Global PCO Senior Manager Engagement

At Avolta (SIX: AVOL), our people are at the driving force behind our success. With a team of over 76,000 individuals representing more than 150 nationalities, we are a truly global company driven by passion, innovation, and excellence.

Born from the combination of Dufry and Autogrill, Avolta is redefining the travel experience through the dedication and expertise of our diverse workforce. Across 73 countries and 1,000 locations, our teams bring energy, creativity, and commitment to delivering world-class travel retail and food & beverage experiences.

We operate across multiple channels - including airports, motorways, cruise ships, ports, railways, and more - offering endless opportunities for collaboration and growth. Our people are empowered to make an impact, supported by a culture that values teamwork, development, and innovation.

Sustainability and social responsibility are embedded in our strategy, ensuring we grow in a way that benefits both our employees and the communities we serve.

Are you looking for a dynamic, international career where your contributions truly matter? Join Avolta and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of travel - together.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Senior Manager, Engagement translates Avolta’s global strategy into scalable programs, campaigns and employee experiences that strengthen connection, engagement and alignment across the organization.

The role leads complex global workstreams across culture, employee listening, recognition, inclusion, well-being and internal communications, partnering across Global PC&O, the business and regions to move priorities from concept through implementation and measurable impact. The role can be based in Madrid or London.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience

• Translates the Global Culture, Engagement & Internal Communications strategy into integrated roadmaps, program plans, milestones and measurable outcomes
• Leads global employee listening initiatives, including engagement, onboarding, exit and pulse surveys, and convert insights into practical action and follow-through
• Drives global culture and recognition programs, including Avolta Values activation, Awards & Recognition, Employee Resource Groups, and the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program
• Leads global culture moments and engagement campaigns through the Culture, Engagement & Sustainability calendar and related communications
• Drives the rollout, adoption and evaluation of well-being initiatives, including the TELUS Well-Being offering
• Coordinates the Global Culture & Engagement Advisory Group and embed employee input into program design and improvement

Platforms, Service Culture & Scalable Activation

Leads Culture & Engagement workstreams within employee platform initiatives, including the Axonify pilot and scalable use cases for listening, recognition, communications and employee connection

Partners with Operations Excellence, Learning & Development and other functions to activate the Service Philosophy across communications, learning, talent, hiring and reinforcement

Creates practical frameworks, playbooks and toolkits that enable consistent global delivery, effective regional activation and frontline relevance where appropriate

Internal Communications

• Translates business, people and culture priorities into clear, engaging communication strategies, campaigns and content for global audiences
• Leads defined internal communications workstreams and channel improvements, strengthening governance, consistency, reach and employee experience
• Develops leadership and employee communications, narratives and activation materials that enable leaders and regions to communicate global priorities effectively
• Uses channel performance, campaign data and employee feedback to improve communications impact and inform future priorities

Program & Stakeholder Management

• Leads multiple global programs from concept through implementation, establishing clear governance, ownership, dependencies, risks and decision points
• Builds alignment across Global PC&O, Corporate Communications, Operations, Sustainability, People Technology and regional teams to enable coordinated delivery
• Tracks adoption, outcomes and feedback, translating results into recommendations for continuous improvement
• Manages relevant partners, vendors and resources for assigned programs, contributing to effective planning and budget discipline

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong experience across culture, employee engagement, internal communications, employee experience or related global people discipline, with ownership of complex multi-market programs
• Proven ability to translate strategy into structured execution and deliver through cross-functional teams and influence
• Excellent written, editorial and verbal communication skills, with the judgment to simplify complex topics for varied global audiences
• Strong program, project and stakeholder management capability, including governance, prioritization, risk management and disciplined follow-through
• Ability to use employee feedback, communications metrics and program data to generate insights and strengthen impact
• Experience working across cultures, geographies and organizational levels in a complex international environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in communications, HR, organizational psychology, business or a related field

Success Profile

Strategic translator: turns direction into focused programs, practical plans and meaningful employee experiences

Hands-on: moves confidently between senior stakeholder engagement and detailed execution

Connector: builds alignment across functions and regions and creates momentum through influence

Employee-centered: uses listening and insight to shape relevant, inclusive solutions

Clear communicator: simplifies complexity and creates credible, engaging and actionable content

Delivery-focused: brings structure, pace and accountability to a broad global portfolio

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