Executive Director, Global Corporate Communications Strategy & Enablement

Location: Basel (City)

Salary Range

CHF159,600.00 - CHF296,400.00

Job Description Summary

Job Title: Executive Director, Global Corporate Communications Strategy & Enablement

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Location: Basel, Switzerland

Relocation Support: This role is based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

What if you could shape how Novartis is understood, trusted and discovered by stakeholders around the world? As Executive Director, Global Corporate Communications Strategy & Enablement, you will help set the strategic direction for global Corporate Communications, turning enterprise and reputation priorities into focused, measurable action. You will also lead a team of experts to enable all communications teams across Novartis, from corporate to commercial, activating editorial strategy and planning, Generative Engine Optimization and measurement, harnessing artificial intelligence and real-time insights to strengthen our corporate reputation and drive meaningful stakeholder and business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape and execute the global Corporate Communications strategy, translating enterprise priorities into focused, measurable communications plans.
• Lead integrated editorial planning across all communications teams to deliver consistent, compelling narratives across corporate channels and priority audiences.
• Advance Generative Engine Optimization to strengthen how Novartis content appears in artificial intelligence-driven discovery environments.
• Build a data-driven approach to reputation measurement, connecting communications performance with stakeholder and business impact.
• Use real-time insights and emerging trends to inform communications priorities, decisions and resource allocation.
• Partner across Corporate Affairs and the wider organization to align communications strategies with enterprise priorities.
• Establish clear frameworks, tools and ways of working that strengthen communications effectiveness and operational excellence.
• Identify opportunities to innovate through artificial intelligence, technology, data and evolving digital capabilities.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior stakeholders, bringing external perspectives and insights to complex communications opportunities.
• Lead, develop and inspire the Communications Strategy & Enablement team, building capability, collaboration and high performance.