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Internal Communications Manager roles qualify for EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through the PERM labor certification process, which requires employers to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available. Larger organizations with formal communications functions and consistent headcount needs are your strongest targets for permanent sponsorship.
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Location
New York, New York
Alternative Location(s)
Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina
Posting Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
25%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
13M
Posted Date
28-Oct-2026
Job ID
21346
The Opportunity
The Director, Internal Communications – Global Technology & Operations (GTO) will help develop and execute internal communications strategies that inform, engage, and connect employees across MetLife’s GTO organization. Reporting to the VP-Internal Communications, this role will partner closely with GTO leaders and communications colleagues to translate technology and data priorities into clear, timely, and relevant messaging across internal channels, while supporting day-to-day communications planning and execution for key GTO initiatives. The successful candidate will be a strong writer, people leader and strategic communicator with experience supporting leadership communications, simplifying complex topics, managing editorial planning, and delivering communications programs that drive understanding and engagement. This role is ideal for a collaborative, hands-on communications leader who can balance strategy and execution, develop talent, work effectively across functions, bring an enterprise mindset to functional communications, and help ensure employees are informed and aligned during key business, technology and organizational moments.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute internal communications plans that support GTO priorities, initiatives, transformation efforts and leadership objectives.
- Draft and deliver clear, compelling content across internal channels, including leadership messages, employee updates, intranet stories, talking points, town hall materials and presentation content.
- Partner with GTO leaders, subject matter experts and communications colleagues to simplify complex technology, operations, data, security and service topics, support executive and leadership communications, and guide one direct report in delivering high-quality work with clarity and consistency.
- Manage editorial planning and channel coordination to ensure communications are timely, aligned and effective during business milestones, technology initiatives and periods of change.
- Use employee feedback, performance data, channel analytics and evolving best practices to strengthen internal communications and improve engagement over time.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, or employee engagement, preferably with experience supporting complex functions, transformation initiatives or enterprise priorities.
- Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with experience creating content across channels and translating complex business, technology or operational topics into clear employee communications.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic communications counsel, partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional colleagues, and manage and develop communications talent with clarity, consistency and sound judgment.
- Strong editorial planning, project management, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, English or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating and operationalizing technology, digital tools, AI-enabled capabilities or analytics in communications production, planning, measurement and/or processes.
- Time spent in financial services, insurance or a similarly regulated sector.
- Experience supporting technology, operations, data, cybersecurity, customer service or other highly technical functions.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $112,000 - $149,300. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
General Information
Location
New York, New York
Alternative Location(s)
Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina
Posting Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
25%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Grade
13M
Posted Date
28-Oct-2026
Job ID
21346
The Opportunity
The Director, Internal Communications – Global Technology & Operations (GTO) will help develop and execute internal communications strategies that inform, engage, and connect employees across MetLife’s GTO organization. Reporting to the VP-Internal Communications, this role will partner closely with GTO leaders and communications colleagues to translate technology and data priorities into clear, timely, and relevant messaging across internal channels, while supporting day-to-day communications planning and execution for key GTO initiatives. The successful candidate will be a strong writer, people leader and strategic communicator with experience supporting leadership communications, simplifying complex topics, managing editorial planning, and delivering communications programs that drive understanding and engagement. This role is ideal for a collaborative, hands-on communications leader who can balance strategy and execution, develop talent, work effectively across functions, bring an enterprise mindset to functional communications, and help ensure employees are informed and aligned during key business, technology and organizational moments.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute internal communications plans that support GTO priorities, initiatives, transformation efforts and leadership objectives.
- Draft and deliver clear, compelling content across internal channels, including leadership messages, employee updates, intranet stories, talking points, town hall materials and presentation content.
- Partner with GTO leaders, subject matter experts and communications colleagues to simplify complex technology, operations, data, security and service topics, support executive and leadership communications, and guide one direct report in delivering high-quality work with clarity and consistency.
- Manage editorial planning and channel coordination to ensure communications are timely, aligned and effective during business milestones, technology initiatives and periods of change.
