External Communications Director

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Do you want to work in a global company where you can contribute to a more sustainable food production? DeLaval is a leading developer, manufacturer, and supplier of solutions for dairy farmers around the world. As a company built on innovation, we constantly work to find ways of helping our customers do more with less.

Role and responsibilities
As External Communications Director, you will be part of the Corporate Communications & Sustainability team, shaping the external communications strategy and overall reputation agenda.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, shaping key messages and storylines and creating high-quality, consistent content across channels and target groups. It sets best practice and direction for external messaging across the organisation, strengthening clarity, consistency, and impact over time. In close collaboration with various stakeholders, the role drives communication plans forward and ensures timely, coordinated execution.

You will build strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and create opportunities for proactive communication and collaboration. The role includes driving crisis communication preparedness and leading crisis communications when needed. You will also set direction for DeLaval's web presence, working closely with key stakeholders, including markets around the world, and one direct report responsible for the website to ensure effective activities and communication impact.

Qualifications
To be successful in this role we believe that you have:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in communications, PR/public affairs, media or marketing or experience equivalent to similar degrees.
• Ideally about 8 years of experience in communications roles, preferably in a global organisation
• A strategic mindset combined with hands-on execution, and the ability to build alignment and engagement in a global, matrix organisation
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken) and strong storytelling and content creation skills.
• Proven ability to advise, build trust and collaborate across functions and geographies.
• Proven crisis communications experience, including preparedness and incident response.
• Strong understanding of media relations, combined with practical experience in media monitoring and analysis.
• Strong understanding of digital communication, including web performance and analytics.

Working at DeLaval
Our core values Passion, People, Professionals and Partnerships connect individuals across entities and geographies. Success is far more than knowledge - it is strongly related to behaviour. At DeLaval we are all guided by our three behaviours: Set Direction, Make Things Happen and One DeLaval.

We offer you a workplace like no other, where state-of-the-art technology goes hand in hand with animal welfare. DeLaval is a part of the Tetra Laval Group together with Tetra Pak and Sidel. In addition, we offer:

• Secure employment and benefits from the collective agreement (occupational pension, work-related accident insurance).
• Parental leave compensation (approx. 10 percent of the employee's monthly salary).
• Wellness allowance of SEK 4 000/year.
• Private healthcare insurance.
• Flexible working hours and reduced working hours.
• 30 days paid annual leave.

Additional information
This is a full-time, permanent position based at DeLaval's headquarters in Tumba (south of Stockholm). We offer a hybrid working model, with the flexibility to work remotely a few days per week.

We review applications ongoing. We do not accept applications via email, however if you have any questions regarding the role or the recruitment process don't hesitate to contact us.

Contact
Hiring manager: Anna-Pia Järnfors-Dixner, SVP Corporate Communications & Sustainability
HRBP: Ida Roman, ida.roman@delaval.com
Recruiter: Mathias Gunnstedt, mathias.gunnstedt@delaval.com

About DeLaval
Our vision is to make sustainable food production possible. As a company built on innovation, we constantly work to find ways of helping our customers, dairy farmers, do more with less by providing world-leading milking equipment and solutions.

Today, DeLaval has approximately 4,900 passionate professionals operating in more than 90 markets around the world. DeLaval is part of the Tetra Laval Group.
See more at corporate.delaval.com