Global Communication Manager Eml

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We are looking for a strategic and innovative global communication manager to join our Emergency Lighting team and lead all communication aspects.
Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for all communications at Global level, defining the communication plans, policies and standards, material, and content around Emergency Lightning, increase engagement internal and keep the employees informed, and increase awareness of the EML brand globally with internal / external stakeholders. Key focused areas: Internal / external communications, branding and events, product, solutions, segments, channels, and customer communications.
Location: Canada (Montreal).
Your responsibilities

• Serves as a consultant to the global business leadership team to ensure quick recognition of timely key communications opportunities and clear response to same and supports the business head and other key management with personal communications materials including presentations, speeches, articles, and employee recognition.
• Responsible for creating, planning and implementation of the global communication strategy, product marketing promotional strategy value proposition and tools.
• Provides management guidance and develops divisional messages to key events such as investor and employee meetings, in line with branding strategy.
• Ensures executional excellence throughout the area of accountability for all communications measures in line with brand positioning and corporate identity/corporate design guidelines.
• Builds a strong network across the Emergency Lighting Marketing and Communications community and coaches Marketing Communications Specialists in the countries to ensure alignment across the organization and transfer of best practices.
• Develops media relations strategy for the businesses, coordinates and supervises media relations work for general press, in conjunction with Countries.
• Provides leadership and best practices in specific area of expertise, helping to define strategy and support implementation across the organization.
• Develops and ensures a coherent, integrated communications strategy and brand positioning throughout the business as well as develops and recommends communications programs and messages including marketing communications, publicity, editorial support, web content, and direct marketing to educate and inform key stakeholders including customers, management, employees, general media, and interest groups.

Your background

• Collaborative, solution-focused approach
• Coaching of leaders in regards of communication skills
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role, skilled in handling different stakeholder groups, including crisis issues and M&A as well as strong communication skills, well-organized and detail oriented
• College or bachelor’s degree in Communication, Business Administration, or relevant field
• Fluency in French is a requirement. English fluency will also be required as this is a Global Communications role and will require regular conversations with global internal and external parties.

Benefits

• Healthcare plan
• Retirement plan
• Accident insurance
• Wellbeing program

More about us
We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.
For the 8th year in a row, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s top employers by Forbes Magazine. Also named as Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People, Canada’s Greenest Employers and in 2021 Best Candidate Experience Award (CandE Award), ABB's culture and commitment are to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and support-ed. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage appli-cants to self-identify in the application process.

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