Senior Manager, Internal Communications

Summary

Join Careem, a leading app in the Middle East, as their Internal Communications Manager! You will be responsible for developing and executing Careem's internal communications strategy, aligning with the company's overall goals. This role involves creating engaging content, managing communication channels, and advising leadership on best practices. You will collaborate with various teams to ensure effective communication across the organization. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in internal communications, particularly within a fast-paced tech environment. Careem offers a unique work environment with flexible work arrangements and comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years in internal communications, preferably including experience in a fast-pasted technology company
• Experience working on corporate developments ranging from fundraises to organisational change
• Experience creating impactful and creative campaigns
• Previous record of ideating and delivering new internal communications formats
• Strategic thinker adept at developing internal communications strategies to support corporate objectives
• Exceptional English language communication and copy writing skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Fluent in business metrics and able to support the development of corporate materials
• Passionate about communications and the strategic role it plays in a business

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver an internal communications strategy in support of Careem’s corporate strategy, engaging colleagues across multiple sites in Careem’s purpose, strategy and values
• Provide guidance and support to key leaders in the business on internal communication best practice within their teams and organisations
• Advise on and manage internal communications for company milestones, organisational changes, corporate developments, and other key leadership announcements
• Advise market-based communications teams on best practice for internal communications locally
• Develop internal communications OKRs and oversee tracking and measurement of channel metrics
• Determine the optimal internal communication channels to support Careem’s strategic business objectives
• Oversee the management of internal communication channels, including cadence and format of content
• Assess the relevance and merit of new channels to support Careem’s internal communication objectives
• Advise and partner with the Director of Communications and senior leadership to create internal content, messaging and visibility that supports business strategy and company culture
• Drive creation of engaging internal communications initiatives, campaigns or content series to support a transparent, engaged and purpose-led organisation with multi-channel approach
• Stay aware of internal communications best practice to continually enhance the impact of Careem’s internal communications campaigns and content
• Partner with people team on key initiatives to deliver engaging and impactful campaigns for major programmes
• Provide strategic communications input and guidance to stakeholders across the business on communicating key business developments, announcements, and campaigns

Preferred Qualifications

Fluency in Arabic

Benefits

• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues
• Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day
• Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year. (If you are in an individual contributor role in tech, you will have 2 office days a week and 3 to work from home.)
• Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes