CONTEXT

Location

• UK or Paris-based, maximum of 50% remote
• Limited travel if candidate is Paris-based

Job type

• Permanent Full-Time position

Our Team

The Engagement and Change Communications team partners with the global support functions to help drive the company’s modernization. Our mission is to inform, inspire and engage audiences to embrace change and transformation. We do this by working with countries, support functions and businesses to co-create and deliver memorable communications that win heads, hearts and hands.

Want to join a team of smart, fun, creative and strategic communicators? Want to have real impact and work on the most visible, transformational projects in the company? Look no further; This is the team for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a team of 3 direct reports, fostering engagement, well-being, strategic thinking, creativity and excellence in execution
• Support the global HR team to deliver their people strategy, which is a core part of Sanofi’s transformation agenda 
• Build strong relationships with the global HR team, in particular the HR Centers of Expertise: Culture, Employee Experience, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Organizational Development and Learning; Talent; and Rewards & Recognition
• Be a trusted partner providing strategic counsel and advice on transformation, change and engagement communications
• Design and deliver an integrated, creative HR communications strategy, including narrative and campaigns, focused on the employee experience and bringing the employee value proposition to life
• Support Head of Engagement & Change Communications to deliver the Chief People Officer’s executive communications plan (internal and external communications)
• Work closely with Communications and HR colleagues in the countries, business units and functions to co-create, activate and measure campaigns locally

PROFILE

Experience

• Strategic communications in an international environment
• Employee/transformation communications
• Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver communications campaigns with flair and rigor
• Proven track record of leading teams to success 

Soft skills

• Inspirational, people-centric, you can read a room and influence stakeholders
• Collaborative, active listener who welcomes new ideas and embraces different perspectives
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to network and build strong working relationships globally 

Technical skills

• Strategic, creative thinker and planner at ease in complex, international, matrixed organizations
• Proven expertise in messaging, content creation and project management
• Excellent organizational skills and ability manage multiple projects simultaneously 

Education

• Bachelor or master’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, political science or science 

Languages

• Excellent English verbal and written skills
• Fluency in or good working knowledge of French is a plus

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

Watch our ALL IN video and check out our Diversity Equity and Inclusion actions at sanofi.com.

At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.