Communications Manager, Operations

Professional Experience

• 13–15 years of progressive experience in Corporate Communications, Executive Communications, or Strategic Communications roles.
  
• Proven experience advising and supporting CEOs, senior executives, or high profile leaders.
  
• Strong background in issues/crisis communications and enterprise-level reputation management.
  
• Experience working across global, matrixed organizations with complex stakeholder networks.
  
• Experience overseeing high-stakes governance and enterprise-wide communications frameworks.
  

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional writing, storytelling, and messaging abilities tailored for executive audiences.
  
• Polished executive presence with strong influencing and advisory skills.
  
• Expertise in strategic planning, editorial management, and thought leadership development.
  
• Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive, confidential information.
  
• Crisis and issues management capability with calm, strategic decision-making.
  
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Ability to connect enterprise-level narratives with market realities.
  
• High level of professionalism, maturity, and accountability.
  

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Affairs, Journalism, or related disciplines.
  

CEO & Executive Leadership Communications

Build, lead, and execute a comprehensive executive positioning strategy for the CEO and select ELT members, including:

• Developing long term positioning themes, narratives, and thought leadership pillars.
  
• Managing an executive editorial calendar with weekly and monthly planning routines.
  
• Driving CEO and select ELT visibility via:
  
• Thought leadership content
  
• LinkedIn profiling and engagement strategy
  
• Table Talk video series
  
• Speaking engagements and high profile appearances
  
• Providing counsel and hands on support for EVP level positioning needs.
  

Tetra Laval

• Lead all key Tetra Laval communications and reputation stewardship activities, including: Tetra Laval PR, issues, and crisis management activities.
  
• Drive brand, corporate, and operational communication activities, including annual Tetra Laval Report (content coordination, standards, timelines) and donations program
  

Speakers’ Bureau – Global Thought Leadership Enablement and Excellence

• Establish, lead, and evolve a global Speakers’ Bureau as a core driver of future thought leadership, including:
  
• Designing and managing a global speaking opportunity framework aligned with the PR strategy.
  
• Maintaining and enforcing the Speakers’ Bureau procedure, governance, and audit routines.
  
• Overseeing spokesperson readiness and workflows
  

Establish and sustain communications governance mechanisms across the Executive Leadership Team, including:

• Building and chairing an ELT Editorial Board
  
• Creating visibility on upcoming CEO/ELT/VP communications to ensure alignment, consistency, and strategic prioritization.
  
• Ensuring disciplined planning, coordination, and transparency across leadership communications.