Senior Communications Manager

Almarai - المراعي; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Almarai, a leading FMCG group based in Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Communication Manager (Saudi Nationals Only) to drive external communications, strengthen corporate reputation, and ensure brand consistency across channels. The role leads content governance and stakeholder engagement to support business objectives.

The successful candidate will oversee bilingual content creation, develop strategic campaigns, and build a high-performing team within Corporate & Marketing Communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related discipline (mandatory).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Content Strategy, or Social Media Communications.
• Proven experience developing and implementing communication strategies and external communication programs.
• Strong expertise in brand management, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and content governance.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Excellent editorial and writing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage teams and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong command of English and proficiency with digital communication platforms and tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communication strategies aligned with corporate objectives.
• Lead and govern external communications with a consistent brand voice across channels.
• Oversee high-impact content development and multi-channel campaigns.
• Draft and edit bilingual external communications content (press releases, quotes, Q&A, briefing docs).
• Drive governance, editorial planning, and workflow optimization.
• Monitor communication effectiveness through analytics and engagement metrics.
• Build and develop a high-performing communications team and collaborate across the business.
• Manage relationships with agencies, media partners and key external stakeholders.

Job description

Job Title: Senior Communication Manager (Saudi Nationals Only)

The Company

Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the region’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company. Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Almarai Company is ranked as the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is a market leader in all its categories across the GCC. Almarai currently employs over 43,000 employees servicing some 220,000 retail outlets and has reported net income of SAR 2.4 billion on sales of SAR 22 billion in 2025.

An aggressive expansion program together with acquisitions in new vertical markets has created an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multinational team dedicated to furthering growth plans for the group.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Communication Manager to join our Corporate & Marketing Communications team. This strategic leadership role will drive Almarai's external communications agenda, strengthen corporate reputation, ensure brand consistency, and deliver impactful communication strategies and campaigns across multiple channels. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping corporate messaging, leading content governance, and enhancing stakeholder engagement while supporting Almarai's business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communication strategies and plans in alignment with corporate and business objectives
• Lead and govern external communications, ensuring a consistent brand voice and messaging across all channels.
• Oversee high-impact content development and multi-channel communication campaigns.
• Draft and edit bilingual external communications content such as press releases, statements, quotes, Q&A documents, briefing document, etc
• Drive communication governance, editorial planning, and workflow optimization.
• Monitor communication effectiveness through analytics, audience engagement, and performance reporting.
• Build and develop a high-performing communications team while fostering collaboration across the business.
• Manage relationships with agencies, media partners, and key external stakeholders.

Candidates without the following will not be considered

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or a related discipline (mandatory).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Content Strategy, or Social Media Communications.
• Proven experience developing and implementing communication strategies and external communication programs.
• Strong expertise in brand management, media relations, stakeholder engagement, and content governance.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication skills.
• Excellent editorial and writing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to manage teams and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong command of English and proficiency with digital communication platforms and tools.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Experience in a senior communications role within a leading FMCG organization.
• Experience managing integrated communication campaigns across traditional and digital media.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful and expanding global business, offering an excellent remuneration and benefits package.

Please note: This position is open to Saudi Nationals only.