Marketing & Communications Manager, MEA Region, Motion Services (Location: UAE, Saudi Arabia or[...]

-; Al Khobar; Hybrid; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global market leader is looking for a Marketing & Communications Advisor based in Saudi Arabia. This role involves leading marketing initiatives and aligning them with regional strategies. Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years' experience in B2B marketing, demonstrating strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. The position offers a hybrid work model and the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to regional marketing efforts.

Benefits

Tools and freedom to grow skills

Opportunity to shape your path

Impactful work

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in marketing and communications, ideally in B2B environments.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing multicultural, multi-country teams.
• Fluency in English required; additional regional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary marketing & communications advisor to regional leadership.
• Plan and execute marketing activities in alignment with division strategy.
• Manage division-related PR activities with a focus on trade media.
• Coordinate campaign activations and customer engagement activities.

Skills

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Digital channels

Analytical skills

Brand management

Job description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to Regional Service Manager, MOSE MEA

Location

This role is open globally, but location is set in UAE, Saudi Arabia or Egypt. The work model is hybrid #LI-hybrid.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary marketing & communications advisor to regional leadership and collaborate closely with global teams, business stakeholders, and the Marketing and Communications Centers of Expertise (CoEs: Digital, Marketing Technology and Events).
• Lead and execute marketing and communications activities in alignment with the global division strategy, while adapting initiatives to the needs and realities of the region. Coordinate with CoEs for tactical execution, asset development, translations, digital channel activation, web needs, etc.
• Plan, execute, and coordinate campaign activations, demand generation activities, and division-related product launches for the region, adapting global content and messaging for local relevance where needed, ensuring consistent application of brand.
• Manage division-related PR activities with a focus on trade media, ensuring alignment with business area and global messaging.
• Plan and oversee division-related events, tradeshows, webinars, and customer engagement activities for the region.
• Support leadership with division internal communications for the region, including announcements and other key initiatives.
• Monitor and report on the performance of marketing and communications activities.

Qualifications for the role

• Minimum 8 years of experience in marketing and communications, ideally in B2B environments.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in managing multicultural, multi-country teams.
• Hands-on execution ability combined with a strategic mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, capable of working with both local and global leaders.
• Experience in brand management, demand generation, digital channels, and media relations.
• Analytical skills to measure performance and optimize activities.
• Fluent English; other regional languages an advantage.

What's in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work-your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You'll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day. We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.