Philips Senior Communications Manager – Personal Health 

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 

172609229

Senior Communications Manager – Personal Health

You will report to the Head of Business Communications, Personal Health, and you'll be part of Philips’ Communications & Brand team. The role is based in Amsterdam.

From upstream strategy to day-to-day storytelling

• Develop and implement the internal & external communications plan for Grooming & Beauty Business Unit & Western Europe Region leaders, including support for internal engagements (internal social media, town halls, Region visits, etc.), customer and key opinion leader engagements and external thought leadership (speaking engagements, LinkedIn, etc.).

• Develop and deploy a long-term global employee engagement program, working closely with the Business Unit Leader, people leaders, HR, Business Excellence and other involved functions to drive engagement & culture.

• Lead proactive, upstream public relations for product and innovation launches, including media relations & influencer strategy, PR toolkits, etc.

• Lead cross-Business initiatives across the Personal Health Business.

• Guide and mentor junior members of the team

What would make you effective in this role

This is a high-impact, high-trust role, one where caring diplomacy, strong judgement and consistency are highly valued. You’ll navigate fast-changing environments, steer sensitive conversations, drive momentum and excitement around amazing new launches and bring focus to moments that matter most.

• You possess 8-10 years of experience in internal & external comms (agency experience also highly desired)

• Ability to cut through complexity with business acumen

• Savvy at crafting messages that inspire action through timing, tone, and truth

• Experience in aligning diverse and sometimes contrasting voices without losing momentum

• Agility to deliver high-quality work fast, especially when the stakes are high and priorities are shifting

• Strong understanding of how comms drives alignment, performance and culture

• Operates as a calm, credible voice in high-stakes or ambiguous situations

• Knows how to balance speed and thoughtfulness — and what excellent looks like when it counts

• Can move easily shift between big-picture vision and operational detail at the same time

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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