- Use employee feedback, performance data, channel analytics and evolving best practices to strengthen internal communications and improve engagement over time.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, or employee engagement, preferably with experience supporting complex functions, transformation initiatives or enterprise priorities.
- Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with experience creating content across channels and translating complex business, technology or operational topics into clear employee communications.
- Demonstrated ability to provide strategic communications counsel, partner effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional colleagues, and manage and develop communications talent with clarity, consistency and sound judgment.
- Strong editorial planning, project management, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, English or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience integrating and operationalizing technology, digital tools, AI-enabled capabilities or analytics in communications production, planning, measurement and/or processes.
- Time spent in financial services, insurance or a similarly regulated sector.
- Experience supporting technology, operations, data, cybersecurity, customer service or other highly technical functions.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $112,000 - $149,300. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible. Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law (“protected characteristics”).
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as an Internal Communications Manager
Document your specialized communications credentials early
PERM requires your employer to define a minimum qualification tied to the role, not to you personally. Gather your degree transcripts, professional credentials, and evidence of specialized work in employee engagement or change communications before the job search begins.
Target employers with dedicated HR or legal teams
PERM sponsorship for a communications manager requires sustained employer commitment across 12 to 24 months. Companies with in-house immigration counsel or HR teams experienced with employment-based filings are far more likely to see the process through than startups or lean operations.
Search for EB-3 sponsoring roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Internal Communications Manager openings by employers with active green card filing history. This surfaces roles where PERM sponsorship is already an established practice rather than a first-time negotiation.
Verify the prevailing wage before accepting an offer
DOL sets a prevailing wage for your occupation and location through the OFLC Wage Search tool. Your offered salary must meet or exceed this figure for the PERM labor certification to be approved, so confirm the wage level before committing to an offer.
Clarify sponsorship scope during the offer negotiation
Some employers will sponsor EB-3 but not EB-2, or will only file after a probationary period. Ask directly whether the offer covers PERM filing, I-140 petition, and adjustment of status, and get the commitment in writing before you sign.
Use O*NET to build your specialty occupation case
The O*NET profile for Internal Communications Managers documents the degree requirements and specialized knowledge the role demands. Reference this data when your employer drafts the PERM job description to strengthen the case that the position requires a professional-level credential.
Green Card Internal Communications Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Internal Communications Manager role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Both categories are available depending on how the employer defines the minimum requirement. If the role requires a master's degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in communications or a related field, EB-2 applies. A role requiring a bachelor's degree alone typically falls under EB-3. The employer sets this threshold in the PERM job description, so the classification is determined before the application is filed.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary work visa capped at 65,000 per year with a lottery, while employment-based green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 category for most nationalities. The trade-off is timeline: PERM typically adds 12 to 24 months before you can file for adjustment of status, and applicants from India and China face longer waits due to per-country backlogs. For nationals from most other countries, the EB-3 path moves significantly faster than H-1B lottery cycles.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for a communications role?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL to certify that no qualified U.S. worker is available at the offered wage. This requires a supervised recruitment campaign, including job postings, newspaper ads, and a review of all applicants. The process takes roughly six to twelve months from recruitment to DOL decision. Your employer then files an I-140 petition with USCIS, and once that is approved, you can apply for adjustment of status if a visa number is current.
How do I find Internal Communications Manager jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search Internal Communications Manager openings filtered by employers with documented green card filing history, so you're not cold-pitching sponsorship to employers who have never done it before. Starting your search with employers who have completed PERM filings for similar roles removes one of the biggest friction points in the process.
Can I switch employers after my PERM is filed but before my green card is approved?
PERM and the I-140 petition are tied to a specific employer and role. If you change jobs before the I-140 is approved, the entire process typically restarts. Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date has been pending for 180 days or more, portability rules under AC21 may allow you to move to a similar role at a new employer without losing your place in line. Confirm whether your new role qualifies as same or similar before accepting any offer.