Internal Communications Manager

About This Role

This role as an Internal Communications Manager in Budapest involves crafting and delivering impactful stories to connect colleagues and candidates to the company's mission. You will act as a strategic communications partner to site leadership, aligning global narratives with local priorities, and focusing on stakeholder management, change communication, and leadership advisory.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted communications partner to site leadership by ensuring cadences to understand business priorities
• Advise on communication approach for key site priorities and change initiatives
• Develop site messaging with global narrative and priorities
• Support site-level transformation and change initiatives through structured communication planning and delivery
• Ensure clarity, consistency, and sequencing of key messages
• Enable leaders to communicate effectively
• Lead and develop the Budapest Communications team (Specialist and Coordinator) ensuring effective coordination between strategic priorities and day-to-day execution
• Set clear priorities, structure and ensure alignment with site and global communication objectives
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing environment
• Define and track key communication metrics for site initiatives
• Analyze communication impact and provide insights to site and Communications leadership
• Use AI and data to continuously improve communication strategies and execution
• Own and manage site communications budget, ensuring effective allocation aligned with site priorities
• Partner with stakeholders to plan communication investments for key initiatives and events
• Ensure cost-effective use of resources while maintaining communication quality
• Work closely with Global Communications and SSC Communications teams as well as stakeholders on site
• Connect site initiatives with broader business and SSC communication priorities
• Share best practices across sites

Requirements

• Bachelor ’s degree (communication, marketing, PR, media) plus 6 years of experience in corporate communications
• Preferred Fields of Study: Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or related field
• Exceptional learning agility to keep up with changing business requirements, trends and ability to transfer these to the team
• Proven track record of successfully managing communications activities in a complex, dynamic and evolving environment
• Excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organization
• Proven people leadership experience in a multinational environment
• Experience in internal communication channels, content development, and communication technologies