Regional Internal Communications Manager, Global Campaigns and Central Communications

Job summary
Amazon is at a pivotal moment in its history, striving more each day to be Earth's Best Employer. As such, we're looking for a high-judgement communications professional to help develop strategy, messaging development, and issues management that serve to improve transparency and response to the issues that matter most to our Operations workforce. This person will be a leader in creating well-written, impactful internal communication for fast-moving and highly visible announcements around policy changes, compensation, safety, and other needs that transcend country borders or Amazon teams across Europe. The ideal candidate will be used to fast-paced work, have a strong attention to detail, and know how to navigate often ambiguous waters in order to get the job done. This person will collaborate closely with various HR/PXT teams, Operations, Finance, Legal, and PR, with the expectation they will share lessons learned with global colleagues for quick implementation at local levels.

Ideal candidates will have a solid understanding of how to mitigate external and internal risk, be able to look around corners, and be one of the loudest advocates for Amazon’s Operations employees. They will take an employee-first mentality and work to ensure that information that impacts core elements of their employment at Amazon is clear, concise, and connects with larger themes around Amazon’s hiring, retention, and development practices. This person will sometimes have to participate in issues management outside of their topic area and will always be expected to be a team-player.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead communications strategy and messaging development for fast-moving employer practices announcements and policy changes. This entails working with Amazon HR/PXT and other organizations to align on goals, messaging, reactive responses, and ongoing issues management.
• Support Amazon’s newest Leadership Principle “Strive to Be Earth’s Best Employer” – this entails being an advocate for the associate experience, working from the Operations employee’s view backwards, and building communications that are clear, concise, and detail-oriented.
• Work closely with team members who lead proactive communications to ensure all comms ladder to larger themes around employer practices and experiences.
• Analyze available data to ensure ongoing communications are effective, impactful, and appreciated by field employees.
• Share materials and templates with global partners for fast adoption in other regions and share lessons learned with others to allow for continuous improvement.
• Manage and support issues and crisis communications outside of topic area as a member of the comms team, when necessary.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent) in a related field
• Based in, or willing to relocate to Munich, Luxembourg, or London
• Previous public relations/communications experience
• Internal communications experience within a multi-national company

• Internal communications experience with logistics, operations, or retail
• Experience in crisis communications and/or labor relations
• Experience developing content for a diverse, remote and mobile workforce as well as using metrics to measure communication effectiveness, reach and engagement
• Possess a strategic approach to problems solving; able to anticipate potential reputation issues
• Demonstrates the ability to think and communicate clearly, formulate a clear point of view on complicated issues, and create a concise and well-written narrative;
• A deep appreciation for simple solutions to complex problems
• Team-player who is willing to roll up one’s sleeves and get work done, even when at times it’s outside the scope of the job and who can lead others to consensus across geographies and earns trusts with key stakeholders
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and able to form a cohesive and effective outcome from potentially incongruous facts and individual perspectives