Communications Director Consumer Tissue
Requirements
The role calls for relevant communications experience, ideally in an international, matrix organization, with strong internal communications expertise and capabilities in social media, public relations, crisis communications, digital communications, and analytics. It also requires senior-level stakeholder and network management, process alignment, and the ability to manage external agencies and partners while maintaining quality and consistency.
Job Description
At Essity, communication shapes trust, engagement and impact. Are you ready to influence how a global business connects with employees, customers and society? Do you thrive in complex environments where communication drives change? Join us and help shape meaningful conversations that matter.
About The Role
As Communications Director Consumer Tissue, you will play a key strategic role in strengthening internal and external communications across your assigned business unit. Working in line with the Essity Group Function Communications strategy, you will contribute to the development of the communication strategy and lead its effective implementation.
You will act as a trusted business partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring that communication supports business priorities, transformation initiatives and reputation management. This role requires a strong balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution, as well as the ability to collaborate across an international, matrix organization. By building strong networks with country communications teams and Group Communications, you will help ensure consistent messaging, strong brand activation and impactful engagement across markets.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, supportive, and high-performing communications team that works together to make a real impact across the business. You will be part of an international network of communication professionals who value partnership, knowledge sharing, and continuous development.
What You Will Do
- Communication Strategy & Planning: Contribute to and drive the implementation of internal and external communication strategies, plans, guidelines and routines for the business unit.
- Business Partnering: Act as a strategic communication advisor to relevant functions, supporting business objectives and leadership priorities.
- Channel Management: Ensure an optimal mix of communication channels to maximize reach, awareness and understanding among internal and external stakeholders.
- Content & Delivery: Deliver clear, engaging oral, written and digital communications tailored to audience needs.
- Change Communication: Support communication related to change initiatives within the business unit, ensuring clarity, alignment and engagement.
- Media & Crisis Communication: Establish and coordinate professional media, issues and crisis communication routines across business units and local markets.
- Collaboration & Alignment: Work closely with country communication leads and Group Communications to implement business unit plans and activate corporate branding.
- Change & Transformation Communication: Lead communication strategies for business transformation and change initiatives, ensuring stakeholder alignment, engagement and successful adoption across the organization.
- Relevant professional experience in communications, ideally within an international, matrix organization.
- Strong expertise in internal communication, with solid capabilities in social media, public relations and crisis communication, combined with strong digital and analytical skills.
- Senior leader with the ability to build effective internal and external networks, align processes across organizations and manage multiple stakeholders.
- Confident in managing and steering external agencies and partners while maintaining high quality and consistency.
Our purpose, Breaking Barriers to Well-Being, provides meaning to everything we do. Join us to improve well-being for people and drive positive change for society and the environment. At Essity, you'll feel valued, empowered to grow, and challenged to achieve business results in a collaborative and open atmosphere. Innovate for Good | Excel Together | Be You with Us
Application End Date:
18 out. 2026
Job Requisition ID:
Essity261461
Skills
About Essity
Essity - a globally leading hygiene and health company. Our expertise in hygiene and health began with the acquisition of the Swedish company Mölnlycke in 1975, through which our roots stretch back to 1849. Today, our sustainable innovations from globally trusted brands, designed for everybody and every body, care for the well-being of 1 billion people in 150 countries every day. Working at Essity is not just a career but a chance to make the world healthier, safer, and more hygienic. Our barrier breakers innovate for good and contribute to shaping a sustainable future. At Essity, every career is as unique as the individual. We empower employees to excel together and reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We provide a sustainable work-life based on flexibility for both employees and employers. At Essity, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in everything we do. It is the key to our success in creating an inclusive, collaborative, and caring company culture where you can be you with us. Our purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being, is to enable customers and consumers to lead fuller lives at all stages of life. Our leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Modibodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2025, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 138bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The company’s headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.If you want to join a company where dedication to people is powered by innovation, welcome to Essity!
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