Senior Communications Manager

About us

About the role

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PURPOSE OF ROLE:

We are looking for someone to lead our communications in India, and tell the story of a company that has transformed, and continues to transform itself. As a Senior Communications Manager you will have outstanding relationships with top tier media, an innate ability to tell inspiring stories, and a leadership style that inspires and motivates a talented team.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

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  As a Senior Communications Manager you will devise, implement and oversee world class communications strategies for India and provide strategic communications advice to the Dyson India Leadership team and General Manager directly.
• You will devise and implement excellent external communications strategies focused on telling stories around our core technology, our products, our people, our places, and the Dyson philosophy.
• You will oversee a program of proactive media to build Dyson’s reputation as an innovating engineering company focused on our customer’s well-being.
• As a Senior Communications Manager you will be responsible for identifying emerging issues and opportunities facing the organization, and design strategies to manage their impact.
• You will own the voice of Dyson in India and ensure a consistently high level of execution across all channels.
• You’ll also oversee the monitoring, analysis and response to press coverage and social media interactions on a timely basis and across a wide spectrum of media

About you

What we would like to see from you:

• As a Senior Communications Manager you will have a minimum of 10-12 years of experience working in either an in-house function or working for a communications agency.
• You’ll come with demonstrable experience in building relationships with top tier reporters and editors in India, and in successfully positioning subject matter with the media to achieve high-impact placements.
• You will also have extensive cross-functional leadership experience and the ability to support and nurture a talented communications team.
• As the Senior Communications Manager you will have the ability to build and effect change at both a people and process level. You will be able to identify a problem and create an innovative solution.
• You’ll have broad category or client experience and will have worked with a variety of products, brands or customers.
• You will have a track record in both product PR and public affairs, strategic communications, reputation building and a strong history of advocacy initiatives.
• You will also be fluent in English (written and spoken).

The Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent storytelling ability, brilliant interpersonal skills and robust commercial understanding.
• Ability to inspire and manage teams, with varying complex challenges, spread across geographies and time zones.
• Calm under pressure, resilient and with a track-record of good judgement, and an ability to get things done.
• Unafraid to challenge, be challenged, and ask/answer difficult questions.
• Willingness to admit when wrong and accept an alternative strategy.
• Tenacity and persistence in pursing answers to problems and comfortable with change and ambiguity.
• An ability to influence at the highest levels through clear, informed and logical argument and discussion, tempered by a sense of humour.
• The utmost discretion: tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations.
• Fastidious in organisation and with vision and purposes as well as an eye for the detail.

Benefits

Interview guidance

We are following the government guidelines regarding COVID19. At this time all interviews will be conducted via video or telephone. We’re taking these precautionary measures to protect both our employee and candidate wellbeing. Our Talent Acquisition team will work with you and provide further information as appropriate.

Closing date: 30 July 2021