External Communications Manager UK&I

Job Description:

Location: London, Leeds, Coventry.

About the role

Join Schneider Electric’s UK \& Ireland Marketing team to drive impactful external communications, thought leadership, and executive positioning.
This is a strategic and hands\-on role for a digitally savvy communicator who thrives in a fast\-paced, matrix environment. You will play a key part in shaping how our brand is perceived externally—delivering compelling narratives, leading PR efforts, and executing integrated campaigns that support business growth. What you will do* Define and deliver the thought leadership and external content strategy across key segments and brand priorities

• Lead PR strategy and agency management, ensuring strong media presence and measurable ROI


• Develop and execute integrated marketing and communications campaigns aligned with commercial objectives


• Partner with business leaders, Segment Managers, and the Partnerships \& Innovation team to amplify strategic initiatives and sales enablement efforts


• Support and deliver executive communications, including messaging and high\-visibility content


• Create high\-quality content such as articles, press materials, and executive messaging


• Collaborate with digital, marketing, and external partners to ensure seamless campaign execution


• Prepare senior leadership presentations, including insights, recommendations, and performance reporting


• Build strong cross\-functional relationships to ensure alignment and maximise impact

• 5\+ years’ experience in marketing, communications, or PR (agency or in\-house)


• Fluent in English, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field


• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of marketing impact on business performance


• Proven ability to design and deliver strategic, integrated communication plans


• Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills


• Strong organisational and project management capabilities


• Confident working in complex, matrixed organisations


• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders


• Digitally fluent, with experience across modern communication channels and tools


• A proactive, solutions\-oriented mindset with a focus on results

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€40 billion global revenue

\+9% organic growth

150 000\+ employees in 100\+ countries

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. *Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.*

*At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter* *here*

*Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.*

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