Senior Manager, Business Partnering Communications, Finance

Are you ready to turn complex financial strategy into narratives that move a global enterprise and, ultimately, help deliver better outcomes for patients? This role sits at the heart of how we align our Finance Vision with business priorities, using communications as a strategic lever to inform decisions and accelerate performance.

As Senior Manager, Business Partnering Communications, Finance, you will shape and implement multi-channel programs that drive measurable engagement across our global footprint. You will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, connecting the dots between Corporate Affairs and Finance so communications drives action, not just awareness.

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment where data, design and storytelling come together? Your work will translate complexity into clarity, power global events, and set the standard for how we communicate transformation and measure its impact.

Accountabilities:

• Integrated Programme Delivery: Design, coordinate and launch campaigns that activate the Finance Vision across markets and functions with clear objectives, audiences and metrics.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Advise senior Finance leaders; embed communications into planning cycles to manage risks, seize opportunities and ensure decisions are well informed.
• Multi-channel Storytelling: Create and commission messages, narratives, videos, podcasts and digital content that simplify complex topics and inspire action.
• Performance and Change Enablement: Build communications that accelerate transformation, equipping leaders and teams to adopt new ways of working with confidence.
• Data-driven Optimisation: Define measurement frameworks, analyse engagement and sentiment, and iterate content and channels to improve outcomes quarter over quarter.
• Event Communications: Orchestrate town halls and leadership meetings end-to-end—from briefing and content development to seamless delivery—enabling alignment and two-way engagement.
• Standards, Quality and Compliance: Champion a consistent voice and visual identity; manage agencies and budgets; uphold timelines and regulatory standards.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Partner across time zones with Corporate Affairs and Finance peers, flexing to shifting priorities while maintaining focus on impact and delivery.

From day one, you will deliver priority campaigns and leadership moments that matter; over time, you will institutionalise standards, upskill leaders and elevate the function’s reputation as a strategic partner.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Experience: 5–7+ years in a fast-paced, global in-house or agency communications team, delivering complex, multi-market campaigns with measurable impact and return on investment.
• Multichannel expertise: Proven capability across multi-channel communications, including AI, digital, social and analytics; adept at using data and research to inform strategy and optimisation.
• Writing and storytelling: Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to synthesise complex information into succinct, impactful narratives for diverse audiences.
• Stakeholder management: Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with experience managing up and navigating matrixed, international environments.
• Project leadership: Excellent planning and project management; able to juggle conflicting priorities, meet short deadlines, and deliver consistently high-quality outputs.
• Technical fluency: High level of digital and technical competence; understands technology options to optimise impact and efficiency.
• Judgment and integrity: Sound judgment, high integrity, and ability to handle confidential information.
• Approach: Proactive, innovative self-starter with critical thinking, curiosity and the ability to work independently and collaboratively across cultures.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Sector background: Experience in pharmaceuticals or other highly regulated industries.
• Media relations: Expertise in media relations and broader stakeholder engagement.
• Global scope: Experience working with international teams or on projects with international dimensions beyond core remit.

Why AstraZeneca:

Here, communications is a catalyst for enterprise change and patient impact. You will work shoulder to shoulder with finance, data and science colleagues—unexpected teams around one table—turning bold thinking into tangible outcomes at global scale. We blend digital innovation with a pragmatic, ethical mindset; transparency and compliance guide us as we move fast and take balanced risks. You will have space to own ideas, modern tools to deliver them, and a community that values kindness alongside ambition—all focused on getting life‑changing medicines to patients sooner.

Ready to lead communications that shape strategy, elevate performance and create measurable impact? Make your next move today.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.