Country Communication Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Communications role at Abb. Istanbul · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Lead relationships with top-tier and financial media in Türkiye, coordinating with division, business-area and group communicators
- Join the country crisis task force and take charge of crisis communications and issues management
- Run local digital platforms and deliver required employee communications, including locally mandated fiduciary messages
- Protect brand identity, meet communications regulations and maintain balanced visibility across businesses and divisions
- Control the country communications budget, keeping spending transparent and focused on effective delivery
What you bring
- A relevant bachelor’s degree and ten years in communications or public relations within a matrixed organization
- Fluent written and spoken English, with strong writing and editing ability
- Broad experience across internal and external communications, plus established press and media relationships
- Able to lead crisis communications independently
Who this fits
This manager role suits someone comfortable leading local and globally distributed teams in a matrix structure, including through uncertainty. You’ll report to the Country Holding Officer and the Head of Communications for Electrification. The work model is hybrid in Türkiye.
From the employer
At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.
This position reports to:
Country Holding Officer__
Your role and responsibilities
As Country Communication Manager for Türkiye, you are responsible for leading Tier 1 and financial media as well as crisis communications and issues management. You are responsible for protecting the ABB brand and for ensuring a balanced profile of ABB and its businesses in Türkiye. You will own the country based digital platforms and be responsible for cascading ABB-wide internal communications in the country. You will collaborate with other communicators in Türkiye in line with the ABB Way. This role reports to Country Holding Officer and Head of Communications for Electrification.
The work model for the role is: {hybrid}
You will be mainly accountable for:
- Leads media relations with Tier 1 and financial publications on behalf of ABB in Türkiye working with division, business area and group communicators,
- Serve on the country crisis task force. Responsible for internal communications duties, including mandatory employee communications and fiduciary requirements locally.
- Manage cascading of limited ABB Corporate content in alignment with corporate and common functions,
- Safeguard brand identity and ensure regulatory compliance in all communications, both internally and externally. Ensure balanced profile of all Business areas and Divisions in the country,
- Manage and apply rigorous control to the country communications budget, ensure transparency and maximize effectiveness and efficiency,
- Hands-on leadership skills with a pragmatic business-focused approach to the delivery of service and projects alike, being decisive and action-oriented, within areas of responsibility.
- Proven ability to lead and motivate local as well as remote and globally dispersed teams: achieving organizational focus on key priorities, providing clear direction, delegating, actively communicating and coaching/mentoring; ability to lead and influence also from a distance in a matrix organization is key.
- The ability to set clear goals and accountable in driving results.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
Qualifications for the role
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields,
- 10 years’ experience in Communication or Public Relations in a highly matrixed organization,
- Fluency in English (written and spoken) and strong writing/editing skills,
- In-depth demonstrable knowledge and experience of all aspects of internal and external communications,
- Extensive network within the press/media and ability to lead crisis communications autonomously.
Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.
Ready to make an impact?
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