Director, Enterprise Public Relations

Job Description

Agilent is seeking an experienced Director of Enterprise Public Relations to lead our enterprise public-relations strategy in a dynamic and evolving life-sciences, applied markets, and diagnostics company. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Enterprise Communications, this leader will lead a global team, drive enterprise public-relations efforts that ensure consistent messaging across all platforms to maintain and enhance the company reputation — and that are consistent with Agilent’s goals and values.

The ideal candidate will have a Growth Mindset, be a collaborative self-starter who can effectively lead a team in an ever-changing environment, driving Agilent’s enterprise public-relations strategies during a complex enterprise-wide transformation.

As a member of the Enterprise Communications leadership team, the Director of Enterprise Public Relations will be accountable for a broad scope that includes public relations — inclusive of media relations, Enterprise PR social-media strategy, M&A, crisis communications, and supporting Investor Relations when needed.

This leader will play an important role in ensuring Agilent is telling its story to customers, industry partners, prospective employees, investors, as well as journalists and members of the media.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive enterprise public-relations strategy that aligns with the company’s mission, values, and growth goals.
• Work cross-functionally with Agilent’s Brand team to drive a consistent message that enhances our reputation and market positioning within the life-sciences and diagnostics industries.
• Develop external messaging related to mergers and acquisitions — as well as investors and analysts when called upon — to ensure clarity, consistency, and alignment with enterprise objectives.
• Collaborate with executive leaders and the finance team to communicate business updates, quarterly results, and growth plans effectively to external stakeholders.
• Develop targeted communication plans that tell Agilent’s story externally, ensuring clear, consistent messaging.
• Work cross-functionally with senior leaders to anticipate change impacts and tailor communications to meet the needs of external audiences.
• Develop crisis-communication strategy to ensure readiness for potential issues swiftly and effectively.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic and Growth-oriented: Consistently seeks new opportunities to enhance messaging and reach.
• Adaptable and Resilient: Thrives in dynamic environments and is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
• Collaborative Influencer: Skilled at building relationships and aligning cross-functional teams around common goals.
• Results-driven Leader: Sets and achieves ambitious targets for external-communications impact and engagement.

Leadership Expectations

• Create Clarity: Synthesize the complex for others.
• Generate Energy: Inspire optimism and growth across the company.
• Deliver Success: Be limitless and globally minded to make things happen.
• Demonstrate Presence: Exhibit self-awareness and a leadership presence.

Enterprise Communications Leadership Attributes

• Exude composure: Be calm and in control of yourself. Consider how your presence affects those around you.
• Understand unspoken dynamics: Assess the collective mood, emotions, and atmosphere. Consider nonverbal cues and adjust your behavior accordingly.
• Create clarity: Unravel complexity. Further understanding of what and why it matters.
• Possess business fluency. Understand how the business really works. Apply understanding in real time for better decisions, communications, and counsel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in public relations and/or external communications, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within life sciences, applied markets, or diagnostics sectors.
• Proven experience in building and driving external-communications programs — ideally within complex, highly matrixed organizations that are continuously changing.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and executing global external-communications strategies that inform and inspire myriad audiences, including analysts and investors, customers, and members of the media.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to distill complex information into compelling messages for external audiences.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a collaborative approach and ability to influence across functions and levels.

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