Director Communications France

2 Days ago • 15 Years + • Business Development

About the job

Summary

The Director of Communications for France will lead a holistic communications program, engaging internal and external audiences (employees, customers, media, partners). Responsibilities include developing and executing a communications strategy, providing strategic counsel to the French Leadership Team and CEO, overseeing executive communications, crafting compelling narratives, managing employee communications, collaborating on policy communications with various teams, and handling operational aspects like budgeting and reporting. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in internal and external communications, strong media relationships, experience within industry organizations, and exceptional leadership skills.
Must have:
  • 15+ years in communications (internal/external)
  • Strong media relationships in business/technology
  • Experience in industry organizations
  • Excellent leadership & cross-functional collaboration
  • Strategic communications counsel to executives
  • Narrative & key message development
  • Fluency in French and English
Perks:
  • Well-being reimbursement
  • Generous parental leave
  • Adoption assistance
  • Fertility benefits
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Marketing & Communications

Job Details

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We are seeking a senior communications leader to drive a holistic communications program in France. The role touches all internal and external audiences including employees, customers, media and partners, helping the business confidently to tell its story.

Responsibilities:

  • Communications Strategy: Partner with the international and global communications teams to oversee the development and execution of a communications strategy for France that will secure and expand awareness and reputation for Salesforce across the market.

  • Strategic counsel and leadership: Sit on the French Leadership Team providing strategic communications counsel to the CEO, the business and act as a go-to point of escalation for all communications issues.

  • Executive Communications: Oversee executive communications programs for our regional CEO and other senior executives with bold and authentic narratives and internal and external engagement programs.

  • Narrative and key message development: Build the company narrative for France, enable the extended teams to tell the story of Salesforce France in a way that resonates in the local market, inspires our customers to think big and take action, and promotes brand love across a broad set of audiences.

  • Employee communications: Partner with the employee comms team to ensure our employee programming aligns with the French Leadership Team's priorities.

  • Policy Comms: Collaborate with our Marketing, Government Affairs, Privacy and Legal teams in France and lead the development of thought-leadership campaigns and engagement.

  • Operations: Support the management processes around budgeting, reporting and other global alignment programs.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 15+ years experience in (internal and external) communications roles

  • Established direct relationships across the business and technology media

  • Experience in representing and engaging in industry organizations

  • Exposure to managing key stakeholder relationships

  • Excellent leadership skills and experience in working across a matrix organisation to bring people together and deliver a strategy

  • Outstanding critical thinking and no ego - we are a dynamic team and everyone pitches in to get the job done

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while multitasking, re-prioritizing projects and communicating priority updates to business partners

  • Fluency in French and English are required for this role

Benefits & Perks
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