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Director, Strategy Enablement and Operations

Compensation Data

The base salary range for this position is $195,800 to $293,800. The position may be eligible for a role-specific discretionary bonus, relocation assistance, and/or other compensation elements. We continuously review market data and may adjust salary ranges as needed in the future. Actual compensation will be based on job-related factors such as skills, experience, qualifications, and other factors permitted by law. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings opportunities, paid time off, paid holidays, disability and life insurance benefits, and other company-sponsored benefits. For additional information regarding our benefits and Total Rewards offerings, please click here.

Description

As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides an opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and the opportunity to directly contribute to the company's success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.

The Director, Strategy Enablement and Operations turns the U.S. Corporate Communications reputation strategy into an integrated operating plan and ensures disciplined execution across the function. The role leads and develops a team responsible for communications operations and channels, government communications and PAC engagement, providing clear direction, aligned priorities and an environment that enables strong individual and collective performance. The Director connects strategy, planning, governance, resources, agencies, workflows and measurement so Corporate Communications operates as one coordinated reputation engine rather than a collection of disconnected activities. The role provides the leadership, orchestration and operating discipline required to translate enterprise priorities and the corporate narrative into coordinated action across reputation and strategic narrative, influence and external engagement, internal communications and culture, and content, channels and experience.

This role is based on-site at our Ridgefield, CT location with hybrid flexibility of 2-3 days per week on-site.

Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Strategy Enablement:

• Lead the annual and multi-year planning process for U.S. Corporate Communications, translating enterprise priorities and reputation strategy into an integrated operating plan with clear outcomes, milestones, ownership and resource requirements.
• Partner with Corporate Communications leaders to turn narrative, research and insights into coordinated programs and activation plans.

Portfolio Governance and Cross-Functional Orchestration:

• Establish and lead portfolio governance across Corporate Communications, including intake, prioritization, sequencing, dependencies, decision forums, resource visibility and risk escalation.
• Orchestrate work across the Corporate Communications pillars and connect efforts with Public and Government Affairs, Human Pharma Therapeutic Area Communications, Animal Health, the Innovation Unit, Bio Fremont, Boehringer Cares, Human Resources, Legal, Compliance and Global Corporate Affairs.

Operating Model and Execution Excellence:

• Design and continuously improve ways of working, governance processes, roles and responsibilities, decision rights, agency operations, and delivery discipline to ensure efficient execution of reputation, thought leadership, issues, crisis, and enterprise communications initiatives.

Measurement, Continuous Improvement and Strategic Counsel:

• Embed measurement and performance management across Corporate Communications, using data, insights, technology, and AI-enabled solutions to improve effectiveness.
• Provide strategic counsel to the Executive Director and leadership team on priorities, resource allocation, organizational effectiveness, and emerging opportunities or risks.

Team Leadership and Talent Development:

• Lead, develop and empower a high-performing team responsible for communications operations and channels, government communications and PAC engagement.
• Set clear direction and priorities, establish accountability, coach and develop talent, foster collaboration and inclusion, and ensure the team has the capabilities, resources and support needed to deliver against Corporate Communications and enterprise objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, business, marketing, organizational leadership or a related field required.
• Advanced degree or relevant professional certification in communications, business, strategy, project/program management or change management preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible experience in corporate communications, communications strategy, operations, program management, reputation or a related discipline.
• Five-plus (5+) years of Leadership experience.
• Enterprise and strategic mindset.
• Strategy translation and disciplined execution.
• Portfolio governance and prioritization.
• Cross-functional orchestration and purposeful collaboration.
• Decision-making with speed and sound judgment.
• Executive presence, candor and influence without authority.
• Change leadership and operating-model design.
• Agency, budget and resource stewardship.
• Measurement, insight and continuous improvement.
• Adaptability, resilience, discretion and accountability.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

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