Dairy MAX Inc.
Dairy MAX Inc.
Dairy MAX Inc. is a Food & Beverage organization that promotes the dairy industry through nutrition education, consumer outreach, and support for dairy farmers. Its work includes developing recipes, digital toolkits, and educational resources; partnering with schools, athletic departments, restaurants, and the NFL; and supporting wellness programs and dairy-focused menu initiatives. The organization also works to connect dairy with communities through marketing, consulting, and industry partnerships.

Vice President of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement - Dairy MAX (Texas Remote)

Lead Dairy MAX’s corporate reputation, communications, and farmer relations while advising executives and aligning stakeholders around the nonprofit dairy council’s strategy and impact.

Description

  • Direct Dairy MAX’s enterprise reputation and communications strategy
  • Manage the organization’s corporate and stakeholder brand, voice, positioning, and strategic narrative
  • Develop opportunities to increase trust, visibility, and influence for Dairy MAX, its leaders, and dairy farmers
  • Track emerging issues, public sentiment, and industry developments
  • Direct media relations, issues management, and crisis communications
  • Turn strategy, investments, programs, partnerships, and outcomes into clear stakeholder communications
  • Build farmer understanding and trust through two-way engagement
  • Lead internal, organizational, change, and executive communications
  • Promote alignment with the Board, DMI, industry organizations, agricultural partners, and other stakeholders
  • Counsel the CEO and Executive Leadership Team on stakeholder views, reputational risks, organizational readiness, and communications priorities
  • Lead the Communications and Farmer & Industry Relations teams
  • Define the vision, priorities, operating model, and standards for both functions
  • Recruit, develop, coach, and hold high-performing teams accountable
  • Manage external partners, agencies, budgets, channels, and technology
  • Advance innovation through AI, emerging platforms, data, and new methods
  • Set objectives and metrics for reputation, stakeholder understanding, farmer and industry engagement, and communications effectiveness

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, agriculture, business, or a related discipline
  • At least 12 years of progressive experience in communications, corporate affairs, public relations, or a related area
  • Substantial leadership experience at the executive level
  • Track record of leading enterprise communications, reputation and issues management, executive counsel, and high-performing teams
  • Experience in agriculture, dairy, food, commodity organizations, associations, checkoff organizations, agribusiness, or a related sector is strongly preferred
  • Proven ability to earn trust and communicate effectively with farmers, employees, boards, media, and industry stakeholders
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly for farmer engagement, industry events, organizational priorities, and executive needs
  • Expertise in strategic communications and reputation leadership
  • Strong executive presence and ability to influence
  • Working knowledge of agriculture and the dairy industry
  • Exceptional writing, storytelling, and presentation abilities
  • Sound judgment in sensitive, high-profile, or rapidly changing situations
  • Collaborative and accountable people leadership

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible spending accounts for health care, dependent care, transit, and parking
  • 401(k) plan with up to a 10% employer match
  • Roth 401(k) account

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