Global Marketing Communications Director - ECOLAB

A trusted partner for millions of customers, Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, Ecolab has annual sales of $15 billion, employs more than 48,000 associates and operates in more than 170 countries around the world. The company delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use. Ecolab’s innovative solutions improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets.

Ecolab Pest Elimination goes beyond pest control, putting our global expertise to work every day to solve the industry’s most complex pest challenges. Backed by Ecolab's extensive research and development organization, our associates serve customers worldwide, safely delivering the solutions and innovation needed to protect people, operations and reputations.

We believe that Marketing Communications is one of the keys to our success.  As a member of our team, you will have an opportunity to help our customers meet their goals, differentiate Ecolab from our competition, and impact the achievement of our aggressive growth targets. 

We are seeking candidates for a Global Marketing Communications Director in our Global Pest Elimination business.  This position is responsible for North America (NA) development, management and execution of internal and external marketing communication programs and activities, inclusive of internal engagement, change management and employee recognition. At a global level, this roles includes partnership with the Global GM and Global Marketing VP to reach and impact our Region leadership teams regarding key priorities and messages. 

The successful candidate will have strong leadership abilities, strategic thinking skills, and a collaborative work style to operate effectively across functions and divisions - internally and externally and at the enterprise, division and field levels.  They will also demonstrate strong project management skills, have experience creating a range of communications materials, and can successfully manage all communications channels.

What you will do:

• Lead, manage and develop team of marketing communications professionals
• Provide oversight, guidance and execution (copy, powerpoint) of the development of global division messaging from employee messaging to board materials.
• Drive alignment with marketing, sales enablement, HR and training teams to ensure priorities to drive business growth are clear (NA)
• Develop leadership and internal communication strategies to support Sales and drive field engagement (NA)
• Develop messaging and creative concepts and deliver content that supports brand strategy (NA)
• Oversee division content calendar and strategy, including broader brand awareness in the industry (NA)
• Lead planning and execution of leadership meetings (NA)
• Develop and manage agency relationships (NA)
• Manage marketing budget (NA)
• Lead positioning strategy and go-to-market communication of value proposition
• Travel 10-20% based on business needs

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree, preferred focus in Communications, Business and/or Marketing
• Strong ability to prioritize and orient work to business objectives
• 10 years experience in marketing communications (internal and external), sales support and recognition programs
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite, especially PowerPoint
• PR and Social media experience

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. 

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce. Ecolab is a place where you can grow your career, own your future and impact what matters.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.