Senior Manager, Internal Comms & AI

Accord Healthcare; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Pension scheme

Competitive salary

Job summary

Accord Healthcare in the United Kingdom is seeking an Internal Communications & AI Senior Manager to lead Connect, our global mobile-first digital news channel, and to align 26,000 colleagues across Europe, North America, India and Emerging Markets.

You will shape content, manage cross-functional programmes and lead executive communications, town halls and intranet content, combining storytelling with strong stakeholder and project delivery skills in a regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Degree education in Communications, English or Public Relations.
• Experience in internal communications, employee communications or corporate communications.
• Experience leading large‑scale internal comms programmes in a global, multinational organisation.
• Experience managing digital internal communications channels and intranet platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, management and ongoing development of Connect, Accord Healthcare's global mobile-first digital news channel.
• Develop compelling, timely content that supports business priorities and strengthens employee engagement.
• Deliver the wider internal communications programme, including executive communications, leadership updates, global town halls and intranet content.
• Coordinate with senior leaders to ensure effective communication and organisational alignment across regions.
• Apply strong project management and stakeholder management to drive a connected workforce.

Skills

Internal communications

Content creation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Editorial & storytelling

Executive communications

Education

Degree in Communications/Public Relations

Tools

Intranet platforms

Employee apps

Enterprise social networks

Job description

**This role requires you to be on site 5 days per week**

The Role:

The Internal Communications & AI Senior Manager will play a pivotal role in shaping how Accord Healthcare (and other Group companies (Intas/Accord Biopharma)) communicates with and engages its 26,000 employees worldwide. The primary focus of the role is to lead the implementation, management and continuous development of the digital channel Connect, Accord Healthcare's global mobile-first digital news channel, ensuring it becomes the central communications platform for colleagues across Europe, North America, India and Emerging Markets.

Working closely with senior leaders across the global organisation, the role will be responsible for developing compelling, timely and relevant content that supports business priorities, strengthens employee engagement and enhances organisational alignment.

Project and content management for Connect is the centrepiece of the role, but the position will also support the delivery of the wider internal communications programme, including executive communications, leadership updates, global town halls, business cascades and intranet content. The successful candidate will combine strong communications expertise with excellent stakeholder management and project delivery skills to help create a more connected and informed workforce. We are seeking candidates with both channel management expertise and broader strategic communications experience.

The Person:

• Degree education, ideally with emphasis on Communications, English, Public Relations
• Additional languages (non-English) would be helpful but not essential.
• Substantial experience in internal communications, employee communications or corporate communications.
• Experience leading large-scale internal comms programmes in a global, multinational organisation.
• Experience managing digital internal communications channels, employee apps, intranet platforms or enterprise social networks.
• Strong project and programme management capabilities.
• Proven ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders and executive leaders.
• Excellent content creation, editorial and storytelling skills.
• Experience planning and delivering town halls, leadership communications and employee engagement programmes.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare or other regulated industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

The Rewards:

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package (including holiday, bonus and pension scheme). Not to mention the opportunity to genuinely make a difference in a new and dynamic role within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.