External Communications Manager

Schneider Electric; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy management company in London seeks a strategic marketing communicator to drive various marketing initiatives. Responsibilities include developing thought leadership strategies, managing PR relations, and drafting executive communications. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong organizational skills, digital fluency, and exceptional writing capabilities. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme

28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays

Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options

Qualifications

• 5+ years in marketing, communications, or related roles.
• Commercial marketing experience with excellent business insight.
• Strong planning and organisational capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operationalise the content strategy.
• Lead PR relationships and manage accountability.
• Draft high-quality written content including executive messaging.

Skills

Marketing experience

Strategic thinking

Excellent writing

Digital fluency

Planning and organization

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Join Schneider Electric's UK&I Zone Marketing team to help drive strategic marketing, thought leadership, and executive communications. This role is ideal for a digitally savvy communicator with strong planning skills and a strategic mindset. You\'ll work across a broad remit of communications strategies—from end user marketing and demand generation to thought leadership and PR, strategic partnerships, and executive level communications.

Responsibilities

• Establish and operationalise the Segment & Brand thought leadership and external content strategy in close collaboration with Marketing, business units, and Government Affairs
• Lead the PR relationship and own accountability and outcomes for PR spend
• Collaborate with Segment Managers and the Partnerships & Innovation Hub Manager to amplify strategic sales enablement initiatives
• In collaboration with peer function, develop and operationalise internal executive communications strategy
• Own the strategic definition of digitally-forward integrated marketing and communications campaigns, aligned to commercial priorities - collaborate with Digital & Marcom teams to execute
• Draft high-quality written content including executive messaging, thought leadership articles, and PR materials
• Coordinate with digital team, external agencies, and internal stakeholders to deliver campaigns on time and to a high standard
• Prepare executive-ready presentations, spanning recommendations and outcomes reporting
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to ensure alignment and impact

Skills & Experience

• 5+ years in marketing, communications, or related roles (agency or in-house)
• Commercial marketing experience with excellent business insight
• Strong planning and organisational capabilities
• Strategic and analytical thinker with a bias for action and outcomes
• Comfortable navigating complexity and matrixed environments
• Self-starter with a solutions focus
• Ability to influence others
• Digitally fluent across platforms and tools
• Exceptional writing, editing, and PowerPoint building skills

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it\'s an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration.

We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company\'s future.

We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.

What we offer

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Holiday Buy & Sell programme, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.

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About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and \'inclusion\' is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.