EMEA Communications Strategy Leader

01A; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings programs

Paid parental leave

Connectivity and commuting support

Mental health resources

Travel-related perks

Job summary

Navan is seeking a Senior Director of Communications, EMEA to own the regional strategy, narrative, and reputation posture. You will advise the executive team, shape crisis responses, and steer cross-market programs across corporate, product, and digital communications.

You will lead a high-visibility, enterprise-facing function, partnering with the C-suite and regional leaders to ensure timely, credible messaging and effective stakeholder engagement across markets.

Qualifications

• Typically 12+ years in corporate, agency, public affairs, or executive communications across markets.
• Experience advising senior executives and leading communications through business change.
• Strong judgment in ambiguous or politically sensitive situations with executive credibility.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed organization with multi-market programs.
• Exceptional writing, storytelling, media, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience working across markets; fluency in French or German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the EMEA communications strategy, priorities, governance in partnership with C-suite and regional leadership.
• Advise executive leadership on reputation, risk, transformation, geopolitical developments, and market-sensitive issues.
• Own EMEA reputation through an integrated strategy across corporate, product, financial, internal, executive, and digital comms.
• Translate global strategy into locally credible narratives, balancing consistency with market realities.
• Set comms strategy and executive narrative for major organizational change, acquisitions, crises, and leadership transitions.
• Lead the regional media and thought-leadership agenda; approve platforms, positioning, and stakeholder priorities.
• Own regional crisis posture and escalation during high-impact incidents; align with Legal, HR, and leadership.
• Direct the regional operating model, budget, measurement, governance, and planning rhythms.
• Build comms leadership through coaching, talent planning, succession, and clear roles.
• Establish outcome frameworks linking communications to business priorities for investment decisions.
• Represent EMEA in global planning and ensure regional insights influence enterprise decisions.

Skills

Strategic communications

Executive advising

Crisis management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership in matrix orgs

Written & narrative development

Education

Bachelor's in Communications/PR

Job description

Navan is seeking a Senior Director of Communications, EMEA to own the regional strategy, narrative, and reputation posture. You will advise the executive team, shape crisis responses, and steer cross-market programs across corporate, product, and digital communications.

You will lead a high-visibility, enterprise-facing function, partnering with the C-suite and regional leaders to ensure timely, credible messaging and effective stakeholder engagement across markets.