Communications Manager - Toronto - Celestica Inc.

Description

Date: Jan 8, 2026

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled and creative Communications Manager to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead internal and employee communications efforts and support key corporate communications initiatives that help engage, inform, and inspire our global workforce.

You will work closely with leaders and stakeholders across our business to translate strategy into compelling content, strengthen our employer brand, and ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with our mission, vision, values and strategic priorities.

If you are a strategic thinker and compelling storyteller who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive internal communications strategy that strengthens culture, drives engagement, and aligns with company goals, values, and strategic priorities.
• Plan and deliver communications for key programs, events, and initiatives across the organization.
• Create high-quality content for internal channels, including intranet, leadership messages, videos, and town halls.
• Partner closely with HR, executive leadership, and other departments to communicate organizational announcements, policy changes, benefits information, and culture-building initiatives.
• Support leaders with messaging, talking points, presentations, and communications coaching.
• Develop targeted communication plans that support enterprise-wide change initiatives.
• Write, edit, and produce compelling content for a variety of internal and select external communication materials, including executive talking points, blogs, video scripts, and intranet posts.
• Translate complex business updates and technical information into clear, accessible, and engaging messages for all employee audiences.
• Develop and maintain an editorial calendar to ensure a continuous pipeline of engaging employee stories and organizational news.

Leadership and Stakeholder Support

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and key internal stakeholders, offering strategic communication guidance and support.
• Develop communications plans and materials for change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions and clear communication during periods of organizational change.

Corporate Communications

• Support corporate communications initiatives including executive visibility, reputation building, brand consistency, and external storytelling.
• Draft and edit press releases, website content, corporate messaging, and social media copy as needed.
• Maintain consistent brand voice across all communications and channels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (HR, Marketing, Operations, Corporate Sustainability, etc.) to ensure alignment and message clarity.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in corporate communications, internal or employee communications.
• Proven experience developing and executing internal communications strategies in a complex or global environment.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Strong ability to simplify complex information into engaging, accessible content.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and navigating multiple stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in technology, manufacturing, or global organizations an asset.

What You Bring

• A passion for employee experience, culture, and corporate storytelling.
• A collaborative mindset and ability to build trust quickly.
• Strategic thinking paired with relentless curiosity and a solutions-focused approach.
• A commitment to delivering clear, consistent, and high-quality communications that create impact.

The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Salary Range: $110,000-$160,000 CAD/year

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.