Philips Global External Relations Director 

Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam 

880336917

Global External Relations Director

Your role:

• Building connections and trust with key media contacts, with a particular focus on the Dutch media landscape and English language global business media

• Work closely with Philips’ CEO, CFO, Investor Relations and other Group functions to manage financial announcements, including earnings, M&A, Group announcements including strategic updates and partnerships.

• Bolster Philips’ reputation by securing regular, planned briefings and media engagements for key senior spokespeople.

• Play a senior leading role in developing and running integrated reputation campaigns using a range of digital tools and partnerships to tell captivating stories at the speed of news.

• Maintain and evolve our busy issues and crisis response processes and play a hands-on role in issues response as a senior member of the team.

You're the right fit if:

• A team player who is eager to learn and embrace new channels, partnerships and content formats as we transform our communications ecosystem.

• You have 10+ years of experience in communications and media relations and are passionate about reputation-building and issues management communications.

• Experience of financial disclosures for a listed company.

• Proven company spokesperson experience in Dutch and English, particularly with respect to financial disclosures, and with deep knowledge of Dutch business media. Fluency in both Dutch and English is required.

• You are a strong communicator able to develop and implement strategic communication plans that align with business goals, as well as leading their implementation, including hand-on work at a high level of quality.

• Experience in handling corporate issues and strong stakeholder management skills: engaging, aligning and managing expectations.

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