Director Communication (Flexible Location)
We’re entering an exciting new chapter for our Brand, Marketing and Communication function—one global unified team built to keep the Seco brand top of mind for our key target audiences and to accelerate the company strategy. We’re looking for a seasoned communications leader to join us as Director of Communication and take our storytelling, reputation, and stakeholder engagement to the next level. As a member of the Brand, Marketing and Communication Management Team, you work closely with Seco’s executive leadership and play a key role in shaping the future of our communication function. Be part of a people-centric culture with opportunities for professional growth within Seco and the wider Sandvik Group.
About the role
This is a unique opportunity to build, shape, and further develop a future team of four team members in a newly established communication department. As Director of Communication, you lead our global communication agenda across internal and external audiences. You design and drive an integrated communication strategy that builds trust with customers, partners, and employees, while turning transformation into a clear and compelling story inside and outside the company. You’re a member of the leadership team and report to the Vice President Brand, Marketing and Communication.
Responsibilities
- Own the global communication strategy supporting Seco’s purpose to make manufacturing fast, easy, and sustainable.
- Lead a senior communications team of four future team members, complemented by agency partners, through clarity, coaching, and project-based ways of working.
- Drive thought leadership on key topics for Seco, including sustainability and the future of manufacturing.
- Protect and strengthen Seco’s public image through reputation management, media relations, and crisis and issues communication.
- Lead change and transformation communication that engages employees around strategy, culture, and organizational development.
- Provide executive communication counsel and content for the President of Seco and other senior leaders.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Offer & Innovation, Strategy, Sustainability, HR, and Sandvik Group / Machining communications to deliver one Seco narrative.
- Manage the communication budget and agency ecosystem with a clear focus on business value and cost-effectiveness.
Requirements
- Experienced communications leader with a strong background in corporate communications, public relations, or related fields, preferably from a global or multinational environment.
- Degree in communications or a related field.
- Ability to connect business objectives to clear messaging, stakeholder engagement, and measurable communication impact.
- Proven managerial experience, with the ability to guide, coach, and develop a team.
- Strong experience in internal communication, leadership messaging, and employee engagement.
- Ability to manage external communication and media relations to maintain a positive public image, including planning and executing crisis communication.
- Experience working in a project-based, cross-functional environment.
- Confidence managing budgets, projects, and agency partners efficiently, with strong prioritization and time management skills.
- Ability to build relationships with media, industry leaders, and key stakeholders.
- Full professional fluency in English, both written and spoken; additional languages are a plus.
- Growth mindset, personal accountability, and a genuine belief in winning together.
- Comfort working across cultures, functions, and leadership teams, turning insight, feedback, and data into communication that moves the business forward.
Location
This position is flexible within the Europe or the Americas region.
About Seco
At Seco, we're united by a spirit of collaboration and a shared curiosity to learn and grow. We take responsibility for our actions, stay focused on our customers, and believe in winning together. Our diversities form an amazing foundation for achieving great results.