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Henkel holds leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses: Our portfolio includes well-known hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings.
Head of Corporate Communications, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
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Head of Corporate Communications, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand
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About this Position
At Henkel, you can build on a strong legacy and leading positions in both industrial and consumer businesses to reimagine and improve life every day. If you love challenging the status quo, join our community of over 50,000 pioneers around the globe. Grow within our future-led businesses, our diverse and vibrant culture and find a place where you simply belong. All to leave your mark for more sustainable growth.
This role drives the Corporate Communications strategy for the Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand region, aligning with Henkel’s business and strategic priorities. You’ll lead local communications programs, advise senior leadership, and represent the sub-region in regional and HQ Corporate Communication committees. Managing the local CC team, budget, and digital strategies, you’ll ensure impactful, data-driven communications. You’ll also handle crisis communications and collaborate with Public Affairs Team when required.
What you´ll do
- Strategizes and implements the sub-regional Corporate Communications (CC) strategy in alignment with business priorities, the Henkel strategic framework and CC priorities
- Leads, manages and tracks local internal and external communications programs, CC projects and processes
Provide strategic communication counsel and serves as an advisor to the local Executive Committees (Excom) and local top management - Represents the sub-region in Asia-Pacific and HQ committees (e.g. CC Excom), ensure local perspectives are reflected in CC strategies and projects
- Steers local CC team in the cluster/in the country delivering on global and regional CC priorities and KP targets
- Steers the local CC budgets and deploys resources for the cluster countries
- Develops and implements digital communications strategies to activate relevant stakeholder groups
- Applies a data-driven approach to drive communications success and to support decision making processes
- Manages crisis communications and issues management activities
- Collaborate with Public Affairs Team to oversees public affairs activities
- Serves as the spokesperson for Henkel in cluster countries
- Ensure compelling content aligned with global messages/strategy to reach key stakeholders
Provide strategic communication counsel and serves as an advisor to the local Executive Committees (Excom) and local top management
What makes you a good fit
- Min. 12 years of communications experience across PR agencies and in-house roles
- With a proven track record of planning and implementing best in class communications plan that have reinforced/upgraded corporate reputation
- A people manager who is also a coach to build and develop a team
Self-motivated, self-started and proactive to identify communications opportunities to reinforce Henkel’s corporate brands - Ability to remain calm, decisive, and focused in high-stress situations
- Excellent team player to cultivate and nurture strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. media)
- Excellent verbal and written skills
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid and work from anywhere policies
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Outpatient Medical and Specialist Coverage for employees and eligible dependents
- Life, Hospital, Personal Accident Insurance Coverage
- Flexible Benefits covering Dental, Vaccination, Eye screenings etc for employees and eligible dep
- Access to company products at discounted price
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, disabilities, and generations.
JOB ID: 25076510
Job Locations: Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Contact information for application-related questions: Recruitment.SEA@henkel.com
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I am interested in several jobs. Can I apply for multiple positions at the same time?
Yes – simply fill out your profile in our online application system. Once your online profile is complete, you can apply for multiple positions.
The job offer is written in English – should I write my application in English as well?
Yes, please. As Henkel is an international company you will be working with colleagues from all over the world and English is our official company language. Generally, the ‘rule’ is: please write the application in the same language as the job ad.
Do I get feedback during the application process about the state of my application?
Each position that we have open with Henkel is unique, and finding the right candidate is important for both the hired candidate as well as for Henkel. We want to make sure that both the candidate and the company are a good fit for each other. We will provide feedback to the candidates throughout the entire process.
Can employees move between business areas and/or to a different country?
Yes, in fact it is an expectation within Henkel that our talent is flexible and mobile. This helps to support the company on a broad, global level.
Our “Triple Two” philosophy promotes this expectation, by allowing you to work in at least two different roles, in two different business areas and two different countries. The reason behind this philosophy is that we believe working in different roles, business units and functions is good for your personal development and improves your understanding of Henkel as a global company.
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Whom do I contact if I have questions concerning my application?
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