Director, Public Relations

Visionary and Strategic PR Leadership

Manage nVent’s public relations strategy to enhance brand reputation and support long-term business goals.
Media Ecosystem Management

• Build and harness high-impact relationships across local, trade, and mainstream business media, spanning print, online, and broadcast platforms.

Agency & Vendor Partnership

• Manage PR agency relationships, establishing clear performance expectations and driving measurable results.

Proactive News-Making

• Lead "news-mining" and storytelling initiatives, including press release development and media relations.

Crisis & Reputation Management

• Support crisis communication and response activities in close partnership with the VP of Global Communications.

Executive Visibility & Thought Leadership

• Partner with the Senior Manager of Content to develop narratives that elevate executive profiles and align with nVent’s brand.

Collaborated Storytelling

• Collaborate with our business segment marketing leaders, internal communications, HR, and IR to identify and amplify compelling stories that can support PR efforts and be used across other internal and external platforms (i.e. employee intranet, social media, etc.).

Performance Analytics

• Lead all aspects of PR reporting and measurement, using data-driven insights to justify and refine communication strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field, with 10+ years of progressive PR experience.
• Strong background in journalism, corporate communications, or public relations, with an established network of media contacts and deep knowledge of the evolving media landscape.
• Proven track record of developing compelling, multimodal stories, spanning written content, executive communications, and visual media, that resonate across diverse audiences.
• Experience managing external PR agencies, with a track record of holding partners accountable to clear performance benchmarks.
• Comfort using data and sentiment analysis to measure impact and guide strategy, with experience presenting insights to senior leadership.
• Experience working in a matrixed or global organization, collaborating across functions and influencing without direct authority.
• Growth mindset and genuine curiosity about the changing communications landscape.
• Ability to travel up to 10-15%.

Pay

$172,900.00 - $257,000.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.