Communications

Strategic Communications Lead

Job Advertisement Outline – Strategic Communications Lead

Your Mission

As our Strategic Communications Lead, you will play a key role in strengthening how Parts & Services informs, aligns, and engages over 8,000 global stakeholders across regions, functions, and frontline teams.

You will develop and implement a clear, structured internal communication strategy that drives our culture transformation, enables transparency, and improves access to relevant information.

You will be the driving force behind effective messaging, platform governance, and content creation, ensuring that our teams worldwide receive timely, consistent, and meaningful communication that supports their daily work and long-term success.

This role is preferably based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, or Tampere, Finland; however, other key production facility locations globally may also be considered.

Main Responsibilities

Develop and implement a clear internal communication strategy that supports culture transformation and organizational alignment.

Govern and improve internal platforms (new intranet, SharePoint hubs, Teams) to ensure information is structured, accessible, and consistent.

Strengthen communication flow from backline to frontline teams by enabling product owners, managers, and project leads.

Act as a communication advisor for management, cross-functional projects, and transformation initiatives.

Create engaging, relevant content for key channels such as intranet, newsletters, townhalls, and leadership messaging.

Support messaging for strategic updates, crisis communication frameworks, and EHS communication campaigns.

Measure communication effectiveness and provide insights that drive continuous improvement.

Your Profile

You have experience in internal communications, employee engagement, corporate communication, change communication, or similar roles.

You navigate easily in complex, global organizations and enjoy working with multiple stakeholders.

You are an exceptional communicator with a talent for simplifying complexity and making information accessible and inspiring.

You understand digital communication platforms (intranets, SharePoint, Teams, content tools) and how to use them effectively.

You work independently, with strong ownership and a proactive problem-solving approach.

You thrive in environments where you bring structure, clarity, and governance to communication processes.

To be successful in this role, you should have

Excellent fluently in English is essential.

Strong strategic thinking skills and the ability to develop internal communication frameworks for large, diverse audiences.

Excellent stakeholder management, collaborating across functions, regions, and seniority levels.

Outstanding content creation skills - writing, editing, storytelling, and tailoring content for different audiences.

Digital fluency with experience managing internal platforms, content hubs, and communication tools.

Project management experience, including coordination of cross‑functional teams without direct reporting lines.

Ability to work with high attention to detail while balancing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

A combination of creativity, structure, and resilience to drive communication initiatives forward.

Analytical capabilities to measure communication impact and turn insights into improvements.

What we offer

At Sandvik, you will join a truly international environment where innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement are part of everyday life. We offer:

Opportunities for professional and personal development

A culture rooted in our values: Winning Together, Curiosity, Responsibility and Customer Focus

Supportive colleagues and a workplace that values diversity, inclusion and different perspectives

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Application

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 9 March.

Our recruitment process is open, transparent and fair. All applicants are evaluated against the same criteria to ensure we select the best match for this role.

Apply via home.sandvik/career, reference R0088981

Contact information

For questions about the recruitment process, please contact HRBenelux@sandvik.com

Prior to this recruitment, we have already decided which advertising channels and marketing campaigns we wish to utilize, and we respectfully decline any contact from marketing or recruitment agencies regarding additional channels or campaigns.

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