What We Do

Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is the low power programmable leader. We solve customer problems across the network, from the Edge to the Cloud, in the growing communications, computing, industrial, automotive and consumer markets. Our technology, long-standing relationships, and commitment to world-class support lets our customers quickly and easily unleash their innovation to create a smart, secure and connected world. Lattice was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon with major operations in San Jose, California, Shanghai, China, and Manila, Philippines.

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