Head of Business and Financial Communications (all genders)

at  Zalando

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Marketing & Communications
As the Head of Business and Financial Communications for a DAX company, you report to the SVP of Corporate Affairs and work closely with the co-CEOs, the CFO and Investor Relations, Media Relations and Corporate Development teams. You can expect a high degree of ownership and creative freedom in an international work environment. You co-create the Corporate Affairs strategy to translate the business direction into day-to-day guidance for financial communications and M&A.
Combine your financial expertise with a unique sense for storytelling and tell the Zalando strategy and growth story as a company spokesperson for finance, investments and M&A.

• Support Zalando’s top management on financial communication matters and work closely with our financial departments - especially Investor Relations
• Drive key elements of our quarterly reporting (press release, media conference call, internal communications, videos) and work closely with our Investor Relations team to develop storylines and presentations
• Use your talent in storytelling to write executive speeches for key communication events such as the Annual General Meeting or press conferences
• Be the Corporate Affairs’ team point of contact for financial communications topics; work embedded with our international Media Relations team to prepare group topics for business and financial press
• Accompany M&A projects as an internal, strategic communications adviser to IR and Corporate Development units- from the communication evaluation of risks and opportunities to the implementation of campaigns for individual transactions
• Create a safe, collaborative and inclusive environment in (and beyond) your team (currently 1 Senior Manager). Set clear goals for your team that are aligned with higher-level objectives of your business unit and our strategy.