Service Communications, Middle East & Africa

About the role

HITACHI ENERGY is looking for a Service Communications professional for the Middle East & Africa region, based in Dammam. You will shape and drive communications for the Service Business Unit, partnering with service leaders and communications teams across the region and globally to strengthen Service's positioning, increase market visibility and engage employees around strategy and transformation.

Key responsibilities

• Shape and implement the Service communications strategy for Middle East & Africa, turning global priorities into regional and local messages
• Strengthen Service's external positioning as a lifecycle partner through customer and people stories
• Position global and regional Service leaders through speaking opportunities, media engagement, social media, events and thought leadership
• Turn complex business, technology and industry topics into compelling regional stories
• Drive regional MarCom and sales enablement, ensuring strong Service representation in regional and country materials, campaigns, customer engagements and industry and sales events
• Lead internal communications across the Hub, supporting leadership communications, employee engagement and key Hub initiatives
• Build partnerships with Hub Service leadership, country and regional communications teams and the global BU Service Communications team
• Ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines, and uphold the core values of safety and integrity

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or a related field
• 8-10 years of experience in communications, ideally in the energy and technology sectors
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies across multiple markets
• Proven experience in a global organisation working with senior business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong experience in external communications, MarCom and internal communications
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, stakeholder engagement and communications consultancy skills
• Collaborative and culturally agile, able to build relationships across countries, functions and global teams
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic