Principal, Employee Communications, EMEA

Principal, Employee Communications, EMEA

I’m hiring a senior communications professional to lead a high-profile EMEA brief for a global enterprise technology organisation.

This is not a conventional internal communications role. The remit is split between strategic employee communications and go-to-market communications, supporting approximately 5,000 employees across 19 EMEA markets.

You’ll operate as a senior individual contributor and trusted adviser to regional executives, site leaders and sales stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a genuine player-coach: confident setting the strategy, influencing senior leaders and personally creating the content needed to deliver it.

The Offer:

• Competitive salary of 103,000 pa
• Role to start on a 13-month contract
• Hybrid working from Dublin offices

What You’ll Do

• Develop and deliver employee communications strategies across 19 EMEA markets.
• Connect approximately 5,000 employees with business, commercial and regional priorities.
• Lead EMEA communications supporting go-to-market and sales teams.
• Advise senior executives and regional leaders on messaging, positioning and engagement.
• Create executive briefings, presentations, leadership communications and campaign content.
• Partner with specialist employee communications teams in the US.
• Work with in-country communications leads to localise regional and global campaigns.
• Support significant employee moments, leadership events and site communications.
• Use AI and emerging communications tools to improve content development and delivery.
• Balance strategic ownership with hands-on writing and execution.

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience in employee, internal, corporate or integrated communications.
• Strong executive presence and credibility with senior stakeholders.
• Experience developing communications strategy and delivering the resulting content.
• A track record of supporting multiple countries or markets across EMEA.
• Experience connecting employee communications with commercial, sales or GTM priorities.
• Excellent writing, storytelling and executive-content skills.
• The ability to operate effectively as a senior individual contributor.
• Technology or SaaS experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Familiarity with AI tools, Slack and Google Workspace would be valuable.

Why Consider It?

This is a pivotal regional role with visibility across senior leadership, employee communications and EMEA sales teams. You’ll have the opportunity to shape communications across a complex international organisation while remaining close to the work and its delivery.

The initial contract runs until January 2028, with the potential to explore a permanent opportunity subject to business requirements and mutual fit.

Interested?

Apply with your CV or contact Jean Lambert at jean@principlehr.com for a confidential discussion.