Head of CEO Communications

Job Description

Head of CEO Communications is a senior communications professional dedicated to shaping and executing the communications presence of Nokia's Chief Executive Officer. Working within the Corporate Communications team and reporting to the VP, Corporate Communications, this role is the primary engine behind the CEO's communications, ensuring consistent voice across key channels.

Head of CEO Communications is a senior communications professional dedicated to shaping and executing the communications presence of Nokia's Chief Executive Officer. Working within the Corporate Communications team and reporting to the VP, Corporate Communications, this role is the primary engine behind the CEO's communications, ensuring consistent voice across key channels.

• Own the development and ongoing refinement of the CEO's voice, tone and communication style across all channels.
• Plan all CEO communications, fully aligned to Nokia’s overall business strategy, communications plan, and core narrative.
• Working with the CEO’s speechwriter and other GMC resources, write, edit and prepare content for the CEO across a wide range of formats including speeches, keynotes, social media posts, op-eds, internal messages, media statements and video scripts.
• Ensure all CEO content is strategically aligned, on-message and of the highest editorial standard.
• Work with AI tools to build and maintain a repository of CEO messaging, narratives and positioning that can be activated quickly across contexts.

• Prepare the CEO for high-profile engagements including media interviews, analyst briefings, customer events, speaking opportunities and internal all-hands.
• Develop comprehensive briefing materials that equip the CEO with the context, messaging and anticipated lines of questioning needed to perform with confidence.
• Anticipate reputational risks and ensure the CEO is prepared to navigate sensitive or complex topics.

• Develop and execute a thought leadership strategy for the CEO, identifying platforms, moments and content opportunities that build credibility and profile.
• Partner with media, analyst, customer and investor relations teams to ensure CEO external engagements are well-prepared and strategically timed.
• Manage and continuously optimise the CEO's digital and social presence – in partnership with GMC’s digital team, leveraging analytics and audience insights

• Own the CEO's internal communications calendar, including all-employee messages, town halls, leadership updates and major change moments.
• Ensure internal CEO communications are human, clear and consistent with external positioning and the overall Nokia narrative.
• Work closely with GMC teams to align internal and external narratives.

• Work closely with the VP, Corporate Communications & Executive Messaging, to ensure CEO messaging is integrated with broader communications strategies, key moments and corporate narrative.
• Act as a trusted partner to the CEO's Chief of Staff and executive office, ensuring communications planning is embedded in the CEO's schedule well in advance.
• Collaborate with GLT communications leads to ensure consistency across Nokia's senior leadership voice.

• Strong experience in executive communications, speech writing or a closely related discipline, ideally within a global technology or B2B organisation, and ideally with a CEO.
• Exceptional writing ability - concise, persuasive and adaptable across formats from keynote speeches to Linked In posts.
• Proven experience supporting C-suite executives,…