Manager, GFO (Global Field Organization) Engagement & Programs

Freshworks • Boston, MA

4d

About The Position

We are hiring a Manager, GFO Engagement & Programs to build and run the engagement, communications, and operating narrative for the Global Field Organization (GFO), while also supporting the deployment, tracking, and reporting of key Field strategy programs and initiatives.
This is a high-impact individual contributor role, operating at IC4 level, with global scope across a 700+ person Field organisation spanning Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services.
You will work closely with senior GFO leaders to translate strategy into clear priorities, support consistent execution of strategic programs, and create alignment at scale across regions. Acting as the single owner of GFO engagement and communications, you will design and operate a predictable cadence of messaging, leadership updates, and Field-wide moments that reduce noise and increase focus.
A core part of the role is working directly with customers, alongside Field leaders, to understand the real-world impact of GFO programs and initiatives. You will use customer feedback and outcomes to inform leadership messaging, refine program design, and help guide the future direction of Field strategy and execution priorities.

Requirements

• Experience in a strategic communications, engagement, or program role supporting Field, GTM, or commercial organisations in a SaaS or technology environment.
• Proven ability to operate effectively as a senior individual contributor in global, matrixed organisations.
• Experience working closely with senior leaders and executives, translating strategy into action.
• Exceptional strategic communication and organisational storytelling capability.
• Strong business acumen and curiosity about customers, revenue motion, and Field execution.
• Ability to design structure and cadence in complex environments.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Comfortable moving between strategic thinking and hands-on delivery.
• Ability to translate customer feedback into actionable insight for strategy, programs, and leadership decision-making.
• Strong synthesis skills, connecting customer outcomes, Field execution, and strategic intent into a coherent narrative.
• Comfort working with imperfect data and multiple stakeholders to create clarity for senior leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting the deployment, tracking, or reporting of cross-functional strategy or transformation programs is a strong plus.
• Experience engaging directly with customers to gather feedback, understand business impact, or inform strategy and program evolution is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to fast-growth, high-change environments is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the engagement, communications, and operating narrative for the Global Field Organization.
• Translate GFO strategy into clear, focused priorities that resonate across regions and functions.
• Design and operate a predictable cadence of Field communications, leadership updates, and engagement moments that reinforce execution standards and reduce organisational noise.
• Support the deployment, tracking, and reporting of priority GFO strategy programs and initiatives, ensuring leaders have clear visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Participate in selected business reviews and operating forums, using insights to inform storytelling, engagement programs, and leadership messaging.
• Work directly with customers, in partnership with Sales, Customer Success, and Professional Services leaders, to gather feedback on how GFO programs are landing in practice.
• Synthesise customer feedback into clear themes, insights, and impact assessments, connecting external outcomes with internal execution signals.
• Use customer insight to inform program evolution, strategic adjustments, and future GFO priorities, ensuring programs remain grounded in real customer impact.
• Partner closely with Marketing, HR, Enablement, and Strategy teams, while retaining clear ownership of the Field-specific narrative and feedback loop.
• Surface and amplify examples of customer impact and execution excellence, making strong performance visible, shared, and repeatable across the organisation.

Benefits

• Freshworks offers multiple options for dental, medical, vision, disability and life insurances.
• Equity + ESPP, flexible PTO, flexible spending, commuter benefits and wellness benefits are also offered.
• Freshworks also offers adoption and parental leave benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed