Advertising and Marketing Communications - Senior Professional

• Define and lead an integrated communications strategy aligned with Schneider Electric global frameworks and local business priorities.
• Own and manage the annual communications budget with clear accountability for spend, efficiency, and impact.
• Establish governance, messaging frameworks, editorial planning, and approval processes across all communications activities.

• Lead and manage the communications agency ecosystem including PR, media, content, events, and crisis agencies.
• Define scopes of work, KPIs, performance reviews, and continuous optimization plans.
• Ensure all agency outputs meet Schneider Electric brand, quality, and compliance standards.

• Act as a trusted strategic communications advisor to the Country President and senior leadership team.
• Develop executive communications including leadership narratives, speeches, talking points, interviews, op-eds, and town halls.
• Ensure leadership messaging is aligned, authentic, and impactful across internal and external audiences.

• Lead internal communications that drive strategy understanding, engagement, and cultural alignment.
• Support transformation, change, and growth initiatives through structured and proactive communications planning.
• Oversee internal channels and leadership cascades to ensure clarity, consistency, and effectiveness.

• Own Schneider Electric’s external reputation and media narrative in Saudi Arabia.
• Lead media relations strategy including proactive storytelling, thought leadership, and issues management.
• Maintain strong, established relationships and direct contacts with key Saudi media outlets, editors, journalists, and opinion leaders.
• Lead media-related events including press conferences, media roundtables, executive interviews, site visits, and major announcements.
• Ensure all media engagements and events are tightly integrated with executive positioning and earned media outcomes.

• Position Schneider Electric as a trusted leader in sustainability, energy transition, and digital transformation in Saudi Arabia.
• Drive thought leadership aligned with national priorities, Vision 2030, and Schneider Electric sustainability commitments.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sustainability, and Public Affairs teams to amplify reach and impact.

• Own crisis communications planning and execution, acting as the central coordination point during reputational or operational issues.
• Ensure readiness through playbooks, simulations, and clear escalation protocols.

• Define and track KPIs for internal and external communications effectiveness.
• Measure media quality, sentiment, share of voice, leadership visibility, and engagement.
• Use insights to continuously optimize strategy, execution, and investment.

• Experience in corporate communications, PR, or strategic communications within complex or matrix organizations.
• Proven experience managing communications budgets and agency partners.
• Must have a strong track record in media relations in Saudi Arabia, with established media contacts and credibility in the local market.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives and managing high-profile media engagements.
• Experience in energy, infrastructure, industrial, or technology sectors strongly preferred.
• Excellent writing, editorial judgment, and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in Arabic and English is a must.

• Strategic and commercially minded leader
• Strong executive presence and judgment
• Results-driven with high attention to quality
• Calm, credible, and decisive under pressure
• Collaborative and influential across functions

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