Communications Manager

Skills Skill INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATE STORYTELLING STORYTELLING STRONG ANALYTICAL SKILLS STRONG COMMUNICATION PR SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT WRITING SPEECH WRITING POWERPOINT PRESENTATION POINT CONTENT MANAGEMENT GHOSTWRITING EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS MEDIA RELATIONS BRANDING AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CONTENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT Minimum Qualification MBA/PGDBM/PGDM ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM MASTERS IN MASS COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION Job Description Jd — Communications Manager – Marketing & Communications Location: Pune Employment Type: Full-time Reports to: Head of Marketing & Communication About the role We are looking for a versatile Communications Manager who can lead internal communications, executive messaging, and external storytelling for BMW TechWorks India. You will build and run our comms operating system across internal and external communications, so that our messages are crisp, timely, and consistent. If you are a strategic storyteller who can craft a CEO note, a LinkedIn post, write internal comms to pitching a byline to a tech publication, this role is for you. Roles and Responsibilities • Internal communications • Build and run our internal and external comms platforms (BTI Drive, TGIBTI, and Code to Road) • Plan, script, and produce townhalls (BTI Sync and One BTI), employee connects, change communications, and updates for Pune, Bengaluru, and Chennai. • Create communication toolkits and templates for leadership. Set standards for tone, visuals, accessibility, and brand compliance. • Establish a cross-location content network of champions (in delivery or HR) to surface stories, celebrate wins, and ensure message consistency. • Leadership comms • Shape and manage executive narratives; ghostwrite speeches, scripts, Q&As, and LinkedIn posts for leadership. • Support in packs (decks, talking points, media notes etc. ) for leaderships, BMW delegates, and other stakeholders • Visit planning engagement for board, BMW Group delegations, and other stakeholders. • Coach leaders on message discipline/guidelines, inclusive language, and delivery; run rehearsals for high-stakes moments (townhalls, launches, media interactions etc.). • Thought Leadership, PR & Media Enablement • Develop thought leadership roadmap across our delivery and business priority domains • Identify and manage earned media opportunities, bylines, press notes, award entries, analyst briefings (Note: no agency support at present) • Develop media relations, secure interviews • Local and Global collaboration • Align and integrate updates across Pune, Bengaluru, and Chennai; align with HR, Facilities, TA, and Business Ops. Partner with BMW Group Communications (Munich) and benchmark other global hubs to align messages, stories and updates. Learn more about what are the other hubs are doing, • stories etc. • Brand, editorial and employer branding • Maintain BMW TechWorks India’s voice - Vibrant, Open, Collaborative, Agile, and Lean, across all content. • Manage our website with the agency • Support in blogs, white papers and content upkeep • Manage our social media calendar and work with agency to plan and execute • Support employer brand campaigns and initiatives- internal and external • * Coordinate with internal stakeholders unit heads, cluster heads and maintain and our external and internal & External comms platforms; TGIBTI, BTI Hive, Viva Engage and Code to Road • Ghostwrite LinkedIn posts & Speeches for leaders • Build press materials (press notes, fact sheets) and partner with media on distribution and follow-ups • Keep a tidy content repository and a master calendar of events, visits, and milestones