Senior Manager- External Communications

Linde plc; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical options

Educational and professional开发

401K

Pension plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Linde plc is seeking an experienced Corporate Communications professional to develop targeted campaigns aligned with business objectives. The role requires collaborating with Investor Relations, Legal and other teams to ensure messaging consistency and approvals.

You will draft press releases, talking points, FAQs and multimedia content while monitoring media coverage and measuring impact. A high level of writing, PM and stakeholder management is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in corporate communications and/or PR agency environments.
• Proven ability to develop strategic communications plans aligned with business objectives.
• Fluent in social media with awareness of AI impact on communications.
• Strong writing, project management and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop targeted communications campaigns aligned with business objectives and industry trends.
• Identify content and data from within the company to support external storytelling.
• Collaborate with internal teams across functions to ensure messaging alignment and approvals.
• Draft press materials, talking points, FAQs, position statements, videos and web content.
• Manage internal alignment and approvals with stakeholders; support SoMe activities as needed.
• Monitor media and social coverage; provide insights to inform activities and senior leadership reports.
• Establish metrics to measure external communications effectiveness and report on outcomes.

Skills

Corporate communications

PR agency experience

Strategic communication planning

Social media fluency

Writing skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Work under pressure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications or related field

Job description

• In this role you will develop targeted and effective communications campaigns which align with Linde’s business objectives and industry trends
• Identify content, stories and data from within Linde which support the corporate narrative, and which will help drive Linde’s proactive external communications
• You will build consensus by appropriately seeking feedback in a highly matrixed, global organization. Collaborate with internal teams, including communications colleagues, Investor Relations, Legal and others to ensure alignment and consistency in messaging
• Draft high-quality and accurate materials, including press releases, talking points, FAQs, position statements, videos, web content, media pitches and others as needed. Manage internal alignment and approvals with key internal stakeholders
• Retain a support role in Linde’s SoMe activities, cover for critical issues, etc. & to provide cover if needed.
• Help monitor media and social media coverage of Linde, competitors, industry and other related topics, using insights to inform Linde’s activities
• Establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of external communication efforts. Provide report and updates to the senior leadership on media coverage, public sentiment, and other relevant metrics

What makes you great

• Bachelor’s degree required plus a minimum of 8+ years of experience in corporate communications, and/or PR agency experience
• You need experience developing strategic communication plans that align to business objectives (B2B/industrial)
• Social media fluent, with an understanding and appetite for how AI algorithms are influencing communications
• You will need sound writing skills, superlative project management and excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities
• Work well under pressure with competing deadlines in a high-exposure corporate environment

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions. For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit linde.com

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.