Vice President, Corporate Communications

alcon; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcon seeks a Vice President, Global Communications & Public Relations to lead enterprise-wide communications strategy across corporate, product, media, and investor relations. You will work with the CEO and leadership team to shape the corporate narrative and manage reputation globally.

This executive role drives strategic advisory, crisis planning, executive communications, and stakeholder engagement across healthcare professionals, investors, media, and employees, aligning with growth

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global communications strategy aligned with Alcon's business objectives and growth priorities.
• Shape and steward Alcon's corporate narrative across key stakeholder audiences.
• Strengthen and protect Alcon's reputation as the global leader in eye care.
• Drive communications programs that reinforce company purpose, strategy, innovation leadership, and culture.
• Monitor emerging issues, stakeholder perceptions, and reputational risks and develop proactive response strategies.
• Lead global public relations strategy and execution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business, healthcare, trade, financial, and international media.
• Develop proactive earned media strategies that increase visibility for Alcon's business, innovation, and leadership.
• Oversee media engagement, executive media preparation, and spokesperson readiness programs.
• Lead crisis communications planning and response efforts in partnership with Legal, Regulatory Affairs, and business leaders.
• Develop communications strategies supporting Alcon's new product introductions, innovation pipeline, and key growth initiatives.
• Partner with Global Franchise, Commercial Excellence, and Marketing leaders to maximize awareness, adoption, and differentiation of Alcon's products and technologies.
• Lead external communications programs supporting major launches, clinical milestones, scientific congresses, regulatory approvals, and innovation announcements.
• Ensure communications strategies align with commercial priorities while adhering to regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead executive visibility and thought leadership programs that elevate Alcon's profile among industry, healthcare, business, and investor audiences.
• Oversee development of speeches, presentations, leadership messaging, and executive communications content.
• Support executive participation in industry forums, customer events, investor conferences, and strategic engagements.
• Advance understanding of Alcon's purpose, values, and strategic priorities.
• Lead Alcon's global internal communications strategy.
• Ensure associates understand company strategy, priorities, performance, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive communications programs that strengthen engagement, culture, and alignment across a global workforce.
• Support enterprise change, organizational transformation, and leadership communications initiatives.
• Advance understanding of Alcon's purpose, values, and strategic priorities.
• Partner closely with Investor Relations, Finance, and senior leadership to support investor-focused communications activities.
• Provide communications counsel related to earnings announcements, investor events, leadership transitions, transactions, and major corporate developments.
• Ensure consistent messaging across investor, corporate, executive, and external communications.
• Support efforts to strengthen confidence and trust among investors, analysts, and financial stakeholders.
• Establish communications priorities, communications planning processes, and measurement frameworks that align with business objectives.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators that demonstrate communications effectiveness and business impact.
• Leverage media intelligence, stakeholder insights, reputation monitoring, and analytics to inform communications strategy.

Job description

Vice President, Global Communications & Public Relations

Position Summary

The Vice President, Global Communications & Public Relations is responsible for developing and executing Alcon's global communications strategy to strengthen corporate reputation, advance business priorities, support commercial growth, and reinforce Alcon's position as the global leader in eye care. As a member of the Global Communications Leadership Team, this executive will lead enterprise communications efforts across corporate communications, public relations, executive communications, internal communications, product communications, media relations, issues management, and reputation management. The role serves as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and works closely with business leaders to ensure aligned, impactful communications across all stakeholder groups. The Vice President is responsible for driving measurable communications outcomes that enhance brand awareness, support new product adoption, strengthen stakeholder trust, and increase engagement among associates, customers, healthcare professionals, investors, media, and other external audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Communications & Reputation Management

• Develop and execute a comprehensive global communications strategy aligned with Alcon's business objectives and growth priorities.
• Shape and steward Alcon's corporate narrative across key stakeholder audiences.
• Strengthen and protect Alcon's reputation as the global leader in eye care.
• Drive communications programs that reinforce company purpose, strategy, innovation leadership, and culture.
• Monitor emerging issues, stakeholder perceptions, and reputational risks and develop proactive response strategies.

Public Relations & Media Relations

• Lead global public relations strategy and execution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business, healthcare, trade, financial, and international media.
• Develop proactive earned media strategies that increase visibility for Alcon's business, innovation, and leadership.
• Oversee media engagement, executive media preparation, and spokesperson readiness programs.
• Lead crisis communications planning and response efforts in partnership with Legal, Regulatory Affairs, and business leaders.

Product Communications & Commercial Activation

• Develop communications strategies supporting Alcon's new product introductions, innovation pipeline, and key growth initiatives.
• Partner with Global Franchise, Commercial Excellence, and Marketing leaders to maximize awareness, adoption, and differentiation of Alcon's products and technologies.
• Lead external communications programs supporting major launches, clinical milestones, scientific congresses, regulatory approvals, and innovation announcements.
• Ensure communications strategies align with commercial priorities while adhering to regulatory and compliance requirements.

Executive Communications & Thought Leadership

• Serve as a strategic communications advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead executive visibility and thought leadership programs that elevate Alcon's profile among industry, healthcare, business, and investor audiences.
• Oversee development of speeches, presentations, leadership messaging, and executive communications content.
• Support executive participation in industry forums, customer events, investor conferences, and strategic engagements.
• Advance understanding of Alcon's purpose, values, and strategic priorities.

Internal Communications & Employee Engagement

• Lead Alcon's global internal communications strategy.
• Ensure associates understand company strategy, priorities, performance, and transformation initiatives.
• Drive communications programs that strengthen engagement, culture, and alignment across a global workforce.
• Support enterprise change, organizational transformation, and leadership communications initiatives.
• Advance understanding of Alcon's purpose, values, and strategic priorities.

Investor Relations Support

• Partner closely with Investor Relations, Finance, and senior leadership to support investor-focused communications activities.
• Provide communications counsel related to earnings announcements, investor events, leadership transitions, transactions, and major corporate developments.
• Ensure consistent messaging across investor, corporate, executive, and external communications.
• Support efforts to strengthen confidence and trust among investors, analysts, and financial stakeholders.

Communications Strategy, Measurement & Operations

• Establish communications priorities, communications planning processes, and measurement frameworks that align with business objectives.
• Define and monitor key performance indicators that demonstrate communications effectiveness and business impact.
• Leverage media intelligence, stakeholder insights, reputation monitoring, and analytics to inform communications strategy.