Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the U.S. communications strategy and annual plan, aligned to group strategy, U.S. market development priorities and brand positioning.
• Own U.S. messaging architecture, proof points and audience segmentation, adapting the global corporate narrative for U.S. federal, state, industry, investor, customer and media audiences.
• Translate complex nuclear, maritime, regulatory and policy topics into clear, compelling stories for diverse U.S. audiences.
• Lead U.S. risk scanning, scenario planning and issues or crisis communications, maintaining playbooks and response protocols in coordination with the UK Strategic Communications lead.
• Serve as U.S. on-record or off-record company spokesperson, and prepare executives for U.S. media, panels, briefings and presentations.
• Build and maintain relationships with tier-one U.S. media, Washington policy press, energy and maritime trade press, analysts and key opinion formers.
• Partner with U.S. Government Affairs, Regulatory, Market Development and Commercial teams to communicate around U.S. regulatory milestones, standards development, policy debates and stakeholder engagements.
• Design executive visibility platforms for senior U.S. and group executives in U.S. policy, energy, maritime and national security forums, including keynotes, op-eds, LinkedIn engagement, podcasts and roundtables, with measurable outcomes.
• Commission and package data and insights, including white papers and briefings, that advance category leadership in the U.S. market.
• Lead U.S. launch communications for major announcements, including partnerships, funding, pilots, deployments and safety, licensing or permitting milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Political Science, Public Policy, Journalism or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 or more years of relevant experience, preferably including the U.S. policy and media environment and complex, regulated, science or engineering-heavy sectors such as energy, climate tech, maritime, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, nuclear, infrastructure or national security.