Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Clarios' global corporate communications strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities, growth objectives, and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, and senior business leaders on messaging, organizational change, reputation management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead executive communications including speeches, town halls, leadership messaging, presentations, thought leadership content, and key enterprise announcements.
• Drive employee communications and engagement strategies that improve transparency, alignment, culture, and understanding of company priorities.
• Own Clarios' external communications, media relations, public relations, and reputation management activities across global markets.
• Lead enterprise crisis and issues management communications, ensuring preparedness, rapid response, and effective stakeholder communication during critical events.
• Oversee corporate digital communications, content strategy, website governance, social media, and corporate storytelling to strengthen brand visibility and stakeholder engagement.
• Partner with HR, Sustainability, Investor Relations, Government Affairs, Marketing, and business leaders to ensure consistent messaging across all audiences and channels.
• Elevate Clarios' thought leadership and brand reputation by promoting innovation, sustainability, circular economy leadership, talent initiatives, and technology advancements.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global communications team, including talent development, succession planning, operational excellence, and communications governance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive communications leadership experience, including leadership of global or multi-regional communications organizations.
• Proven experience serving as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, driving executive communications, strategic messaging, and enterprise stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated communications strategies within complex global, industrial, manufacturing, technology, automotive, or B2B organizations.
• Deep expertise across internal communications, change management, media relations, crisis communications, reputation management, and digital communications.
• Experience leading large-scale business transformations, organizational change initiatives, and corporate affairs programs, including sustainability, ESG, public policy, or investor-related communications.

Preferred

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• Global market strength and worldwide market share leadership
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.