Senior Communications Manager

Dyson Institute; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Communications Manager to amplify its brand across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This role involves crafting communications strategies, managing media relations, and executing corporate campaigns. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in communications, is fluent in German and English, and possesses strong crisis management and project management skills. A competitive benefits package is offered.

Leistungen

Comprehensive benefits package

In-person collaborative culture

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 10 years’ communications/PR experience in multinational or agency environments.
• Fluent in German and English, with strong writing and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated crisis and reputation management experience.
• Strong project and agency management skills.

Aufgaben

• Design and execute integrated communications strategies for the DACH cluster.
• Develop media and influencer relations plans, securing top-tier coverage.
• Manage and nurture relationships with German, Austrian, and Swiss media.
• Organise and deliver high-impact digital and physical events.

Kenntnisse

Fluent in German

Strong writing skills

Excellent personal network in media

Crisis management

Project management

Digital and social media expertise

Creative mindset

Outstanding presentation skills

Results-oriented

Jobbeschreibung

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Senior Communications Manager

Apply locations Germany - Cologne Office time type Full time posted on Posted 6 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: August 4, 2025 (5 days left to apply) job requisition id JR31834

About us

At Dyson, we solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re driven by progress and thrive on the challenge of relentless improvement.

Our EMEA region is dynamic and diverse, spanning 14 head offices with over 2,000 employees across cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Dubai, and Istanbul. We are proud of our multicultural teams—representing 66 nationalities and fostering a collaborative environment. The DACH cluster (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) is the most critical commercial market in the region, with our brand thriving across both direct and indirect sales channels for Home and fast-growing Beauty categories.

Our Communications team creates and manages our narrative. Working closely with senior stakeholders, they deploy our stories strategically through press, online media and internal comms to build our reputation. Our high-profile reputation helps grow our business by indirectly selling our technology and positions Dyson as a great place to work.

About the role

As our Senior Communications Manager for DACH, you’ll be at the forefront of Dyson’s story in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. You’ll develop and implement a communications strategy that amplifies our brand, aligns with business goals, and builds enduring relationships with key media, influencers, and thought leaders – especially within technology and beauty sectors.

Reporting to the Communications Director EMEA and working closely with the DACH leadership team, you’ll take ownership of executing dynamic campaigns and corporate communications across all Dyson products and initiatives. You will coordinate the narrative internally and externally, acting as the main contact for PR and influencer agencies, and managing a small in-house team. From launching new products, handling media relations, and activating influencer partnerships, to managing crisis communications and supporting major corporate initiatives, you’ll help ensure Dyson’s reputation is protected and enhanced. You’ll also actively monitor trends, competitor activity, and emerging opportunities to keep Dyson a step ahead.

As our Senior Communications Manager, you will:

• Design and execute integrated communications strategies for the DACH cluster
• Develop media and influencer relations plans, securing top-tier coverage and reviews
• Directly manage and nurture relationships with German, Austrian, and Swiss media and influencers
• Oversee PR and influencer agencies, ensuring clear KPIs and monitoring effectiveness
• Manage and coach a team, fostering growth and excellence
• Organise and deliver high-impact digital and physical events
• Proactively monitor the media landscape, identifying opportunities and managing potential issues
• Lead on internal and corporate communications projects, including partnerships with institutions and support for local CSR initiatives
• Advise local executives and leadership on communications and crisis response
• Ensure efficient spend and reporting for the DACH communications budget

About you

To succeed in the role, you will have:

• Minimum 10 years’ communications/PR experience in multinational or agency environments
• Fluent in German and English, with strong writing and influencing skills
• Excellent personal network with technology/beauty media and influencers in the DACH region
• Demonstrated crisis and reputation management experience
• Strong project and agency management skills
• Digital, social media, and event activation expertise
• Creative, adaptable, and data-driven mindset
• Collaborative, proactive, and credible in business partnering
• Outstanding presentation and stakeholder engagement skills
• Results-oriented, organised, and driven by progress

Benefits

At Dyson, Reward goes beyond just salary and bonuses. Through a comprehensive package of Financial, Lifestyle, and Health Benefits, we provide support tailored to every stage of life and the moments that matter most.

Working policy

At Dyson, our vibrant campus culture is built on in-person collaboration, creativity, and shared learning. Working side by side not only fuels our innovation, but also creates a strong sense of belonging. To nurture this dynamic and inclusive environment, we do not offer a regular hybrid working arrangement.

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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

About Us

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds.

Dyson employs 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education.

Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world.

The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas.