Senior Director, Executive Communications

The Position The Opportunity

The Senior Director of Executive Communications oversees development of an overarching executive communications strategy that strengthens our employees’ trust in and commitment to Genentech’s leaders, our long-term business strategy, and our unique culture and company values. This person will lead, grow and develop a high-performance team, recognized for what it accomplishes through mutual respect, collaboration and a commitment to engaging employees in our leadership’s vision.

This role also directly manages the development and execution of an executive communications and thought leadership strategy that drives visibility for Genentech’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) internally and externally. This person provides end-to-end communications partnership and serves as a key advisor to the CEO, in order to enhance Genentech’s reputation with key audiences and continue to build connection and trust with employees.

The individual possesses a strategic and enterprise mindset with a demonstrated ability to navigate a dynamic, complex organizational landscape within Genentech and across key partners in Roche. They must inspire others through their own exceptional verbal and written communication skills, know-how, and influence with a bias for action.

• Executive Communications Strategic Planning:
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive executive communications and thought leadership strategy that aligns with the organization’s goals, mission, and values, and bolsters Genentech’s reputation internally and externally through the voices of our key leaders
  • Identify strategic visibility opportunities and influential forums for showcasing our leaders; oversee the development of impactful messaging and content to support these opportunities across digital channels, traditional media, employee engagement channels and external speaking venues
  • Partner with external communications and media strategy colleagues on proactive media engagement and corporate issues management to enhance and uphold Genentech’s reputation
• CEO Communications Strategy and Execution:
  • Identify strategic visibility opportunities and influential forums for showcasing the CEO; execute the development of impactful messaging and content to support these opportunities across digital channels, traditional media, employee engagement channels and external speaking venues.
  • Collaborate with the Internal Communications team on relevant internal announcements and initiatives, leading the voice of the CEO in these communications.
  • Conceive and implement creative, compelling and engaging content platforms, and experiences that bring the company’s and CEO’s narrative to life commensurate with the CEO’s voice, style and unique presence. Partner with external communications and media strategy colleagues on proactive media engagement and corporate issues management to enhance and uphold Genentech’s reputation
• Strategic Counsel:
  Serve as a trusted advisor and provide public relations and overarching communications counsel to the CEO and other senior executives.
• Change Communications:
  Manage CEO communications efforts during periods of change, transition, or crisis, ensuring timely, transparent, and effective internal and external messaging. Oversee overarching change management strategies across the Executive Communications function in support of key leaders.
• Partnership and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Serve as key partner in bridging enterprise-wide partner functions; partner closely with corporate communication teams (Internal Communications, External Communications & Social Media, Policy Communications, etc.), the internal communication network and a diverse range of stakeholders to craft strategic communication plans for the CEO that resonate with employees and external audiences and support organizational initiatives.
• Measurement and Evaluation:
  Measure outcomes and KPIs of communications and programs to achieve maximum impact.
• Trend Monitoring:
  Stay current on industry trends and best practices in latest communication and engagement, integrating learnings and experimenting with new program elements, formats, channels and approaches to…