Senior Manager, Employee Engagement & Internal Communications

Responsibilities: Employee Engagement & Insights (40%) • Lead the regional employee engagement strategy and end-to-end engagement lifecycle (annual survey, pulse, action planning, and follow-through). • Own and govern Yara’s engagement platform (Perceptyx), driving adoption, data integrity, and effective use across the region. • Translate engagement data into clear, actionable insights and priorities for leadership teams. • Drive regional interventions that strengthen YAA’s desired culture and leadership expectations. • Advise and challenge senior leaders using data-driven insights to influence decisions and actions. • Drive accountability with country and functional leaders to improve engagement outcomes. • Enable HR and line managers to interpret insights and embed engagement actions into business routines. • Support employer branding efforts by strengthening employee advocacy and aligning internal experience with external positioning. Internal Communications (60%) • Lead the regional internal communications strategy, ensuring strong alignment between business priorities, transformation agenda, and employee messaging. • Act as a strategic advisor to the YAA people organization and senior leadership team on communication approach, messaging, and employee impact. • Shape and own the regional narrative and campaigns, translating complex business strategies and changes into clear, compelling, and relevant communication for diverse employee audiences. • Proactively identify and “chase” internal stories across markets, functions, and teams—bringing to life meaningful narratives that reinforce culture, strategy, successes, and employee experience. • Write and develop high-quality content end-to-end, including intranet and social media articles, leadership messages, newsletters, scripts, talking points, FAQs, and multimedia content. • Drive communication planning for key business priorities, transformations, and organizational changes, ensuring clarity, consistency, and timeliness across markets. • Own and continuously evolve the regional communications operating model (channels, cadence, governance, and standards) to improve effectiveness and reach. • Lead key communication moments, including quarterly town halls, leadership forums, and major announcements, ensuring strong engagement and leadership visibility. • Strengthen leadership communication capability, coaching and enabling leaders to communicate with clarity, authenticity, and impact. • Serve as the primary point of contact for global internal communications, ensuring alignment with enterprise messaging while tailoring for regional relevance. • Collaborate with external affairs and communications counterparts across markets to ensure consistency between internal and external narratives. • Oversee and optimize internal communication channels (e.g., town halls, intranet, newsletters), using data and feedback to improve engagement and effectiveness. • Partner with global communications to align on enterprise messaging, while ensuring strong localization for regional relevance. • Define and track communication effectiveness metrics (e.g., reach, engagement, message clarity), using insights to continuously improve communication outcomes.