Saint-Gobain is a global team of over 180,000 people “dedicated to delivering comfort and well-being to people where they live, work, play, learn, heal and move”.

We help customers solve unsolvable problems in a wide range of industries including aerospace, construction, life sciences, transportation, food and beverage and energy. To communicate both the intellectual and emotional impact of our purpose, we are seeking a deeply driven global communications person who possesses both the skills and passion for our cause.

The Global Innovation Communications Manager will have an unprecedented opportunity to join a team who is communicating the impact of Enterprise Innovation, a business discipline that takes innovation out of the lab and embeds it in every facet of the company.

At this exciting time in our company’s 354-year history, and such a critical time in society’s development, we won’t rest until we find a candidate with a combination of communications skills, business insights and clear-headed executional grit. Together, we will breathe life into our brand and plant the seeds of change into culture. Reporting to the Chief Innovation Officer, the Global Communications Manager for Innovation will lead the development and implementation of integrated communications for the Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) and global innovation teams.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the implementation of the integrated communications plan to meet the strategic goals for both internal and external audiences.

The candidate must be an experienced communications professional with excellent command of all communications disciplines including internal and external communications, brand and reputation management and digital channel management. The implementation aspect of this role will require significant hands-on research, writing, and collateral development in support of strategic objectives.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Create high-impact, multi-channel communications that educate key stakeholder groups. This includes for example, presentations, remarks, talking points, briefing books, etc.
• Manage CIO outreach and engagement plan
• Manage and track CIO engagement plan in collaboration with the objective of cascading Innovation messaging and key corporate updates to stakeholders across the company (Town Halls, roundtable discussions, board meetings, etc.)
• Collaborate with Innovation and Communications staff on high priority external speaking engagements capitalizing on the CINNO position
• Manage CINNO engagements and build working library of all communications materials to be readily deployable
• Support execution of high-impact events in alignment with innovation strategy (e.g. TechCons, Investor Reviews, Board Reviews)
• Provide organizational support for Innovation, Sustainability, Community Impact, & Innovation Centers teams to achieve our Innovation & Sustainability strategy
• Special Project support for high impact initiatives such as Awards programs, Innovation Centers, and specific support to sustainability and community case studies to showcase progress
• Assist in the development and day-to-day management of internal digital channels for clear communications across Saint-Gobain business and innovation community
• Set and track metrics to ensure alignment of Saint-Gobain Innovation goals with communications deliverables
• Serve as communications lead for assigned areas, liaise with stakeholders and subject matter experts to guide communications positioning on business-critical topics as needed
• Actively collaborate with Saint-Gobain Corporate Communications to implement external Executive Communications activities for CIO
• Partner with Global and Regional Communications teams to implement strategic communications plans for Innovation, External Venturing and other groups as needed
• Work within Saint-Gobain network to identify public relations opportunities from within the innovation community that would support the team’s goals and strategies
• Lead development of communications support for research-centered issues including talking points, Q&As and white papers as appropriate