Director Communication (Flexible Location)
On-siteTroy, Michigan, United States or Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
Job Summary
Own the global communication strategy supporting Seco's purpose to make manufacturing fast, easy, and sustainable. Lead a senior communications team of four future team members, complemented by agency partners, through clarity, coaching, and project-based ways of working. Drive thought leadership on key topics including sustainability and the future of manufacturing. Protect and strengthen Seco's public image through reputation management, media relations, and crisis communication. Lead change and transformation communication that engages employees around strategy, culture, and organizational development. Provide executive communication counsel and content for the President and other senior leaders. Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Offer & Innovation, Strategy, Sustainability, HR, and Sandvik Group to deliver one Seco narrative. Manage the communication budget and agency ecosystem with a clear focus on business value and cost-effectiveness.
Required Qualifications
- experienced communications leader
- strong background in corporate communications, public relations, or related fields
- global or multinational environment
- degree in communications or a related field
- ability to connect business objectives to clear messaging, stakeholder engagement and measurable communication impact
- Proven managerial experience
- ability to guide, coach, and develop the team
- Strong experience from internal communication, leadership messaging, and employee engagement
- ability to manage external communication and media relations to maintain a positive public image
- planning and execute crisis communication
- Experience working in a project-based, cross-functional environment
- Confidence managing budgets, projects and agency partners efficiently
- strong prioritization and time management skills
- ability to build relationships with media, industry leaders, and key stakeholders
- Full professional fluency in English, both written and spoken
- growth mindset
- personal accountability
- genuine belief in winning together
- Working across cultures, functions and leadership teams
- comfortable turning insight, feedback and data into communication that moves the business forward
Desired Qualifications
- preferably from a global or multinational environment
- additional languages
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