Senior Communications Manager

Milwaukee Tools ANZ; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on company products

Hybrid working model

Professional development programs

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition programs and social events

Job summary

Milwaukee Tools ANZ is seeking a Senior Communications Manager to lead the communications strategy within Legal & Corporate Affairs for Milwaukee and TTI’s enterprise communications across ANZ, partnering across all parts of the business to deliver clear, trusted communications.

This role will build governance, drive engagement, and support organisational change, while leading a high‑performing team with hands‑on delivery to ensure our people stay connected to our vision and priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in communications leadership roles.
• Experience developing and implementing comms strategies in complex organisations.
• Experience leading other communications professionals and aligning messaging.
• Proven ability to drive organisational change and manage initiatives at scale.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and providing strategic comms advice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and reputation management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the communications strategy for Milwaukee and TTI’s enterprise communications across ANZ.
• Establish governance, standards and frameworks for consistent, trusted messaging.
• Monitor effectiveness and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.
• Lead and develop the Internal Communications team to be high‑performing and customer‑focused.

Skills

Strategic communication

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Project management

Change management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Communications/Corporate Affairs/Public Relations/Journalism

Job description

Milwaukee Tools is an industry leader in the manufacturing of cordless & electric power tools, accessories, and hand tools. We pride ourselves on an unrelenting strategic focus on powerful brands, innovative products and exceptional people. Our culture is centred around improving the lives of our users, something that not only drives our product development but underpins everything we do.

We are committed to ensuring our people have a great experience at Milwaukee, so in addition to an exciting and challenging role we also provide a range of great employee benefits including:

• Discounts & Perks:Generous discounts on company products.
• Lifestyle:Hybrid working model to support flexibility.
• Personal Development:Access to professional development programs.
• Health & Wellbeing:Employee Assistance Program.
• Social:Recognition programs and social events to celebrate our team's achievements.

Are you a communications leader who enjoys building structure, influencing stakeholders and making an impact?

As Senior Communications Manager, you'll lead and drive the communications strategy within Legal & Corporate Affairs for Milwaukee and TTI’s enterprise communications across ANZ, partnering across all aspects of our business to deliver clear, trusted and impactful communications across the business.

This is more than a communications role. It's an opportunity to build communication frameworks, governance and best-practice processes that drive engagement, support organisational change and strengthen stakeholder confidence. Leading a high-performing team, you'll combine strategic leadership with hands‑on execution to ensure our people remain connected to our vision, priorities and continued growth.

Some of your key responsibilities, are as follows:

Communications Strategy & Business Unit Communications

• Develop and execute the communications strategy for Milwaukee and TTI’s enterprise communications, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and business objectives.
• Establish communication frameworks, governance and standards that ensure consistent, trusted and effective messaging across the organisation.
• Monitor communication effectiveness and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and stakeholder outcomes.
• Drive a capability uplift across the Communications function within Legal & Corporate Affairs, strengthening strategic partnering and internal brand of the team.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Establish planning and governance mechanisms that ensure visibility, collaboration and consistency across communication initiatives.
• Facilitate sharing of priorities, stakeholder impacts and communication activities across other functions that communicate within our business (such as Marketing).

Lead and Develop Internal Communications Team

• Lead and develop the Communications team within Legal & Corporate Affairs, creating a high-performing, customer-focused and strategically aligned function.
• Balance strategic leadership responsibilities with direct delivery of communication plans, messaging, content and stakeholder engagement activities ensuring effective allocation of responsibilities amongst the team.

What you will bring to the role:

• Tertiary qualification in Communications, Corporate Affairs, Public Relations or Journalism.
• Significant experience (7+ years) in communications, corporate communications, corporate affairs or internal communications leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing communication strategies within complex, fast-paced organisations.
• Experience leading other communications professionals including effective allocation of accountabilities and ensuring consistency in messaging across all communications.
• Proven experience supporting organisational change, transformation programs and large-scale business initiatives.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and providing strategic communications advice.
• Demonstrated capability leading stakeholder engagement, reputation management and issues communications.
• Strong project management and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.

If you're an experienced communications professional looking for a role where you can genuinely influence business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.