Director Communications - India and Philippines

Wells Fargo•Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India

fulltime

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

8+ years

About the role

About This Role Wells Fargo is seeking a Communications Director for India and Philippines.

In This Role, You Will This role will lead the communications team for India and Philippines and will be responsible for strategic planning and counsel, building an integrated communications strategy including executive communications, external communications and internal communication. The leader will be accountable for thinking ahead, engaging proactively and delivering with excellence across the spectrum of responsibilities.

Manage a team of managers and more experienced level individual contributors responsible for developing and implementing strategic communications plans that advance Wells Fargo’s reputation as an industry leader
Manage communications strategy and provide support for large size business segment
Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic counselor to executives
Inform and influence decision makers at the executive level
Collaborate with executives on business objectives and strategy to enhance organizational brand and reputation
Partner with other Communications teams to ensure alignment of communications strategies and messaging
Manage allocation of people and financial resources for Communications
Develop and guide a culture of talent development to meet business objectives and strategy
Specific responsibilities include:
Lead communications via providing strategic counsel, developing the function and support senior leadership team.
Lead the communications team responsible for executive, internal, and external communications for the region
Provide transformational leadership that enables teams to see what’s possible for their work and their careers. Work with senior leadership to drive priorities across the region
Align and synthesize global and regional strategies and approaches
Work with clients to develop, deploy, and monitor strategic, cross-functional and integrated communications plans that are aligned with business goals and objectives.
Have a growth mindset with the ability to deliver wins, while building towards a long-term vision.
Exhibit a high level of initiative and ownership, while simultaneously building a culture of collaboration, prioritization and pay for performance across cross-functional teams.
Provide strong leadership to communications employees, including coaching, collaboration, and a focus on individual talent development.
Build a culture of data driven storytelling, leveraging insights to drive outcomes and demonstrate business impact.
Understanding audience needs and creating effective communications strategies to reach and engage them.
Consult on campaigns across the Enterprise to ensure we create an integrated and authentic story to demonstrate our commitment to our employees and value proposition.
Leverage the communication partners to develop best in class content, storytelling, branding and media results.
Lead innovative approaches to help leaders create brand personas
Offer insights and influence decision-making based on risk or reputational matters.
Create communications that are inclusive and reflect company values
Collaborate across Public Affairs to coordinate work and ensure a “One Wells Fargo” approach.
Strong candidates will have:
“Three sixty” communications skills that include strong storytelling and content development in addition to superlative writing skills.
Excellent relationship skills; good listener; respects the expertise of others; proven ability to equally motivate and garner action from superiors, peers and subordinates, whether there is a formal reporting relationship or not.
Demonstrated critical interpersonal relations and judgment skills in working with executives, guiding executives in communications strategy and influencing outcomes. The ability to quickly establish credibility with management and function with peers at the corporate and divisional levels is essential.
Strong drive, work ethic, and a sense of urgency; will flourish in a demanding work environment.
Enthusiasm and a capacity to overcome barriers and make impactful change.
The ability to link communications plans and activities to business results.
Self-motivation and be energetic and forward thinking, possessing integrity and high ethical standards.
Exemplary leadership capabilities that inspire others to greatness.
As a leader you are expected to achieve success by leading yourself, your team, and the business. Specifically, you will:
Lead your team with integrity and create an environment where your team members feel included, valued, and supported to do work that energizes them.
Accomplish management responsibilities which include sourcing and hiring talented team members, providing ongoing coaching and feedback, recognizing and developing team members, identifying and managing risks, and completing daily management tasks.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of Public Relations, Media Relations or Corporate Communications experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
4+ years of management or leadership experience

Desired Qualifications

A professional communications background, including a demonstrated progression of successful experience developing integrated communications strategies that integrate global and regional strategies
Experience working for a financial services company or otherwise in a communications leader capacity
Deep expertise in digital storytelling channels, audience segmentation and leveraging a multi-channel approach to drive effective storytelling for key audiences
Experience in leveraging research, data and insights to develop a robust communications strategy that delivers against key business imperatives.
Demonstrated track record in developing and implementing compelling narratives to advance corporate reputation.
Ability to advance work in the short-term while managing a long-term roadmap and vision for the organization.
Experience in traditional and non-traditional marketing tactics, content strategy, and change management best practices.
Experience in crisis communications and issues management, particularly for a large-consumer oriented organization.
Experience leading, geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization.
Experience counseling and preparing leaders for executive engagements.
Experience presenting information in a manner that persuades, educates, and enhances understanding at all levels.

Reference Number R-527655

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