Director, Communications And Public Affairs, India

Minimum qualifications Bachelor s degree or equivalent practical experience 15 years of professional communications experience in a business and media environment Experience serving as a communications partner to senior executives and leadership teams Preferred qualifications Experience in working with consumer technology at a multi-product company as a senior communications leader Management experience in large multinational enterprises Solid understanding of consumer and ad tech and policy landscape including artificial intelligence privacy and security A proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams Ability to communicate in English fluently to support client relationship management in this region About the job As a member of the Global Communications Public Affairs team you will work cross-functionally to help communicate with journalists and other thought leaders devise specific communications materials and campaigns engage in face-to-face meetings with commentators and other opinion formers and develop print and web-based material supporting these campaigns We re looking for great communicators who can understand complex issues and explain them in person and also via well written simple blog posts FAQs video scripts and more As Google s Director of Communications you will be expected to drive an integrated comms strategy internally and externally manage and grow a team of communications professionals work cross-functionally to communicate with journalists and other thought leaders and devise specific communications materials and campaigns You ll lead a team in telling clear stories about our products distinctive company culture values and our approach to big policy issues affecting us and our industry You ll manage numerous projects at once from preparing concise written materials that communicate key messages to managing multi-product campaigns and budgets agency partners and maintain relationships with senior editors and international media outlets As a key member of Google India management team you will work with senior sales product policy legal and marketing leads to help set a clear narrative and strategy for people to have a clear understanding of our business We help inform and educate users advertisers partners opinion leaders and our own employees about the benefits of Google s products our distinctive company culture values and our approach to the big public policy issues of the day You are quick-witted entrepreneurial and intellectually curious To succeed in this role you are willing to try new things and can manage numerous projects with tight deadlines Things happen quickly at Google and to do great work you need to be an enthusiastic team player who can work cross-functionally with partners across PR Communications Marketing Product and beyond Responsibilities Create long-term multi-channel communications and storytelling campaigns about our products and projects Develop close productive relationships with editors creators influencers product reviewers and our key partners in India Train and provide advice to executives and senior leaders for press conferences media interviews and manage PR agencies to help support day-to-day inquiries special projects event inquiries and events Lead and develop a team of experienced communicators and manage team budgets and operational strategy Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements See also and If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know by completing our