Job Description

Our client is global software development firm and thought-leader passionate about social responsibility, revolutionizing the technology industry, work closely with fortune 500 companies! They have offices in over 15 countries and offer a very collaborative work culture with great benefits!

About the role

They are seeking a strategic Global Head of Communications responsible for brand, strategic public relations, social media, and content strategy. You will play a significant role in partnering with the business to shape thought leadership and consistent messaging across geographies, working directly with regional Marketing teams and PR agencies.

Responsibilities for the Global Head of Communications:

• Development, integration, and implementation of activities, including: news release programs, media, analyst relations, social media, customer programs, press tours, articles, and speaking opportunities.
• Internal communications is also vital to this role – and plays a significant role in crafting their brand.
• Reposition, reconnect and grow the existing team
• Cater to the global business customizing differentiated messaging, globally.

What you’ll bring as the Global Head of Communications:

• A great reputation in marketing / PR and strong relationships across the ecosystem.
• A vision to take strategy to next level, experiment, with brand into a ground-breaking space.
• Courageous, can work in unusually flat organizational structure. Doesn’t rely on hierarchy.
• Comfortable with getting it wrong, but able to pivot quickly when the time is right.
• Clearly articulates brand/content to others and you know how to lead a team into that space.
• An eye for outstanding writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
• Expertise in social media that guides team to reach further, create impact and amplify in one direction.
• That elusive combination of strategic prowess, executional excellence and a “can-do” attitude.
• Self-reliant ability to make decisions in sometimes an ambiguous environment and anticipate needs.
• Content strategy that builds thought leadership and translates across platforms: written, multimedia, PR and social.
• Build vision for communications channels and define how it plays into overall strategy. Periodically evaluate these plans and regroup as needed.

Who you are:

• Track record in technology space, ideally supporting a global B2B business. A business leader first, with a broad understanding of IT/tech services works, and marketing professional second.
• A leader who understands people, who enjoys people, who inspires people and who can work in complexity and communicate with clarity.
• A leader with experience in building relationships to collaborate with teams around the world.
• You have a track record in building and adapting communications programs across geographies.
• You’ve done a huge chunk of this job before, and you can go deep in at least two of marketing communications, PR, content strategy and social media.
• A willingness to embrace change and to adapt strategies on the fly.
• Self-sufficient, can find way navigate around organization without huge amount of operational support.

$180k+

Location

New York, NY / Chicago, IL

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